Karthik Raman

Karthik Raman is a research scientist and the Founder of Persist, a biotechnology company focused on developing advanced drug delivery systems. Motivated by his personal experience as a caregiver during his mother's brain cancer treatment, he established the firm to engineer alternatives to traditional oncology administration. The company's core technology transitions patients away from standard four-hour intravenous infusions by packaging therapeutics into long-acting formulations. This approach reduces treatment frequency to a single injection administered once a month or once a year, subsequently lowering the overall required patient dosage. By decreasing the frequency and volume of drug administration, the system targets a reduction in severe side effects like nausea and hair loss while improving patient compliance. Raman currently focuses on advancing these pharmaceutical packaging solutions to enhance the standard of care for patients undergoing severe and chronic medical treatments.