About us

Strategic Medical Affairs As Business Partners

Our vision is to emerge as the leading medical services partner to healthcare professionals and organizations.

VISION

MISSION

Our Mission is to be the partner of choice in providing solutions-oriented approach in medical affairs through qualified and experienced industry professionals.

Medical Affairs Partnering Company

Infusing Science into Business

Outsourced/ Contract Medical Affairs
  • Expert Medical affairs
    under one roof
  • Providing Strategic & tactical
    medical affairs solutions
  • Internal and external
    stakeholder education
Organization
  • MD
  • PharmD
  • M Pharms, PhD
  • BDS
  • Other allied healthcare
    professionals

Directors

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MILAN PALEJA

Chairman & Managing Director, Wellesta
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DR ANISH DESAI

DR. ANISH DESAI

MD, FCP, PFDHEP CEO & Founder Medical Lead, Wellesta Group, Intellimed Healthcare Solutions
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BEAT SÜMEGI

DR. BEAT SUMEGI

Managing Director, Wellesta Europe & Director IntellimedEsta Europe
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Leadership Team

Dr. Sunaina Anand
General Manager - Medical Affairs
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Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D)
  • Over 5 years of experience in Medical Affairs across Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals, Medical Devices, and Digital Healthcare.
  • Wide therapeutic area expertise - cardiometabolic, respiratory, dermatology, oncology, women’s healthcare, orthopedics, anti-infectives, pediatric, and nutrition.
  • Created medical and medico-marketing strategies for Indian & International Pharmaceutical Multinational companies.
  • Strong background in research conceptualization, protocol development, manuscript writing, publication support
  • Executed various KOL engagement strategies, stakeholder collaboration
  • Hiring and upskilling teams to drive medical and commercial success.
  • Operations and performance management
Dr. Priyanka Das
General Manager - Medical writing
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Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the USA.
  • 7+ years of experience as a scientific writer and reviewer.
  • Strong expertise in developing medical deliverables in various therapy areas.
Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the USA.
  • Indegene Ltd - Associate Manager-Scientific Writing
  • Bioquest Solutions Pvt Ltd.- Senior Scientific Writer-Medical communication
Dr. Aanchal Gvalani
General Manager - Medical Affairs​​
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MD, Pharmacology
Graduate in Executive Healthcare management, IIM-C
  • 6+ years Industry experience
Experience
  • Medical Advisor, GSK (Respiratory)
  • Medical Science Liaison, GSK (Respiratory)
  • Regional Medical Advisor, Abbott (Cardiometabolic therapy)
  • House officer, KEM Hospital
Kshirod Sahoo
DGM – Business Development & Client Engagement (PSP/PAP)
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  • 17+ years of experience in Operations, Project Management, and Client Services with a strong focus on Patient Support Programs (PSP) and Patient Access Programs (PAP).
Professional Experience:
  • Process Developer (QMS) – Genpact
  • Lead quality management initiatives and process optimization projects across key verticals.
  • Process Excellence Lead – Medlife (E-Pharmacy)
  • Drove operational improvements and compliance strategies for e-pharmacy workflows.
  • Head – Operations & Compliance – Saarathi Healthcare
  • Oversaw end-to-end execution of PSP/PAP programs, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.
  • Head – Operations & Compliance – HDU Healthcare
  • Spearheaded program implementation, stakeholder coordination, and quality control for healthcare initiatives.

Our Company Values

Performance

Professionalism

Partnership

Patient Outcomes

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  • IntelliMedEsta Pte Ltd
    360, Orchard Road,
    #11-03A, International Building, Singapore - 238869
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DEVELOPING

CENTRE OF
EXCELLENCE
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MILAN PALEJA

Chairman & Managing Director, Wellesta

A Singaporean business executive with proven experience of CEO & CFO roles in multiple countries & Regional roles in Asia, Middle East & Africa, China & Japan.

Lead Business & Function successfully at Turnaround, Launches, Off Patent & High Growth stages.

Successfully worked with 57 nationalities and have lived across 6 nations in 3 continents and led the lead teams successfully to drive profitable successful growth with full compliance & motivation.

Professional Experience:

  • Chairman & MD, Wellesta Group of Companies operates in SEA, India & Europe.
  • Vice Chairman, Managing Director & Country President - Novartis Group India
  • Managing Director & President - Novartis Group Indonesia
  • Regional CFO - Asia for Novartis Pharma (Based Singapore)
  • Regional CFO - North Africa / Maghreb - Novartis Pharma (Based Basel, Switzerland)
  • CFO of Southern Africa & Chairman of JV with Adcock - Johannesburg.
  • CEO & Country President Interim for 1 year 3 months for South Africa
  • Regional CFO - Asia Pacific, Japan & China - Novartis OTC, Singapore
  • CFO - Novartis Consumer Health India & CEO OTC India - ad Interim 15 months
  • Controller of Exports & New Business Development

Education:

  • Graduate from University of Mumbai in Business & Commerce, Focus: Finance, Economics & Marketing
  • Chartered/Cost Management Accountant from India, Focus: Financial Management, Controls, Business Management
  • Harvard Business School - 3 Modules - Finance & Management, Years: 2002, 2007, 2010; Advance Management Modules Conducted By HBS: 2 Modules
  • Various Leadership programs @ IIM, INSEAD
  • Member of Executive Committees in Industry Board: OPPI - India, IPMG - Indonesia, IPMG - South Africa
  • Guest Speaker: Essec Business School since 2016 & various Industry Forums
DR ANISH DESAI
DR ANISH DESAI

DR ANISH DESAI

MD, FCP, PFDHEP CEO & Founder Medical Lead, Wellesta Group, Intellimed Healthcare Solutions

Dr Anish Desai is a trained Clinical Pharmacologist and Pharmaceutical Physician with 3 decades of experience in Academia, Research, and Healthcare industry with proven leadership skills, strong business acumen, and a deep understanding of the Healthcare System, including Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical & Medical device industry.

Professional Experience:

  • Director Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations & Medical Safety, Johnson & Johnson MD&D India a Global MNC
  • Head R&D, Medical Director, Bayer Schering Pharma India
  • Medical Director, BMS India, Global Medical Affairs and Pharmacovigilance
  • Vice President Medical Services, Unichem Laboratories
  • Vice-President, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited
  • Manager-Medical & Regulatory Affairs (South Asia) UCB Pharma
  • Asst. Professor /Lecturer In Clinical Pharmacology / Pharmacology, K.E.M Hospital & Seth G. S. Medical College
  • Honorary Professor, Pharmaceutical Physician, MUHS
BEAT SÜMEGI
BEAT SÜMEGI

BEAT SÜMEGI

Managing Director, Wellesta Europe & Director IntellimedEsta Europe

An accomplished Austrian physician with over 30 years of proven leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Having lived and worked across four continents, has spent more than 30 years based in Switzerland.

Professional Experience:

  • Medical Affairs Global Leadership roles at Novartis, Sanofi, Galderma SA
  • General Manager, Cluster Head, Maghreb, Novartis
  • Head Market Access, Group Emerging Markets and Switzerland, Novartis
  • Business Unit Head, Neuroscience/Ophthalmology, Region Europe and Switzerland, Novartis
  • Chief Medical Officer, Canada, Novartis
  • R&D Global Program Head, Switzerland, Sandoz
  • Hospital Physician (Austria, South Africa, Switzerland) – General Medicine and Surgery

Education:

  • Graduate from University of Vienna, Human Medicine (M.D.) and from Molson Business School, Montreal, exec. M.B.A.
  • Harvard Business School – Finance II Executive Program 2009