Rakesh Lothe | Senior General Manager, Manufacturing and Development
Serum Institute of India Ltd

Rakesh Lothe is Senior General Manager at Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd., now the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced and sold globally, exceeding 1.5 billion doses annually, including Polio, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hib, BCG, recombinant Hepatitis B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Pneumococcal, and COVID-19 vaccines. With more than 20 years of experience spanning process and technology development, clinical and commercial manufacturing, and large-scale facility design and optimization, Rakesh is recognized for advancing biologics and vaccine production to meet global health demands. He champions scalable manufacturing strategies, robust quality systems, and operational excellence across complex multiproduct environments.