The Mission: Bridging the Cultural Gap in Global Scaling
Most global scaling efforts fail because of a “Cultural Gap.” When an offshore team is treated as a back-office factory, innovation dies in the time-zone drag.
At Scalanova Health, we believe your innovation hub should be a seamless extension of your headquarters. Based in Silicon Valley, we architect AI-Native Global Capability Centers (GCCs) for high-growth startups and mid-market organizations. We don’t just “staff” teams; we extend your unique innovation culture to high-performance pods in India, engineered with Silicon Valley velocity and Healthcare-grade rigor.
Meet the Team
Raj Adhav
Founder & CEO
Raj Adhav is the CEO and Chief Architect at Scalanova Health, bringing over 20 years of experience in establishing Global Capability Centers for Fortune 500 leaders. A veteran of IBM, TCS, and Wipro, he pioneered the Silicon Valley Protocol to bridge US-led innovation with high-velocity execution. He transforms traditional outsourcing into AI-native engineering hubs, ensuring true innovation for the Healthcare and Life Sciences sector.
Dr. Swapnil Adhav
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Swapnil Adhav is the Chief Medical Officer at Scalanova Health, leading clinical strategy and regulatory-grade execution for AI-Native GCCs. A US-trained Neurosurgeon with a pedigree spanning Yale, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Advocate Health Care, he ensures technical pods meet elite international standards. As a vital bridge between surgical precision and health-tech innovation, he validates AI models for global HLS markets.
Sameer Adhav
Managing Director -India
Sameer Adhav is the Managing Director of Scalanova Health India. He oversees the technical integrity and structural reliability of India-based pods for clinical-grade delivery. Based in Pune, he leads the entire Build-Operate-Transfer lifecycle, ensuring offshore hubs function as high-performance, culturally-aligned extensions of global headquarters for our international Healthcare and Life Sciences enterprise and growth clients today.
Nitin Deshpande
Senior Advisor – Global Operations & Scaling Excellence
Nitin Deshpande is an industry veteran with over 44 years of experience in scaling global software operations and Healthcare IT enterprises. Having served as the President of Valence Health (Evolent Health) and Allscripts India, he is a recognized expert in the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model and large-scale organizational ramp-ups. With an elite academic pedigree from IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad, he provides Scalanova Health clients with high-level strategic oversight for growing global subsidiaries from pilot stages to 2,000+ person powerhouses.
Sachin Itkar
Senior Advisor – Strategy Policy & Government Relations
Sachin Itkar is a global policy strategist with over 25 years of experience in the healthcare and industrial sectors. As the Vice President of the Maharashtra Economic Development Council and Advisor for the Strategic Foresight Group—advising governments in 60+ countries—he is a key architect of cross-border economic policy. At Scalanova Health, he de-risks global expansion for HLS clients by navigating the complex intersection of government policy, intellectual property, and scaling to ensure long-term operational resilience.
Dr Ravi Gawali
Senior Advisor – Medical Affairs & Commericial Strategy
Dr. Ravi V. Gawali is a senior Medical Affairs and commercial leader with over 22 years of experience across ICU clinical practice and biopharma expansion. Having served in executive positions at Bharat Serums & Vaccines, Sandoz (Novartis), and Wockhardt, he has built compliant, evidence-based go-to-market strategies across 70+ global markets. Holding qualifications in medicine (MBBS, DA), business (MBA), and law (LLB), he bridges clinical data with commercial strategy to de-risk market growth for global HLS organizations.
R. S. Mishra
Senior Advisor – Medical Device Regulatory & Quality Systems
R. S. Mishra is an elite medical device regulatory and quality systems authority with nearly three decades of experience in end-to-end US FDA and CE certification. Backed by IRCA, Quality Austria, and Intertek lead auditor credentials, he has guided hundreds of global manufacturing platforms on cleanroom setup, biocompatibility, and sterilization validation. He ensures Scalanova Health’s GCC models are underpinned by absolute compliance and regulatory-grade readiness that accelerate global medical device clearances.
Prof. Dr. Deelip Mhaisekar
Senior Advisor – Clinical & Regulatory Policy
Prof. Dr. Deelip Mhaisekar is a foundational leader in India’s healthcare and medical education landscape, bringing over three decades of experience in shaping national health policy and governing large-scale medical institutions. As the former Director of Medical Education & Research (DMER) for Maharashtra and Vice-Chancellor of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), he has been the primary architect for the standards of clinical excellence across one of India’s largest healthcare ecosystems.
Kailas Gandewar
Senior Advisor – Biostatistics & Clinical Data Strategy
Kailas Gandewar is a Biostatistician with 40 years of experience in clinical data strategy and regulatory compliance. Having led initiatives at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and served as a member of Data Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs) for global pharmaceutical trials, he is a recognized expert in US FDA and DCGI data standards. He ensures Scalanova Health’s GCC models are underpinned by rigorous scientific integrity and data-driven clinical development plans that accelerate the path to market.
Apurv Sardeshmukh
Legal Advisor – Managing Partner & Co-Founder Stride Legal
Apurv Sardeshmukh serves as a foundational pillar for Scalanova Health’s governance, bringing over 15 years of elite legal experience across AZB & Partners, Trilegal, and ICICI. A recognized authority on global privacy, Apurv authored the definitive text ‘Data Protection – Law and Regulation’ (Thomson Reuters) and was named an India Rising Star by Asian Legal Business. His expertise in Private Equity, M&A, and Data Protection ensures that Scalanova Health’s AI-native GCC frameworks meet the most stringent global regulatory and cross-border investment standards.
Aanchal Lamba
Legal Advisor – Partner & Co-Founder Stride Legal
Aanchal Lamba is a legal counsel and high-stakes transactional expert specializing in M&A, Private Equity, and strategic growth for global entities. With a successful track record of managing over $100M in transactions for major global funds like Sequoia Capital and LeapFrog, she provides the legal roadmap for navigating complex scaling, “reverse flipping,” and corporate restructuring. Her expertise in SaaS contracts and IT law is essential for HLS organizations seeking to establish a secure, compliant, and scalable international footprint starting today.
CA Pravin Prajapati
Senior Advisor – Global Finance & Forensic Governance
CA Pravin Prajapati is a seasoned Chartered Accountant and forensic audit expert with over 12 years of experience in high-stakes financial advisory and investigations. A Fellow Member of the ICAI and a certified forensic auditor for the EOW and SFIO, he specializes in cross-border financial structuring with a deep focus on the USA and UAE markets. At Scalanova Health, he de-risks the financial foundations of GCC expansions, ensuring that our clients benefit from optimized tax structures, forensic-grade risk mitigation, and seamless regulatory compliance across international borders.
GCC Scale & Operations
Leadership and advisors have scaled 2,000+ engineer GCCs, technical hubs, and enterprise service centers for
Executive Pedigree & Institutional Governance
Institutional backing and executive pedigree across global enterprise tech, biopharma, top-tier VC/PE funds, clinical research, and premier legal firms
Our Solutions
Drug Discovery & Biotech Precision
We build your proprietary Agentic AI Platform for Drug Discovery within your AI-Native HLS GCC. We deploy autonomous agents for Phase I-IV biostatistics, regulatory-grade data architecture, and CSR drafting, governed by veteran biostatisticians to ensure scientific integrity.
MedTech & Surgical Innovation
Your custom Agentic AI Platform for MedTech R&D. Our AI-Native HLS GCC provides engineering pods for robotic surgery and diagnostic AI. We build autonomous surgical logic and MedTech hardware workflows mentored by practicing surgeons to ensure clinical-grade precision.
Why the AI-Native GCC Model Wins
The traditional agency model is broken. It is transactional and lacks alignment. Our Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model is different.
Silicon Valley Velocity
We apply the high-speed, data-driven protocols of the Valley to every pod, ensuring <12-hour turnarounds and 24/7 innovation cycles.
HLS-Grade Security
We specialize in the Healthcare and Life Sciences sectors, where data privacy (HIPAA) and regulatory compliance are non-negotiable
AI-Native Efficiency
We utilize Agentic AI to automate mundane workflows, allowing our elite human talent to focus on high-level strategy and product
Capital Efficiency
We help organizations scale their runway, delivering 40-60% efficiency compared to local hiring without sacrificing quality.
Your Infrastructure for the Future
Whether you are a high-growth startup looking to extend your runway or a mid-market leader seeking to modernize your global footprint, Scalanova Health is your partner in architecting a future-proof organization.
We don’t just build products. We build the engines that build products.
Whether you want to elevate your digital presence, enhance user experience, or find the perfect talent to grow your team, Scalanova Health is here to help.