About Us
Founded in 2014, SynSmart has made its name in chemistry services for early-stage discovery projects as well as collaborative scale-up and manufacturing support services. Our growing team of 100 chemists has delivered on projects ranging from mg scale to multi-tonne scale across wide chemistry modalities for global customers.
Our Scientific Leadership team has 200+ years of combined experience.
Company Presentation
Our Vision
To be the smartest team of scientific experts approaching synthetic chemistry problems for our partners.
Our Values
Synsmart’s engagement with all our stakeholders (employees, customers, vendors, partners) is based on following values and we make efforts to stay true to these values through our business practices:
Passion
Having a joy not just for the work itself but also the people around us, so that everyone can be bold, innovative, and creative.
Customer Centricity
Creating a great customer experience begins with staying true to the words we speak and the bonds we make.
Learning
No one has all the answers. A culture of humility and continuous learning is central to how Synsmart operates and aspires to continuously seek opportunities to learn newer modalities and smarter solutions to help accelerate discovery solutions.
Team-work
When people work together, they can create something greater than themselves as individuals and Synsmart believes teamwork as a value helps us exceed our customers’ expectations.
Meet Our Scientific Leadership Team
Meet Our Management Team
Mr. Saurabh Kapure
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Sachin Narkhede, PhD
Founder and COO
Mrs. Prajakta Kapure
Founder and Director- HR
Mr. Avinash Borude, PhD
Director- Discovery Chemistry
Meet Our Leadership Team
Mr. Bapusaheb Tapkir
Principal Scientist, Custom Synthesis
Mrs. Yogita Vighe
Head Business Development and Alliance Management
Mr. Ramesh Sistla, PhD
Founder thinkMolecular
Mr. Bapusaheb Tapkir
Principal Scientist, Custom Synthesis
Mr. Ramesh Sistla, PhD
Founder think Molecular
Dr. David Warren
Scientific Advisor
Jagattaran Das
Scientific Mentor
Sachin Chaphekar
Director- Chemical Services
Mr Pritam Kulkarni
Senior Research Scientist
Dr.Gulab Walke
Synthetic and medicinal chemistry
Vinod Ashtekar
Group Leader
Dr.Balaji Sathe
Synthetic Organic & Medicinal Chemist
JAGATTARAN DAS
Scientific Mentor
SACHIN CHAPHEKAR
Director- Chemical Services
KIRAN TANPURE
Group Leader- Discovery Chemistry
Mr. Saurabh Kapure
Chief Executive Officer
SACHIN NARKHEDE
Founder and COO
Mr. Avinash Borude, PhD
Director- Discovery ChemistryOur Journey
<p>Expanded operations to support early discovery services.</p>
<p>Expanded discovery chemsitry infrastrucutre, added analytical set-up for faster turn-around</p>
<p>Delivered intermediate to leading Pharma at 2-Tonne scale</p>
<p>Lab space inauguration</p>
<p>Founded </p>
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Our Commitment to Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)
At SynSmart, we believe that innovation and responsibility must go hand in hand. As a research-driven organization, we understand that our success isn’t just measured by scientific breakthroughs, it’s also defined by how well we care for our people, our communities, and the environment we share.
That’s why Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) is not just a policy at SynSmart, it’s a promise.
We’ve created a workplace where safety, sustainability, and well-being are built into everything we do. Here’s how we make that real:
We comply with all EHS regulations, but we don’t stop there. Wherever possible, we aim to exceed expectations, setting higher internal standards because it’s the right thing to do.
Science moves fast, and so do we. We continuously assess risks in our operations and put strong safeguards in place to protect our teams and our surroundings.
From lab technicians to leadership, every employee receives meaningful training to ensure they can work safely and make informed decisions. EHS is everyone’s responsibility and we support one another in living that every day.
Pollution prevention begins with smart choices. We handle hazardous materials responsibly, use clean technologies where possible, and are always looking for greener ways to do our work.
 Accidents can happen but preparation saves lives. We maintain detailed emergency response plans and make sure everyone knows what to do, when it matters most.
We’re stronger when we work together. We actively collaborate with employees, clients, regulators, and our neighbors to ensure our EHS efforts are transparent, responsive, and community-conscious.
Through regular audits and reviews, we hold ourselves accountable. We’re always learning, always improving, because that’s how real change happens.
Educational qualification: M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry
Experience: 1-4 years
Responsibilities:
- Plan, setup, monitor, and workup chemical reactions independently
- Isolate product and Optimize reaction conditions for improved yields and output
- Purify compounds by different methods like Column Chromatography, Vacuum distillation, crystallization, etc.
- Characterization and identification of compounds using MS and 1H NMR
- Writing technical reports and data analysis, maintain a lab notebook
- Carry out literature search by using SciFinder and other search engines.
- Regular lab duties including equipment maintenance, chemical inventory, and lab cleanup
Educational Qualification: M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry
Experience: 6+Â years.
Location: Taloja, Navi Mumbai.
Responsibilities:
- Plan, setup, monitor, and workup chemical reactions in collaboration with senior chemists.
- Learn to operate Combiflash, Rotary Vapors and other lab equipment.
- Purify compounds by different methods like Column Chromatography, Vacuum distillation, crystallization, etc.
- Characterization and identification of compounds using MS and 1H NMR.
- Writing technical reports and data analysis, maintain a lab notebook.
- Carry out literature search by using SciFinder and other search engines.
- Regular lab duties including equipment maintenance, chemical inventory, and lab cleanup.
- Set multiple reactions per day independently.
- Stay current with literature in the scientific area.
Desired Candidate Attributes:
- Expected to follow Company values of Team-Work, Learning, Passion, and Customer Centricity.
- Positive attitude and a learners mind-set to excel at work.
Educational Qualification: PhD or Post Doc. in Organic Chemistry
Experience: 3-6 years .
Location: Taloja, Navi Mumbai.
Responsibilities:
Lead team of 4-10 chemists for drug discovery projects.
- Prepare, Review and Present weekly updates, presentations.
- Deliver small to large quantities of novel chemical entities for drug discovery.
- Work collaboratively in a team to drive chemistry project to meet partner expectations.
- Follow safety practices at workplace and ensure compliance by all team-members.
Desired Candidate Attributes:
Excellent knowledge of basic Organic Chemistry.
Good understanding of NMR, IR and mass spectroscopy.
Hands-on experience in synthesis, purification, and characterization of chemical intermediates.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Working knowledge of MS-word/excel /power-point).
Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field (Master’s degree or HR certification is a plus).
Experience: 1-3 years (CRO experience preferred)
Location: Rabale, Navi-Mumbai
Reporting to: Director-HR, Matrix reporting to COO
Responsibilities:
- Talent Acquisition: Work on identifying talent needs and scout for suitable candidates across departments.
- Onboarding: Onboarding of new joiners, management of payroll, workplace set-up and PF-ESIC interfaces.
- Employee Relations: Assist in resolving employee relations issues by promoting a positive work environment.
- Performance Management: Support performance management processes by providing guidance on goal setting and performance evaluations.
- Data Analysis and Reporting: Develop and maintain monthly HR-MIS, dashboards for discussion with Management team.
Educational Qualification: PhD or Post Doc. in Organic Chemistry.
Experience:Â Fresh PhD/ 1-3 years.
Location: Rabale, Navi-Mumbai
Responsibilities:
Lead team of 4-10 chemists for drug discovery projects.
Prepare, Review and Present weekly updates, presentations.
Deliver small to large quantities of novel chemical entities for drug discovery.
Work collaboratively in a team to drive chemistry project to meet partner expectations.
Follow safety practices at workplace and ensure compliance by all team-members.
Educational Qualification: Science Graduate (Management degree added advantage)
Experience: 1-3 years (in chemicals/ CRO/ Pharma industry)
Location:
Rabale, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Responsibilities:
- Vendor Identification: scouting for vendors globally for required chemicals.
- Negotiation and Ordering for materials within available TAT. Making decisions on speed of delivery Vs Price basis internal customers approval.
- Order tracking, Receiving and hand-over to internal customers.
- Preparing MIS for indent to order lead time, Order to delivery lead time.
- Efficiently manage international purchase and payments to minimize cost and lead time.
- Developing back-up for critical vendor to maintain lab operations.
- Stock-keeping and inventory management.
- Vendor Payments: Preparing and submitting for approval.
Desired Skills:
- Good communication skills- written and oral.
- Good knowledge of purchasing and taxation process.
- MS-Office: fluency in excel and power-point.
Personality Traits:
- Go-getter and self-driven.
- Positive attitude.
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