Sanjiv Kanwar
Managing Director and Principal Consultant
Claire Novak
Senior Consultant
Mike Emanuel
Senior Consultant
Vaishali Tak
Regional Operations Manager – SE Asia
Aditi Hazra
QA Auditor


Claire Novak

Senior Consultant

Claire Novak BSc (Hons), MSc, MBA, has over 20 years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries, encompassing all phases of drug development. She has held management positions in large Pharmaceutical, Contract Research, Biotechnology and ‘Start-up’ companies. 

Claire has significant experience in recruiting and developing in-house expertise and strategic use of out-sourcing to ensure on-time achievement of clinical trial deliverables.

Claire played key roles in two company mergers and in the strategic development of antibodies, new clinical entities (NCEs) and device programmes, significantly contributing to business growth. Her in-depth knowledge of strategic drug development, clinical management, data management and statistics, coupled with her senior management experience, provides a valuable resource for Polaris clients.

‘You may know there is a problem because you have the results right in front of you. We can help you diagnose the origins of that problem. We can then work with you on a strategy to resolve it.’