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About Lilac Insights

Decoding answers, one genome at a time.

Headquartered in Navi Mumbai, Lilac Insights is India's pioneer in clinical genomics — built on the conviction that every family and every clinician deserves world-class genetic answers, delivered with care.

Lilac Insights was founded to bring globally benchmarked clinical genomics to India. From the outset we adopted the protocols of the Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF UK) and the NHS UK, so that an expectant mother in Pune or a clinician in Kolkata receives results held to the same standard as the world's best laboratories.

Today that commitment reaches across reproductive, cancer and metabolic genetics — and into the counselling room, where our BGCI-certified genetic counsellors translate data into decisions families can live by.

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Our journey

The road so far.

A decade of firsts in Indian clinical genomics.

2011
The journey begins — India's first evidence-based prenatal screening program, with prenatal biochemistry on FMF (UK) guidelines.
2012
Cytogenetics in-house — a fully equipped in-house cytogenetics testing facility opens.
2013
Going national — expansion beyond the western region, across India.
2014
North India — Chandigarh satellite centre opens; 50,000 cumulative samples tested.
2015
Molecular genetics — microarray and genetic counselling launch; 100,000 samples milestone.
2016
South India — Bangalore satellite centre opens.
2017
Cancer genetics — new division begins; 12,000 sq ft Mumbai facility; 200,000 samples surpassed.
2018
Momentum — over 300,000 cumulative patient samples tested.
2019
NGS era — next-generation-sequencing testing begins; Sujanan Clinic opens in Pune.
2020
Half a million — 550,000 samples; Kolkata centre; 8,000+ sq ft Bangalore facility.
2021
AtEase — mental-health platform launches, focused on women and non-binary individuals.
Our culture & values

Four pillars, one roof.

We celebrate diversity — of thought, of practice, and of being true and free. Everything we build stands on these four pillars.

Trust & Commitment

We keep faith in the reliability and truthfulness of our people and stakeholders. We stand for integrity, set the standard for it, and inspire others to be fruitful and fair.

Service Excellence

We strive to deliver an extraordinary service experience — constantly innovating our approach and processes to surpass every expectation.

Compassion

We are sensitive to how our actions affect others, appreciate perspectives different from our own, and go beyond the call of duty to ease our patients' distress.

Courage

We wilfully face uncertainty, challenge the status quo and take risks — with the fortitude to stand by our convictions rather than compromise our ethics.

Culture

The people behind the pipettes.

We are scientists, counsellors, logisticians and clinicians who believe that genomics is ultimately a human science.

Science first

Every assay is validated against international protocols before it ever touches a patient sample. We would rather be right than fast — though our 250+ city logistics network makes us both.

Care always

A genetic result can change a life. Our AtEase program and BGCI-certified counsellors ensure no family receives a report without a human beside them.

Inclusive by design

Recognised with the IWEI Inclusive Workplace award (2020), we build teams as diverse as the families we serve.

Our people

The minds behind the mission.

Leadership that pairs scientific rigour with a deep sense of care.

Board of Directors & Directors

CJ
Charles-Antoine Janssen
Board of Directors
RB
Rumen Barjatya
Board of Directors
GB
Gulshan Bakhtiani
Director
SD
Subhamoy Dastidar
Director
RS
Rakesh Sharma
Director

Chief Executive Officer

SK
Sushant Kinra
Chief Executive Officer

Management Team

AG
Abhijeet Goon
Retail Business Unit Head
RJ
Rinesh Jain
Corporate Business Unit Head
SO
Saurabh Oak
B2B Business Unit Head
AS
Abhay Sharma
Onco Business Unit Head
JW
Jithesh Warrier
Head of Human Resources
VN
Vishal Nathani
Head of Finance
AA
Ashish Apakare
Head of IT
SO
Saurabh Oak
Operations Head
Numbers that speak

Scale, in service of families.

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Hospitals & clinics
Map of India: main laboratory at Mumbai HQ, satellite labs in Delhi, Indore, Kolkata, Pune, Bangalore and Coimbatore, and a collection network across India
Main lab · Mumbai HQSatellite labs

A collection network reaching all of India.