Dr. Subhash has over 40 years of experience in biophotonics research, optical instrumentation, biomedicine, and clinical research. He completed his Master’s in Physics from Kerala University and a PhD in Lasers from the Cochin University of Science & Technology, India.

He started his scientific career at the Atmospheric Sciences Division of the National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS) in Thiruvananthapuram in 1980. During his tenure at NCESS, he worked on optical/biomedical instrumentation and various areas of biophotonics, including environmental remote sensing, detection of oral/cervical cancers, tooth caries, tissue inflammation, and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy.

Before founding Sascan, he served as Chief Scientist at Vinivish Technologies Pvt Ltd and as a Consultant at Forus Health Pvt Ltd. The last decade of his career focused on the development and clinical validation of spectroscopic and imaging devices for early detection of oral and cervical cancers. In recognition of his contributions to the field of cancer, he was awarded the Novartis Oration Award in 2010 by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India.

Dr. Subhash is a Senior Fellow of the Head and Neck Optical Diagnostic and Intervention Society (HNODS), UK; a life member of the Optical Society of India, the Indian Laser Association, and the Indian Remote Sensing Society. He was a Regular Associate of the AS-ICTP in Trieste from 1992 to 1998, a Marie Curie Fellow at the Institute of Quantum Electronics in Florence in 1993, and a Senior DAAD Fellow at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany in 1998. In his free time, he enjoys flying kites by the ocean or taking his bicycle for a spin.