Tejhana Consulting is a life sciences consultancy for nutrition and health organisations. We design and run clinical studies, build the scientific case for your products, support your medical affairs team, and write the documents and content that carry your evidence to regulators, doctors and consumers.
Tejhana Consulting LLP brings together nutrition science, clinical studies, medical affairs and scientific writing to help health and nutrition organisations build and communicate evidence.
Led by managing partner Dr Krathish Bopanna, our consultancy connects the questions behind a product with the studies and documents needed to answer them. Our work spans study design and conduct, evidence reviews, claims support, and communication for regulators, healthcare professionals and consumers.
We approach each engagement with a practical question: what evidence does this decision need? That question shapes the study, the analysis and the way the findings are explained.
Dr Krathish Bopanna is the managing partner of Tejhana Consulting LLP. The practice he leads supports organisations working at the intersection of nutrition, health and clinical research.
Tejhana’s services connect scientific evidence with practical project needs, from defining a research question to preparing study reports, publications and medical content.
Discuss a project with TejhanaMost products pass through four or five vendors on the way from idea to market. We cover each stage, so the science, the study and the message stay consistent.
Nutrition studies have their own challenges: modest effect sizes, dietary background noise, compliance and blinding. We plan for these from the first draft of the protocol.
We review what is already known, define the claim you want to support, and turn it into a testable primary endpoint.
Evidence summary and study conceptPopulation, comparator, endpoints, biomarkers, dietary controls, sample size and statistical analysis plan.
Protocol, SAP, informed consentSubmission to the institutional ethics committee, and prospective registration on the Clinical Trials Registry of India.
IEC approval, CTRI numberSite selection, case report forms, participant diaries, monitoring and data management in line with Good Clinical Practice.
Clean, locked databaseStatistical analysis and a clinical study report that sets out results, safety and limitations clearly.
Clinical study reportManuscript for a peer-reviewed journal, conference abstracts, and claim and communication material built on the results.
Paper, posters, claims dossierOur clients need claims that hold up to regulators, clinicians and informed consumers.
Evidence planning, efficacy studies, label and claim support, and the content that explains your product to doctors and buyers.
Scientific dossiers, formulation support and clinical data that help your B2B customers choose and promote your ingredients.
Medical affairs support, regulatory and scientific writing, HCP education and publication planning.
Protocol development, study management, statistical support and help turning results into publications.
Every study and document we produce is planned against the Indian and international standards that will be used to judge it.
| Standard | Issued by | What it covers | Where we apply it |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICH E6 GCP | ICH | Good Clinical Practice for designing, running and reporting trials | Protocols, monitoring, data management |
| National Ethical Guidelines | ICMR | Ethics of biomedical and health research involving people in India | Consent, ethics submissions, study conduct |
| CTRI | ICMR-NIMS | Clinical Trials Registry of India | Prospective registration of studies |
| NDCT Rules 2019 | CDSCO | New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules | Studies involving drugs or regulated products |
| FSSAI regulations | FSSAI | Nutraceuticals, health supplements, and advertising and claims | Product categories, labels and claims |
| CONSORT · ICMJE · GPP | Journal and industry bodies | Reporting of trials, authorship and publication practice | Manuscripts and publication plans |
Something else on your mind? Ask us in your enquiry.
Not always. Some claims can rest on existing published evidence for the ingredient. A study of your own product becomes valuable when you want a specific or stronger claim, need to show your formulation works, or want material that doctors will take seriously. We start with an evidence review so you only run a study when it adds value.
Yes. Clients often come to us only for a protocol, a statistical analysis, a manuscript or a set of HCP materials. We can also take on the whole programme from evidence review to published paper.
Research with human participants in India needs approval from a registered ethics committee under ICMR guidelines. We register studies prospectively on CTRI, because most journals require registration before the first participant is enrolled.
Scientific and regulatory documents, manuscripts and abstracts, medical education material for doctors and dietitians, product training for sales teams, and accurate, readable consumer content such as articles, leaflets and social posts.
Every claim is referenced to its source, checked against the evidence and the applicable regulations, and reviewed before delivery. We write for the audience while keeping the science intact.
Share a few details and we will come back with how we would approach it, what is involved, and what we need from you. Fill in the form to prepare your message, then send it to us by email.
krathishbopanna@tejhana.net