SKAN is a public charitable trust set up for Medical research by the Soota and Karedan families. SKAN was launched on April 5, 2021. SKAN denotes scientific knowledge for ageing and neurological ailments. The trustees are: Ashok Soota is Chairman/Managing Trustee for SKAN. Davis Karedan is Chief Operating Officer/Trustee. SKAN is probably India’s first not for profit entity set up by the private sector, exclusively for medical research.