Maharaj Kishan Bhan is an Indian Paediatrician and Clinical Scientist.He holds M.B.B.S. and M.D. Degrees from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh and has carried out extensive post doctoral research at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the realm of diarrhoeal diseases and child nutrition with emphasis on Public Health issues.

He is known for developing Rota Viral Vaccine in collaboration with Bharat Biotech International. He was positioned as Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, until 2012.Dr. Bhan conceived the newly formed BIRAC, which is expected to result in product development by industry in collaboration with academia. This initiative is to boost product development in the country.He receive H K Firodia awards in 2014 for Life Sciences, Medicine & Genomics.