Experience

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  VentureBlick

  • Maharashtra, India

  • Consumer Beauty / Medtech Advisor

    • Nov 2023 - Present
    • Maharashtra, India

    I'm part of the VentureBlick team, a unique super incubator that operates across various regions and is led by experts in Medtech. In my role as an Advisor, I contribute by offering insights into the Consumer Beauty Products Industry / Medtech Space, sharing my expertise, evaluating early-stage investment opportunities, and providing strategic guidance to emerging startups and other business organizations.

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  GLG

  • Maharashtra, India

  • Expert - Consumer Beauty Products Research & Innovation

    • Nov 2020 - Present
    • Maharashtra, India

    I serve as an Expert (Network Member) at GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.), the world's largest expert insight network. In my role as an Advisor, I provide valuable insights into the Consumer Beauty Products industry, sharing my expertise in product research, innovation, and development.

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  Guidepoint

  • Maharashtra, India

  • Advisor - Consumer Beauty Products Research & Innovation

    • Jun 2020 - Present
    • Maharashtra, India

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  Third Bridge Group Limited

  • Maharashtra, India

  • Specialist - Consumer Beauty Products Research & Innovation

    • Jun 2020 - Present
    • Maharashtra, India

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  Several Clients

  • India

  • Advisor / Consultant - Research & Innovation, Strategy

    • Apr 2020 - Present
    • India

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  L'Oréal

  • Mumbai Area, India

  • General Manager - Cosmetic Metier

    • Aug 2018 - Mar 2020
    • Mumbai Area, India

    Skin Care Innovation for Global Consumers

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  Vyome Therapeutics Ltd.

  • India
  • Biotechnology Research
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Director & Head - Formulation & CMC

    • Oct 2015 - Jul 2018

    • As a founding team member, built Vyome from scratch and led many product developments and technological innovations, including that of VB-1953.• Drew product innovation and development strategy and led the development of a series of skin & hair care cosmetics, cosmeceuticals, and topical products (505b2 / 505b1 US regulatory routes) for several dermatological indications.• Formulation Development: Led the team to create functionally active and cosmetically beautiful products.• Chemistry Manufacturing & Control: CMC sections writing, IND annual updates, IND amendments, NDA preparedness, and other regulatory support along with leading technology transfer.• Intellectual Property: Ideation, freedom-to-operate analysis, patentability searches, designing robust and non-infringing strategies for internal technologies. Wrote and filed many patents applications.• Project management & coordination with internal teams and external partners.• People Management: Recruiting right talent, coaching & mentoring, creating development plans

  • Associate Director - Formulation and CMC

    • Apr 2013 - Sep 2015

  • Group Leader - Formulation and CMC

    • Dec 2011 - Mar 2013

  • Sr. Scientist - Formulation and CMC

    • Sep 2010 - Nov 2011

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  India Innovation Research Center

  • New Delhi Area, India

  • Fellow

    • Jan 2012 - Dec 2016
    • New Delhi Area, India

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  Harvard Medical School

  • Cambridge, MA, USA

  • Visiting Scientist

    • 2011 - 2011
    • Cambridge, MA, USA

    • Advanced training on microtechnology and nanotechnology as delivery mechanisms for biosystems.• Hands-on-practice on imaging techniques.• Presenter and active participant during discussions with US patent attorneys regarding patenting new technologies developed at Vyome.

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  Sai Life Sciences Ltd

  • Pune Area, India

  • Team Leader (Research Scientist) - Medicinal Chemist

    • Mar 2010 - Aug 2010
    • Pune Area, India

    • Managed a high-value long-term medicinal chemistry project for a pharmaceutical client in US run by my team of nine scientists. Managed the team for timeline deliveries keeping their spirits high. Helped team to grow professionally on taking designing responsibilities.• Designed synthesis pathways also for many other anti-cancer target molecules and other medicinal compounds.

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  Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge

  • Cambridge, UK

  • Project Leader - Biological Chemistry

    • Jan 2007 - Dec 2009
    • Cambridge, UK

    Project leader and primary mentor for many undergraduate students. The responsibilities involved proposing new projects, coaching & supervising the projects, helping solve problems and clear roadblocks, demonstrating the laboratory reactions, helping them understand reaction mechanisms, and assessing the performance of students and project deliveries.

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  National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER)

  • Mohali, Punjab, India

  • CSIR Research Fellow - Medicinal Chemistry

    • Jan 2004 - Jul 2006
    • Mohali, Punjab, India

    • Designed and synthesized a library of carbohydrate (galabiose and galactose) pentavalent ligands based on cyclic peptide-scaffolds (decapeptides comprising of serine or threonine and alanine amino acid) that were evaluated for activity as Cholera toxin/Verotoxin inhibitors.• Setup glycopeptide lab with necessary equipment and lab inventory.• Supervised research projects of three masters’ students in the group.• Administered the training and maintenance of HPLCs for the Chemistry Department.

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  Jubilant Life Sciences Limited

  • Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Research Associate - Chemistry Services

    • Feb 2004 - Jul 2004
    • Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    • Patent search and contribution in designing non-infringing strategies• Contribution towards design of new schemes for the synthesis of target molecules.• Development of multi-step synthesis of Esomeprazole.• New laboratory setup

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  Jubilant Chemsys

  • SixSigma Green Belt

    • Feb 2004 - Jul 2004

    SixSigma training was conducted by Wipro Ltd