Chitranshu Kumar

About Chitranshu Kumar

A technology is only successful if it transforms human health, wealth, or way of life.\"I am a Biomanufacturing Architect dedicated to one mission: making biology the backbone of industrial production. I bridge the \"Valley of Death\" between lab-scale innovation and commercial viability by solving the two greatest hurdles in synthetic biology—scalability and price.Through a combination of microbial cell factory engineering and unconventional downstream processing (DSP), I provide turn-key solutions for the commodity, material, food, and personal care sectors.What I bring to the table:• Integrated Biomanufacturing: Seamlessly linking genetic engineering, fermentation, and DSP to achieve price parity with traditional alternatives.• Cost-Competitive DSP: Expertise in developing lean, scalable recovery strategies that protect unit economics.• Pragmatic Execution: My mantra is \"Early Success or Early Failure.\" I prioritize low-hanging fruits, meticulous time-bound planning, and aggressive innovation with a constant \"Plan B.\"Track Record:Successfully produced industrially relevant recombinant proteins, bio-materials, green chemicals, and small molecules at scale. I don\'t just build strains; I build economically viable businesses.Let’s transform the bio-economy and human health together.

Experience

1. Sgm & Team Lead- Microbial Bio-manufacturing

   Reliance Industries Limited

   Nov 2022 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Driving multiple sustainable Biotech innovations using microbial cell factories from ideation to validation at lab scale.Technical leadership, Team management, troubleshooting, mentoring, coaching & conflict management to develop a high performing teamDeveloping a genetic engineering chassis for non-model bacteria, Cyanobacteria, micro-algae & yeast for the production of novel biomaterials, high value chemicals & molecules.Leading development of large scale commercial microalgae pipeline to churn out sustainable biofuels, proteins, aquafeed, feed, biopolymers, oil, green chemicals, pigments, etcDownstream team lead for production, recovery, characterization & assay of novel recombinant proteins, small molecules, enzymes, chemicals, etc.

Education

• CMS Mahanagar lucknow

  12th, Science

  1989 — 1991

• IMTECH, Chandigarh

  PhD, biotechnology

  1998 — 2004

• KNIC sultanpur

  B.Sc., zoology, botany and chemistry

  1992 — 1995

• Stella Maris Convent School Sultanpur

  Higher Secondary, Science

  1977 — 1989

• G. B. Pant University Of Agriculture & Technology

  Msc, microbiology

  1995 — 1997

Skills

• Patent Strategy
• Cloning
• Rna Isolation
• Patent Prosecution
• Cell Biology
• Patent Drafting
• Genomics
• Hplc
• Microbiology
• Molecular Cloning
• Protein Chemistry
• Science
• Biochemistry
• Genetics
• Proteomics
• Elisa
• Immunoprecipitation
• Dna
• Patent Analysis
• Laboratory
• Cancer
• Due Diligence
• R&D
• Sequencing
• Antibodies
• Chemistry
• In Vivo
• Western Blotting
• Pcr
• Life Sciences
• Dna Extraction
• Patent Portfolio Management
• Sds-Page
• Analytical Chemistry
• Drug Discovery
• Biology
• Patentability
• Biotechnology
• Protein Purification
• Monoclonal Antibodies