Renu Kapoor

Research Scientist @Unilever

Bangalore, IN

Over the period have worked on multiple Programs, Products roll outs as a Assistant R&D Manager and Senior Research Executive R&D.Product Categories – Beauty & Personal Care, Well Being and Hygiene Category Products. Brands – Dove, Lux, Intibiome, VWash, Pears, Baby Dove, Zendium, Vaseline, Lifebuoy, Treseme, Close UpScientific Research Project - Feminine Intimate Hygiene (VWash (India) and Intibiome (Italy,Spain)• Collaboration & functional execution of the R&D cycle for Intiobiome range of products, worked with Design, Claims & Regulatory, Design Team. • Literature scoping, project planning and define new technologies & claims• Evaluating the role of vaginal bacteria with respect to microbiome claims for products• Scoping insights for the role of vaginal epithelial cells & bacteria vaginal environment• Pre-biotic screening as a intimate hygiene technologyProject - Skin Microbiome in skin health and functions• Successfully developed in house capability of invitro cell based 2d cost effective HMI model to study the interactions skin cells with the microbiome at both gene & protein levels for skin care.• Translated into new technologies and claims for skin care and skin cleansing products.• Developed Pre Clinical Model and capability transferred to Unilever Shanghai.• Screening multifunctional actives for various skin care benefits.Project - Innate hygiene / Host defense (Dove, Pears and Ponds)• Studying and providing innate immunity insights for skin and personal care category.• Understanding mild cleansing from an innate immunity focus and helping brands choose/ design cleansers for desired benefits, as well as make better/ novel claims for products• Identifying & screening actives for next-gen innate immunity benefits, and understanding their mode of action.• Generating innate immunity insights for skin Care, Cleaning, Oral and Hair category.

Osmania University

MSc

St.Francis College for Women

Bachelor's degree