Goals

Community & Networking

Collaborative community of future and current biotech leaders to enable an ecosystem for growth and learning

Conversations & Content

Promote awareness about the challenges and opportunities in the biotech ecosystem and demystify bio-entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial Skill Development

Promote an entrepreneurial and growth mindset. Accelerate the translation of science from the lab to market

Bridging the Gaps

Bridging the fundamental gaps in the Indian Bioeconomy to accelerate growth and impact human lives.

Mission and Vision

Mission

Foster a community of future and current leaders to collectively tackle pressing challenges in the Indian Bioeconomy.

Mission

Foster a community of future and current leaders to collectively tackle pressing challenges in the Indian Bioeconomy.

Vision

Accelerate the growth of the Indian Bioeconomy and further biotechnological advancements to improve human health and environmental health

Vision

Accelerate the growth of the Indian Bioeconomy and further biotechnological advancements to improve human health and environmental health

Team

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YOGESH LAKHOTIA

Co-Founder & PResident


Yogesh is a health-tech enthusiast and enjoys working in fast-paced start-ups. He graduated from IIT Kharagpur with Dual degree in Biotechnology and Biochemical engineering. He’s a MITACS scholar and co-founder of iGEM Team of IIT Kharagpur. 

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SREENATH Srikrishnan

Co-Founder & VIce PResident

Sreenath is passionate about bioentrepreneurship, community building and biomedical data science. He has experience leading & working with teams across diverse functions, timezones, and cultures. He graduated with a Dual degree in Bioengineering from IIT Madras

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Somsubhro Mukherjee

Co-Founder & director of marketing

A scientist by training, a consultant by profession, and an entrepreneur at heart, Som aspires to bring about a positive change within the global bio-economy. After graduating from IIT Bombay with an MS in Biotechnology he obtained a Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore.

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VARSHIT DUSAD

CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR OF CONTENT AND COMMUNICATIONS

Varshit is a synthetic biologist with experience in wet and dry lab. He is enthusiastic about Bioentrepreneurship and science communication. He graduated with a Masters in Systems and Synthetic biology from Imperial College London and a Dual degree in Biotechnology and Biochemical engineering from IIT Kharagpur.

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Lakshmi Santhosh Maithel

Director of strategy

With her expertise for business development in the genomics space, Lakshmi has worked for start-ups in India and the UK as well as the nonprofit GenomeAsia 100K initiative based out of Singapore. Her undergraduate degree is in Economics from UC Berkeley and she completed a Masters in Biotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania.

Kushan

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Kushan is a bioengineering sophomore from IIT Madras. He’s passionate about AI and Biotechnology and believes in their relevance in solving modern day problems. He strongly advocates for good aesthetics and tries to bring it out through his music and art compositions. He has a knack for minimalistic design and creative communication.

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Tejashree Murugan


Community manager

Tejashree Murugan is interested in entrepreneurship, sustainability, and public policy. She studies biotechnology at IIT Madras, where she is currently working on computational neuroscience research. In her free time, she writes interesting articles for her blog. 

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Ridhanya Sree


Program manager

Ridhanya is a Biotechnology graduate from NIT Calicut and she is an ardent knowledge seeker. She is highly passionate about Artificial intelligence and it’s ability to remarkably elevate the quality of human life. She aspires to be an entrepreneur mainly focusing on integrating AI with biology.

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Lavish Singhal

Content manager

Lavish is interested in entrepreneurship, applied research, and building sustainable biotechnologies. He is working on computational systems biology research and is passionate about solving practical problems. He is pursuing his dual degree in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur..

Kushan

kushan RAJ


graphic DEsigner

Kushan is a bioengineering sophomore from IIT Madras. He’s passionate about AI and Biotechnology and believes in their relevance in solving modern day problems. He strongly advocates for good aesthetics and tries to bring it out through his music and art compositions. He has a knack for minimalistic design and creative communication.

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Tejashree Murugan


Community manager

Tejashree Murugan is interested in entrepreneurship, sustainability, and public policy. She studies biotechnology at IIT Madras, where she is currently working on computational neuroscience research. In her free time, she writes interesting articles for her blog. 

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Ridhanya Sree


Program manager

Ridhanya is a Biotechnology graduate from NIT Calicut and she is an ardent knowledge seeker. She is highly passionate about Artificial intelligence and it’s ability to remarkably elevate the quality of human life. She aspires to be an entrepreneur mainly focusing on integrating AI with biology.

Alumni

Ankita Jain

Co-Founder

Ankita Jain is originally from Jaipur,India but has been based in Tokyo, Japan from past 8 years. She is a biotech professional with experience in Business Development, Venture Capital, R&D, Entrepreneurship & Venture-Startup Support. Alma Mater: The University of Tokyo (UTokyo)

Somsubhro Mukherjee

Co-Founder

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Somsubhro Mukherjee

Co-Founder

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Somsubhro Mukherjee

Co-Founder

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Somsubhro Mukherjee

Co-Founder

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Work With Us

Manage Events

Collaborative community of future and current biotech leaders to enable an ecosystem for growth and learning

Create Content

Promote awareness about the challenges and opportunities in the biotech ecosystem and demystify bio-entrepreneurship

Marketing Ambassador

Promote an entrepreneurial and growth mindset. Accelerate the translation of science from the lab to market

Community Manager

Bridging the fundamental gaps in the Indian Bioeconomy to accelerate growth and impact human lives.

Advisory Board

We are looking to partner with leaders of today to empower future biotech leaders.
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