
Dr. Mandari Venkatesh
Process Development Scientist
Assistant Manager - Process R&D
Oct 05, 2023 - Present
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Currently, working as an Assistant Manager - Fermentation Process Development Scientist at Procell Biologics Private Limited, where we pioneer innovative and accessible biosimilars for a healthier future.
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Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
​Jan 25, 2022 - Sep 28, 2023
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Previously, I worked as an institute postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering, with Dr. Devarai Santhosh Kumar on the production of high cell density edible mushrooms in the submerged fermentation and development of high protein nutrition.
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
2017 - 2022
I have successfully completed my Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Chemical Engineering, under the supervision of Dr. Devarai Santhosh Kumar on the production and purification of lipase using agricultural wastes in solid-state fermentation and the application of lipase in the production of biodiesel using waste cooking oil.
University College of Technology, Osmania University. Hyderabad
2014-2017
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I have completed my master's degree at the University College of Technology, Osmania University, Hyderabad in the Department of Chemical Engineering with a specialization in Chemical Reaction Engineering. I have carried out my research with the title "Experimental Studies on Reactive Distillation of Propionic Acid Using n-Butanol as Entrainer" under the guidance of Prof. V.V. Basava Rao.
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Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies, Basara
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I have completed my graduate degree in Chemical Engineering and PUC (M.Bi.P.C) with six years of integrated courses at the Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technology, Basara. I have worked on a major project entitled "Residence time distribution in continuous stirred tank reactor and plug flow reactor".
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Summer Internship
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I have done my summer internship at S4Bio under the guidance of Dr. Srinivasulareddy Ramireddy. The project is entitled "Detailed study of the reactor, biological equipment and the preparation of vacuum filters".
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Skills
Upstream Processing
Downstream Processing
HPLC Method Development
Enzyme Kinetics
Languages
HTML
C Language
Fortran
MATLAB
Python
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