Nimitha Korrapati
General Manager - Projects
Secunderabad
Summary
Over 18 years of progressively responsible experience as a Researcher with global Biotechnology companies and master's degree in biotechnology has provided an opportunity for career transition within various domains of Biotech industry. Recognized for ability to: Prepare and present accurate documentation to steer strategic business decision-making, project planning, resource planning, monitoring schedule and project execution. Skilled at prioritizing a significant workload while consistently meeting project deadlines. Collaborate and coordinate with other groups to promote seamless communication and ensure quality. Commercialization of biotech products with economical and sustainable practices
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
2004
2004
years of post-secondary education
Work History
General Manager-Projects
TOJO VIKAS International Pvt Ltd
09.2019 - 07.2024
- Implemented and established two commercial production technologies of Biotech products (Tetraterpenoid Lactone and Leaf alcohol)
- Taken care for budget, RM, Logistics, External and internal information exchange, Plant leasing and productivity
- Managing production plant operations and processes to ensure cost effective and efficient commercial scale production of flavor and fragrance molecules
- Process design optimization (USP and DSP) for production of Flavor molecules at different scales (SF, 2L, 10L, 100L and 500L fermentor) for industrial applications in 10KL scale
- Project scope and schedule planning, coordination and execution. Vendor and project negotiation.
Research Scientist
TOJO VIKAS Biotech
06.2016 - 08.2019
- Optimization of expression levels of Flavors in Yeast or Mucor for application at industrial scales and ongoing efforts for 6KL production of F&F molecules
- Production of proteins in Yeast or bacteria at SF, 2L,100L, 500L, 1KL fermentor
- Project design, planning, coordination and execution
- Scale up technology transfer for commercial production of F&F molecules
Research Associate (Associate Scientist)
DuPont
01.2013 - 03.2016
- Expression of tetra-terpenoids in oleaginous yeast for industrial applications
- Production of enzymes in bacteria or filamentous fungi for HPC applications in MTP, SF & 2L fermentor
- Lab scale production optimization of bacterial bio-polymer (cellulose) for industrial applications
- Bench-marking industrial yeast strains for thermo-tolerance/product yield/viability in anaerobic conditions
Scientist
Evolva Biotech Private Limited
08.2006 - 12.2012
- Expression engineering of plant flavonoid and tetra-terpenoid pathway in yeast as a POC for nutraceutical product
- Creation of Pathway libraries to assemble Yeast Artificial Chromosomes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for biosynthesis of plant secondary metabolites as part of a US defense program
- Heterologous expression of genes of interest in microbes for activity analysis
- Construction of normalized cDNA libraries from organisms producing anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal molecules to capture the biology
Research Fellow
Transgene Biotech Ltd
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Expression of recombinant protein (antivirus targeted molecule) in E
- Coli
- Laboratory Maintenance for project needs
Project Intern
K.C.P Sugars
03.2003 - 05.2003
- "Fermentative production of ethyl alcohol in molasses and cane juice based media"
Education
Master of Science - Biotechnology
Bharathidhasan University
Pudukkottai 04.2003
Skills
Research & Development of molecules in microbes
Bioinformatics tools
External/internal Collaboration for projects/facilities
Project Planning, process and data management
Industrial Biotechnology Fermentation process development
EHS for R&D/Production facilities
Down stream Process Optimization
Technology Transfer
People Management
Site/Production Operations Management
Biomolecules Commercialization
Resource Planning
CRO & CMO activities management Vendor/project/facility Negotiations
Patents
A PROCESS FOR BIO-TRANSFORMATION AND PRODUCTION OF DLACTONES THEREOF, India, 07/01/19, 316764
Personal Information
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Single
Publications
- Yeast artificial chromosomes employed for random assembly of biosynthetic pathways and production of diverse compounds in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Microbial Cell Factories, 08/13/09
- Biosynthesis of natural aroma compounds using recombinant whole-cell tomato hydroperoxide lyase biocatalyst, J Biosci (2022) 47:37 Indian Academy of Sciences, 03/01/22
Timeline
General Manager-Projects
TOJO VIKAS International Pvt Ltd
09.2019 - 07.2024
Research Scientist
TOJO VIKAS Biotech
06.2016 - 08.2019
Research Associate (Associate Scientist)
DuPont
01.2013 - 03.2016
Scientist
Evolva Biotech Private Limited
08.2006 - 12.2012
Research Fellow
Transgene Biotech Ltd
01.2004 - 01.2006
Project Intern
K.C.P Sugars
03.2003 - 05.2003
Master of Science - Biotechnology
Bharathidhasan University