Industrial & Environmental Microbiology, Fermentation, Botransformation and Biotechnology technology, Process Automation, and Pilot plant & Production Plant facility set-up

Research activities since 1992 and involved in area of microbial and algal stain collection, preservations, development for biochemical, biofuel and biomaterial application. Contributed significantly to process optimization for biotransformation, fermentation and enzyme isolation techniques. Proficient in microbial genetic manipulation, microbial metabolic pathway manipulation, bio-kinetics, engineering heterotrophic autotrophic fermentation, recovery of micro and macromolecules, biomass for various industrially important intermediates, lipids, sterols and alcohols.

Current KTT (knowledge translation and transfer) Activity:

Promoter of "Indocan Technology Solutions" which is a a technology and consultancy company with a unique technology for low-cost cultivation of micro algae for value added products. The technology successfully passed the demonstration phase and has successfully proved the concept of industrial flue gas as the source of nutrients to the system at pilot scale.

The Indocan Technology Solutions has attracted attention of many coal based power generation companies as one of the possible route for partial carbon foot print reduction. The proven technology at the pilot cum demonstration plant is initiating the business model based on biorefinery value chain of the new biomass and Indocan Technology Solutions enhances its role as a technology solution provider in the area.