Biotechnlogy Analyst, Biopharmaceuticals Industry
India
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- Sr. Executive at Genova Biopharma
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- Assistant Professor, Biotechnology Management at MTCON Institute of Management, Pune
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist at University of Houston, USA
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist at LCB-CNRS, Marseille, France
- Education
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- Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
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Viren Konde’s Summary
Dedicated quality professional with over ten years of experience in biotechnology. Primary interests include biotechnology industry analysis and markets review - Commercial, Scientific, Legal, and Regulatory Business Models of Biotechnology Companies. For more information, visit: http://biotechmanage.blogspot.com. Solid foundation in researching and evaluating biopharmaceutical industry analysis and data review.
Ph.D. in Biotechnology with specialization in Molecular Biology with more than a decade of research experience in molecular biology, cell biology, and bioinformatics. Proficient in cloning, mutagenesis, expression, immunology, and microscopy.
Presently working with a Biopharmaceuticals company. Has worked as senior researcher in India (CCMB, Hyderabad), and abroad (France and USA). Has also worked closely with senior management to provide scientific leadership and vision, and to maintain and increase the organization's reputation in the various communities.
Biotechnology Management Blog: Commercial, scientific and regulatory business models of biotechnology companies. (http://biotechmanage.blogspot.com).
Contributing author on http://www.istockanalyst.com and http://www.spagyrist.com: biotechnology industry analysis and biotech trends review.
Viren Konde’s Specialties:
Molecular Biologist, Biotechnology Analyst, Perl Programmer
Viren Konde’s Experience
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Sr. Executive
Genova Biopharma
(Biotechnology industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines research and development. Gennova is a spin-off of Emcure Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd., working towards contract manufacturing of malaria vaccines and other recombinant proteins, as a facility set up in collaboration with Malaria PATH initiative. Also, actively pursuing the development of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) in specialized areas of cervical cancer vaccines. The function also includes overseeing technical support to Research & Development, and expanding the capability of the company into new niches.
•Konde V. 2009. Biotechnology business models: An Indian Perspective. Journal of Commercial Biotechnology, doi: 10.1057/jcb.2008.52 (http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jcb/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/jcb200852a.html ). In press. -
Assistant Professor, Biotechnology Management
MTCON Institute of Management, Pune
(Biotechnology industry)
July 2006 — May 2008 (1 year 11 months)
Taught lectures in various fields of biotechnology like molecular, cell biology, bioinformatics including the business of biotechnology like, the Drug Development Pipeline, Intellectual Property Rights in biotechnology, and the Biopharmaceutical Regulations in India and abroad, Bioethics, and its potential impact on the biopharmaceuticals industry, etc. with the primary focus on the best biotechnology management practices like Cost Management, Crisis Management, Quality Management, Strategic Alliance Management, and Intellectual Property Management.
•Konde V. 2008. Biotechnology in India: Public-private Partnerships. Journal of Commercial Biotechnology, 14(1), 43–55. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jcb.3050079 (http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jcb/journal/v14/n1/abs/3050079a.html). -
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
University of Houston, USA
(Biotechnology industry)
June 2002 — June 2006 (4 years 1 month)
Postdoctoral Research Associate with Dr. Joseph Eichberg, University of Houston, TX, USA, (2002-2006). Led a group in molecular neurobiology lab to develop real-time trafficking cell culture model using wild-type and mutated (phosphorylation, acylation, glycosylation) P0-GFP fusion constructs. Published the findings as the mutations of Myelin Protein Zero in the cytoplasmic domain interfere with its cellular trafficking in the peripheral nervous system leading to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Constructed the cis-acting, adeno-associated viral vectors for gene delivery to study the regulation of circadian clock to light in mice with the Neurophysiology group of Dr. Michael Rea at the University of Houston in the collaboration with the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
•Konde V. and Eichberg J. 2006. Myelin protein zero: Mutations in the cytoplasmic domain interfere with its cellular trafficking. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 83:957–964.
•Eichberg J., Konde, V. B., Garga, V. and Rea, M.A. 2005. Trafficking of wild type and cytoplasmic domain-mutated myelin protein zero-GFP in living Schwann cells. Journal of Neurochemistry, 94 (Suppl. 1), 50. -
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
LCB-CNRS, Marseille, France
(Biotechnology industry)
July 2000 — May 2002 (1 year 11 months)
Postdoctoral Research Scientist with C.N.R.S.-L.C.B., Marseille, France. Investigated the signaling events in the heterocyst-forming cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120. Published the results of the co-regulated 'C' and 'N' metabolic pathways using ketoglutarate transpoter from E. coli expressed under the control of a copper regulated plastocyanin `pet E` promoter in this nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria.
•Li JH, Laurent S., Konde V., Bedu S., Zhang C.C. 2003. An increase in the level of 2-oxoglutarate promotes heterocyst development in the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120. Microbiology, 149: 3257-3263.
•Konde V., Laurent S., Bedu S. and Zhang, C.C. 2001. Initial dissection of an activating signaling pathway of heterocyst differentiation in the cyanobacterium Anabaena PCC 7120. Paper: VIIth Cyanobacterial Workshop, A Signal Event, Virginia Tech, Pacific Grove, CA, USA. pp. 357-362.
Viren Konde’s Education
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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
PhD , Biotechnology (Molecular Biology) , 1996 — 2000
•Konde V.B. and Kannaiyan S. 2000. Identification of A. filiculoides x A. microphylla hybrid using protein and isozyme markers. J. Maharashtra Agric. Univ., 25 (2): 188-191.
•Konde V.B. and Kannaiyan S. 2000. Azolla-Anabaena symbiosis: Establishment of the true symbiotic nature as detected by 15N studies. J. Maharashtra Agric. Univ., 25 (2): 184-187.
•Konde V. B. and Kannaiyan S. 1998. Genetic diversity and phylogenetic analysis of the nitrogen-fixing water fern Azolla. Paper: Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference, Association of Microbiologists of India, Mangalore, December 5-7, pp. 230-232.- Activities and Societies:
- Senior Research Fellow during PhD at TNAU, Coimabtore. Studied the molecular phylogeny of algal symbionts of Azolla and free-living cyanobacterial cultures based on DNA amplification. Identified RAPD markers and isozyme loci for genetic variability across the species and accessions.
•Konde V. B. and Kannaiyan S. 1999. Phylogenetic relationships of algal symbionts of Azolla and free-living cyanobacterial cultures based on DNA amplification. Nature Biotechnology, 17: 45.
