About
Amit Kumar is the Co-Founder and CEO of BIODEFENSE, a company developing microbial safety platforms for the food and beverage and healthcare sectors. He has more than 14 years of experience in microbial safety.
CEO at Biodefense
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Co-founders at Biodefense
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Sheetal SinhaCTO
Experience
- BIODEFENSECo-Founder & CEOcurrent2021 β presentVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Entrepreneur FirstFounder in Residence2018 β 2019Singapore
- Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeResearch Fellow2015 β 2018Singapore
- National University of SingaporeResearch Fellow2013 β 2015Singapore
- National University of SingaporeResearch Scholar2008 β 2013Singapore
Skills & more
Bioinformatics26Biotechnology24Microbiome14Food Safety6Chemical Engineering20Mathematical Modeling16Mass Spectrometry15Cell Culture21Molecular Biology26HPLC17Microscopy18Biochemistry20
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NanotechnologyProtein PurificationPCRGenomicsLife SciencesProject ManagementInfectious DiseasesData ScienceRMatlabPythonProblem SolvingLanguages English Β· Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amit Kumar?
- Amit Kumar is the Co-Founder and CEO of BIODEFENSE, a company developing microbial safety platforms for the food and beverage and healthcare sectors. He has more than 14 years of experience in microbial safety.
- Where does Amit Kumar work?
- Amit Kumar is CEO of Biodefense.
- What companies did Amit Kumar found?
- Amit Kumar founded Biodefense.
- Where did Amit Kumar go to school?
- Amit Kumar studied at National University of Singapore (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemical Engineering); Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Biotechnology).
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