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Himansha Singh

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Founder at Craste

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Himansha Singh is a co-founder of Craste, a deep tech company that converts crop residue into zero-formaldehyde engineered boards and custom packaging materials, operating from a factory in Jigni village. The company holds two patented technologies and produces CARB II NAF certified, tree-free agri-fibre boards as alternatives to conventional panels and plastic or virgin-fibre packaging. Singh holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge, and was named among PwC and CII's Top 49 Women in Innovation (2025) and represented India at the Forbes China Scale-Up Program.

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Experience

  1. CrasteCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentIndia
  2. GramikshaVice Presidentcurrent2011 — presentIndia
  3. Indian Institute of Science (IISc)Raman Fellow2021 — 2023Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
  4. Global Compostables AllianceHead Of Innovation2021
  5. University of CambridgeBBSRC Post Doctoral Research Fellow2017 — 2020Cambridge, United Kingdom
  6. University of CambridgePhD Pharmacology2013 — 2017Cambridge, United Kingdom
  7. Teva Pharmaceuticals UKMicrobiology Scientist2012Runcorn, UK
  8. AstraZenecaAssociate DMPK Scientist2010 — 2011Cheshire
  9. Shreedhar Bhats’ LaboratoryResearch Assistant2010Bangalore
  10. Institute of bioscience and molecular biologyProject Trainee2009Bangalore

Skills & more

Fluorescence Anisotropy6Fluorescence6Transporters5LipidsHPLC15In Vitro13Purification10Cell9Pharmacology11GLP8Mass Spectrometry7Molecular Biology7
+10 moreMicrosoft OfficeBiotechnologyLife SciencesMicrobiologyLC-MSProtein ChemistryBiochemistrySDS-PAGEMatlabScience
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Who is Himansha Singh?
Himansha Singh is a co-founder of Craste, a deep tech company that converts crop residue into zero-formaldehyde engineered boards and custom packaging materials, operating from a factory in Jigni village. The company holds two patented technologies and produces CARB II NAF certified, tree-free agri-fibre boards as alternatives to conventional panels and plastic or virgin-fibre packaging. Singh holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge, and was named among PwC and CII's Top 49 Women in Innovation (2025) and represented India at the Forbes China Scale-Up Program.
Where does Himansha Singh work?
Himansha Singh is Founder of Craste.
What companies did Himansha Singh found?
Himansha Singh founded Craste.
Where did Himansha Singh go to school?
Himansha Singh studied at University of Cambridge (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Pharmacology); Cambridge Judge Business School (Short course (3 months), Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations); The University of Manchester (Translational Medicine in Pharmaceutical Cancer, Drug Metabolism and Toxicity).

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