Praveen Kumar

Biography

Manager Company Name Anthem Biosciences Pvt Ltd Dates Employed Jul 2015 – Present Employment Duration 2 yrs 3 mos Location Bangalore Area, India Manager - Manufacturing Company Name Biocon Sdn. Bhd. Dates Employed Apr 2014 – Jul 2015 Employment Duration 1 yr 4 mos Location Johor, Malaysia Deputy Manager - Manufacturing Upstream Operations Company Name Biocon Dates Employed Nov 2010 – Apr 2014 Employment Duration 3 yrs 6 mos Location Bangalore Manufacturing - Fermentation Working on an overseas project being set up in Malaysia for manufacturing Insulin and Analogs and I’m now predominantly involved in the design of Upstream processing from overall drug substance processing. My other responsibilities during the tenure include- • Evaluation of processes lined for scale-up, capacity estimation, preparation of Bill Of Material, estimation of Cost Of Goods • Involved development of process flow diagrams, estimating production cycle times and capacity, Identify equipment list and sizing, process development • Current project- • Development of Process flow diagrams • Material balances • Deriving equipment list and sizing • Capacity estimation • Preparation User Requirement Specifications • Facility design reviews- entry/ exit procedures, men & material movement, process areas, area classification and AHU zoning, warehouse with consultants • Process and Instrumentation diagram reviews with consultants • Exploration of new process technologies • Interaction with vendors for technical discussions • Reporting to Senior Director- Manufacturing

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical Science