Krishna M. Ella
Pharmaceutical Industry
Bharath Biotech
India
Biography
Dr. Ella is an accomplished scientist with expertise in gene knock-out and expression systems. As an entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in product development and manufacturing, he has recently ventured into other areas like veterinary vaccines (Biovet), food processing (Innova Agri Bio), functional foods (Century Biologicals), contract research services (RCC Labs) and developing biotechnology infrastructure (Konark Bio Park). He has received several awards for his academic recognitions like the Rotary Fellowship, and the National Research Service Award of the National Institute of Health, U.S.A. Further, he has been honoured for his entrepreneurial skills with awards such as, J.R.D. TATA – Best Entrepreneur of the Year and Marico Innovation award received from the Prime Minister of India, among several others. Dr. Ella is also involved in shaping India’s science education and policy as well as International collaboration by being a Member, Advisor or Chairman of numerous committees. The prominent ones among these include Five Year Plan for Biotechnology, Human Resource and Innovation, National Biotech Policy, High Technology Cooperation Groups, National Task Force in Industrial Biotechnology, National Council of IPR. He has recently been nominated as a Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister of India
Research Interest
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