Umesh Gawande

Biography

  Experience Deputy Manager - Polysaccharide conjugate vaccine Company NameSerum Institute of India Pvt Limited Dates EmployedMay 2016 – Present   Employment Duration1 yr 5 mos LocationPune Asst. Manager - Polysachharide Conjugate Vaccine Company NameSerum Institute of India Limited Dates EmployedNov 2010 – May 2016   Employment Duration5 yrs 7 mos Chemical Engineer-rDNA Human Insulin Mfg. Company NameWockhardt Biotech Ltd Dates EmployedSep 2006 – Nov 2010   Employment Duration4 yrs 3 mos Involved in manufacturing of rDNA Human Insulin and Glargine. Also Technology transfer - Scale up of rDNA Glargine, Lispro, Carboxypeptidase B manufacturing. Sr. officer Dextran Production Company NameShreya Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. Dates EmployedMay 2005 – Sep 2006   Employment Duration1 yr 5 mos Sr. Officer - Daunorubicin HCL Company NameRPG Life Sciences Pvt Ltd Dates EmployedNov 2004 – Apr 2005   Employment Duration6 mos Involved in Downstream processing of Anti Cancer drug Dauno HCl. Sr. Executive Company NameSolaris Biochemicals Ltd Dates Employed2002 – 2004   Employment Duration2 yrs Officer Fermentation Company NameGujrat Themis Biosyn Ltd Dates EmployedJul 2001 – Oct 2002   Employment Duration1 yr 4 mos

Research Interest

 Being a Chemical Engineer with a interest in Biochemical Engineering , I started my career in a Biochemical industry and worked on Biochemical Processes and operations such as Fermentation, Protein Purification , Conjugation , Centrifugation chromatography, TFF systems. I handled fermentors from 5 L capacity to 500000 L capacity and worked on products like Rifampicin, Citric Acid , Daunorubicin HCL, Dextrans , Insulin , Glargine , Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine.  Involved in scale up and technology transfer.