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Hire Dr. Karuna S.

United Arab Emirates

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Formulation Development Expert | Food, Detergent & Cosmetic Applications | Enzymes & Functional Ingredients Specialist

Profile Summary

PhD Food Biotechnologist with over 13 years of combined research and industry experience in formulation development, enzyme technology, and applied biotechnology. I specialize in developing commercially viable formulations for food, nutraceutical, detergent, and personal care applications. In industry, I worked as an R&D Manager overseeing enzyme production, application testing, and formulation troubleshooting across sectors including bakery, distilleries, functional foods, home care, paper & pulp, and antimicrobial systems. I have extensive experience in technical documentation, performance validation, and client-oriented problem solving. I combine strong scientific foundations with hands-on industrial expertise, enabling me to deliver practical, scalable, and market-ready solutions tailored to client needs.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Nanobiotechnology
• ☆ Microbial Biotechnology
• ☆ Industrial Biotechnology
• ☆ Microbial Fermentation
• ☆ Agricultural Biotechnology

Services

• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Legal Consulting

Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance & Control (QA/QC), Concept Development, Product Launch Support, Prototyping, Reverse Engineering

Work Experience

technical consultant

Freelancing

June 2024 - Present

Head of research and development

Biolaxi enzymes Pvt Ltd.

October 2020 - November 2023

Education

PhD

Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai, India

December 2014 - August 2019

Certifications

• HACCP

  Food Engineering and Technology Department

  January 2026 - Present