Vijendra Kumar KB

Experience

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  Anthem Biosciences Private Limited

  Apr 2008 - Oct 2010

  Senior Scientist

  Worked as a Senior scientist at Anthem Biosciences, handled all the challenging tasks in Analytical developmental lab by using all the advanced analytical instruments like NMR, HPLC, GC, LCMS etc. Helped the team to resolve method development, charecterization and interpretation of molecular structures.

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  ITC Limited

  Nov 2010 - May 2013

  Research associate

  Analytical method development, Bioassay guided fractionation of active extracts, enrichment and characterization of active molecules using prep HPLC and spectroscopic techniques. Developed the SPME GCMS method to study the chemo frofile of the human sweat. Handled high resolution LTQ ORBITROP VELOS to charecterize the high molecular weight proteins by top down approach using proteom discover software.

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  The Himalaya Drug Company

  May 2013 - Nov 2017

  Manager in Quality control

  As Manager leading a team of QC/QA for releasing bulk actives for production, using advanced analytical instruments to analyze all herbal actives. Review and implemention of Analytical method transfer /Validation documents. Review, approval and implementation of QC/QA SOPs. Handling of Organic Certification for all our Organic grade products.Strong knowledge of 21 CFR part 111, 210 and 211, Eudralex volume 4 and WHO guidelines.Took up a new project to set up new Analytical and Microbiology lab at our new contract manufacturing facility. Show less

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  Amway India Enterprises Private Limited

  Nov 2017 - Apr 2022

  Looking after Botanical research and ingredients development for new product development at Amway India.Exploring new technologies, co-development and leveraging ingredient development process with third party partnersCollaborating and working with partners farms on Ag-research (Hydroponics, controlled environment agriculture (CEA) and conventional farming)

  • Manager Open Innovation & Clean tech

    Mar 2020 - Apr 2022

  • Manager Botanical Research

    Nov 2017 - Mar 2020
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  Amway Global Services India Private Limited

  Apr 2022 - now

  Senior Manager Botanical sciences

  Leading a team of skilled Phytochemists to develop highly differentiated, standardized, novel functional botanical ingredients to use in Nutrition and beauty products. Addition to that shouldering a responsibility of carrying out Agriculture research to develop Ag techniques for selected Ayurvedic medicinal plant by collaborating with external partners.