Nitin Agrawal, Ph.D.

CEO

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland14 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Ph.D. in Biochemistry with international experience.
  • Co-founded innovation consultancy focusing on sustainability.
  • Expert in metagenomics and bioinformatics for disease research.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Biotech and Sustainability expert with a focus on innovative solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

BioinformaticsData Analysis

Other Skills

Academic WritingAdministrationAnalytical SkillsBloggingC (Programming Language)Circular EconomyEntrepreneurshipFinancial AccountingFood TechnologyGenomicsInterpersonal SkillsLife SciencesMicrosoft OfficeMolecular BiologyPresentation Skills

About

I am a creative problem solver with international experience. I hold a Ph.D. in Biochemistry. Currently, utilizing metagenomic, microbiomics, and GWAS techniques to study the environmental and human genetic factors (from saliva samples) influencing diseases such as Obesity, Diabetes, and Oral Cavities (caries/periodontitis). Have also co-founded an innovation consultancy: ExtraVerd Oy focusing on the environmental sector; utilizing my experience from the Foodtech and Biotech sectors and working on several projects in the fields of sustainable food production,-fishing, and -meat production! Worked on protein-ligand binding during my doctoral studies, as a preceding step for drug designing. Creating artificial proteins with different binding sites in-silico, and later in-vitro, that were capable of binding small molecules and various mutated ligands. Interested in genetics, bioinformatics, circular economy concepts, food waste management, sustainable solutions. Motto: Live and Learn!

Experience

Folkhälsan

2 roles

Group Manager

Aug 2022Jan 2023 · 5 mos

  • Managing the research group in the PI's absence. Taking care of day-to-day business including personnel management, chairing meetings. Ensuring the general well-being of the group and keeping the motivation and morale high.

Postdoctoral Researcher/ Bioinformatician

Feb 2021Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Finding microbial and genetic markers that associate with diabetes, obesity, and oral diseases in Finnish children through studying their saliva microbiota.
Data AnalysisAdministrationBioinformaticsAcademic WritingGenomicsInterpersonal Skills+5

Nutrinity

Co-Founder, CEO

May 2020Dec 2020 · 7 mos · Finland

  • A project to produce natural, liquid fertilizers from food waste. Needed funding to develop PoC.

Extraverd oy

5 roles

Product Manager

Promoted

Jan 2020Jun 2020 · 5 mos

  • LastPrice - an app that helps reduce food wastage in the supermarkets shelves.
  • I was responsible for the app's product/market fit. Also for fundraising, marketing, and collaborating with local supermarket chains. Coronavirus halted the progress of this and currently the project is on hold.

Consultant

Jan 2019Mar 2019 · 2 mos

  • Market survey on the potential for collaboration between India-Finland in the Medical devices sector for Embassy of India to Finland and Estonia

Consultant

Oct 2018Dec 2018 · 2 mos

  • Market survey report on Biotech, Healthcare and Medical sectors in the Turku and Kuopio regions for the Embassy of India to Finland and Estonia

Co-Founder, COO and Consultant

Promoted

Sep 2018Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • ExtraVerd Oy is an innovative consultancy with current focus areas in Food and Cleantech sectors, with emphasis on utilizing Circular and bio-economy principles.
  • My responsibilities include but not limited to:
  • Brainstorming new solutions for existing challenges and the development of these ideas through feasibility studies. In short, bringing the solutions to an executable stage where they are ready to be patented/licensed.
  • Networking and B2B client procurement for the existing solutions that can be tailormade according to their needs.
  • Marketing and sales (Last Price)
  • Handling day to day operations (documentation, finances, ERP, and PR) within the company to ensure its smooth functioning while keeping the big picture in mind.

Consultant, Project Manager

Sep 2018Feb 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Methane mitigation through the addition of natural feed additives to the dairy cow diet. Project in collaboration with Valio Ltd.

Turku united cricket association (formerly finn-asia cricket association)

4 roles

Vice Chairman

Promoted

Mar 2016Mar 2017 · 1 yr

  • I was responsible for fundraising. I also handled initial talks about merging of the
  • association -- Finn-Asia cricket association with another cricket association
  • (Turku Cricket club). I maintained the association's inventory and was overseeing
  • and assisting in the duties of the secretary and treasurer of the association.

Treasurer

Dec 2014Mar 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • I was responsible for financial book-keeping, monitoring the account usage, invoicing, budgeting for the association and prepared financial reports to submit to Turun Kaupungin Liikuntapalvelukeskus (Turku city’s sports association).

Board Member

Feb 2014Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • I was responsible for monitoring the association’s activities and maintaining its smooth function, and ensuring matters of critical nature are resolved without any conflicts within the association.

Secretary

Feb 2014Mar 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • I was responsible for the arrangement of ground bookings in coordination with Turku city's sports association. Purchasing decisions for acquisition of new equipment, practical arrangements during match and training days for the association. I was also the first contact for outsiders on behalf of the association.

Åbo akademi university

2 roles

Researcher

Aug 2012Sep 2018 · 6 yrs 1 mo · Turku, Finland

  • I worked on the structural characterization of Avidin binding non-Btn ligands. Probing structural determinants within native and engineered avidins, opening up new possibilities for developing avidin-based tools usable in bionanotechnology.

Researcher

Feb 2011Jun 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • I studied the folding of Aquaporin 1 protein by simulating the helix-3 insertion through the membrane. Part of a collaborative project between Åbo Akademi and Stockholm University.

Stockholm university

Researcher

Jun 2011Aug 2011 · 2 mos

  • I computationally simulated insertion of various helices through a membrane

Jadavpur university, kolkata

Research Assistant

May 2009Jun 2009 · 1 mo · Greater Kolkata Area

  • My team and I were responsible for devising a formula for theoretical calculation of a bioreactor model where the concentration of the ingredients can be changed by varying the horizontal diameter of the reactor.

Education

Åbo Akademi University

PhD — Bioinformatics (Minor: Biochemistry)

Jan 2012Jan 2018

Turun yliopisto - University of Turku

MS — Bioinformatics

Jan 2010Jan 2012

National Institute of Technology Durgapur

B.Tech — Biotechnology

Jan 2006Jan 2010

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