Arush Chhabra, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Hair Care, Skin care

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Nutrition Category - Savoury, Dressings, Bouillon, Soups

Dubai

Beauty and Personal Care Division- Hair care

Dubai, Uae

-Lead Personal Care Product Claims Innovation and medical affairs for GCC. -Converted scientific information and medical insights into actionable business/research objectives-Conceived new product and claims innovation pipeline for personal care, healthcare, wellness categories for skin care, hair care, men's care, kid's care, ageing & oncology-Led delivery of target claims for packaging label artwork and corresponding claims substantiation documentation based on GCC, COLIPA and… Show more -Lead Personal Care Product Claims Innovation and medical affairs for GCC. -Converted scientific information and medical insights into actionable business/research objectives-Conceived new product and claims innovation pipeline for personal care, healthcare, wellness categories for skin care, hair care, men's care, kid's care, ageing & oncology-Led delivery of target claims for packaging label artwork and corresponding claims substantiation documentation based on GCC, COLIPA and SFDA guidelines. -Created product presentations, promotional literature, presentations, demos and concepts for internal and external experts. Support media launch, local activations and create presentation for experts and HCPs, communications development, regulatory dossier submission and product registration process.-Establish collaborative external partnerships for open innovation with academic institutions, KOLs to build innovation road map for Personal Care and Pharmaceutical products-Scientific/Medical writing for product concepts, claims dossier for regulatory submission, artwork and promotional material for consumers and experts like KOLs and HCPs.-Set up lab capability for pre-clinical active screening and product claims substantiation. Developed in 4 new vitro assay/tests to demonstrate product efficacy-Conduct and participate in Primary research/consumer panel studies, consumer insights, focussed groups, face-to-face interviews for sensory and fragrance evaluation. Convert consumer research into insights and actionable R&D plan to address unmet needs and portfolio gaps Show less

Dubai, Uae

Gurgaon, India

New Products research and Medical affairs for Childhood growth and immunity, Nutrition, Digestive health and Vitamins & Supplements category. Worked on flagship market-leading malted beverage brand Horlicks and Vitamins and Supplements brand Scott’s.-Conceived medium-to-long term innovation plan for consumer healthcare subcategories and brands.-Define nutrition composition and set direction for product development and label creation in compliance with WHO, CODEX, EFSA and local country… Show more New Products research and Medical affairs for Childhood growth and immunity, Nutrition, Digestive health and Vitamins & Supplements category. Worked on flagship market-leading malted beverage brand Horlicks and Vitamins and Supplements brand Scott’s.-Conceived medium-to-long term innovation plan for consumer healthcare subcategories and brands.-Define nutrition composition and set direction for product development and label creation in compliance with WHO, CODEX, EFSA and local country regulatory guidelines.-Led literature deep dive, and Clinical program for 3 platform areas of childhood immunity and growth, digestive health (Prebiotics and Probiotics) and micronutrient interactions and absorption.-Collaborated extensively with business leads, marketing and regulatory teams to agree new product positioning, science-led claims and their creative visualization, brand communications and their scientific substantiation, develop expert marketing materials, and answer queries from regulators, consumers and HCPs.-Prepared claims support dossier based on literature, experimental/Clinical studies to support new product registration and local activations/promotions.HCP-KOL Engagement-Built a global HCP-KOL network for research platform areas. Set up scientific meetings (CMEs) and advisory Boards to understand competition and treatment trends. Drove strategic planning of observational and Investigational Clinical studies to identify new active compositions.-Managed cross functional stakeholders, research professionals within GSK and across partner laboratories and CROs Volunteering : Corporate Social Responsibility as Global Volunteer Ambassador Show less

Bengaluru Area, India

-FEI team member for beauty care, Research on new biological targets and active ingredients to address unmet and unarticulated consumer needs for Hair care -Identify new technology and actives for Skin care benefits.-Leverage in-silico modeling for quick and high throughput screening of potential new actives ingredients.Volunteering: Quality Assurance SIP team memberLed Vibrant living program initiative for Work life Balance

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Analytical Science-Elucidating enzyme functions and mechanisms-Developing analytical methods and biochemical assays -In-vitro reconstitution of lipid metabolic pathways of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Identification of metabolites using analytical chromatography and mass spectrometry-Maintenance of Mass Spectrometry Facility-Set up and commissioning of Bio Safety Level-3 laboratory for infectious organism cultureTechnical… Show more Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Analytical Science-Elucidating enzyme functions and mechanisms-Developing analytical methods and biochemical assays -In-vitro reconstitution of lipid metabolic pathways of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Identification of metabolites using analytical chromatography and mass spectrometry-Maintenance of Mass Spectrometry Facility-Set up and commissioning of Bio Safety Level-3 laboratory for infectious organism cultureTechnical Skills:Basic Microbiology and Molecular Biology  Bio-Informatics & Cheminformatics Cell-free analysis of enzyme function  Designing biochemical assays for in-vitro reconstitution of enzymes. Radioactive assays and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)-based analysis for characterization of enzymatic products Structure-based functional analyses and manipulation of enzymatic function by performing site-directed mutagenesis and engineering domain fusions etc. Biophysical assays using UV and fluorescence spectrophotometry. Mass Spectrometry:  ESI-MS, MALDI and LC/MS analysis for small molecules and proteins.  Analysis of enzymatic assays and product characterization  Proteomic analysis using Two-Dimensional PAGE and MALDI based spot identification. Lipid analysis  Radioactive precursor feeding experiments in E.coli and mycobacteria for identification and analysis of lipids. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Life Sciences

▪ Senior Research Fellow (2007-2011), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research ▪ Junior Research Fellow (2005-2007), Council.

Master Of Science (Msc), Biomedical Science

▪ Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) ‘Catch them Young’ fellow (2003-2005)

Bsc (H), Zoology

Secured Rank 2 in Delhi University