Vishwanath Naik Email & Phone Number

I am a highly motivated and organized Molecular/Cell Biologist. I have many years of experience in assay development and protein/DNA/RNA biology. My operational skills consistently drive innovation, reduce costs, and create strategies for biomarker detection, molecular assay development, and its implementation. a) Supervise new assay development and method improvement activities.b) Manage IVD product stability, verification, and multi-site clinical validation studies, draft protocols, and generate data analysis.c) Design experiments and statistically analyze data to comply with regulatory requirements-CDSCO, CLSI, FDA, MDSAP and IVDR for stability, specificity, and accuracy.d) Excellent Technical knowledge (Primer designing, sequence analysis, and troubleshooting)Achievement:1. Represented PoC platform to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at ILB, Atlanta USA2. Developed rapid diagnostic assays for Infectious Diseases: Monkeypox virus, COVID-19, TB, Influenza A&B, Cancer biomarkers, etc,3. Developed dried reagent-based PCR for molecular diagnostics/research: Novel Tool4. Verification and validation of IVD assaysA proven leader with strong project management and a desire to achieve success. Offer excellent communication skills through numerous speaking engagements and presentations at conferences.

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  Scientist R&D

  Bigtec Private Limited

  Apr 2022 - Present - Bengaluru, Karnataka, India