- Responsible for the entire Skincare product development lifecycle from concept to shelf- Collaborated with manufacturing partners to ensure strict quality assurance and control standards; worked closely with 3rd party testing facilities to determine the purity and stability of finished products- Continuously monitored market trends and evolving customer needs to identify opportunities for new products and services; instrumental in all consumer research initiatives incl. consumer focus… Show more - Responsible for the entire Skincare product development lifecycle from concept to shelf- Collaborated with manufacturing partners to ensure strict quality assurance and control standards; worked closely with 3rd party testing facilities to determine the purity and stability of finished products- Continuously monitored market trends and evolving customer needs to identify opportunities for new products and services; instrumental in all consumer research initiatives incl. consumer focus groups- Handled regulatory compliance aspects for all finished products, ingredients, and manufacturing processes- Created positive net impact by optimising the supply chain, implementing value based pricing, and steeply increasing product availability/sales through online marketplaces, retail stores, overseas distributors, and ecosystem partners- Led the HR portfolio in entirety alongside corporate compliance duties and securing grants Show less

- Developed a novel in vivo bio-sensor to detect industrially relevant chemicals such as acrylic acid produced from renewable raw materials including waste products in order to enable sustainable biotech applications for 'recycling waste into useful chemicals'- Employed basic and advanced techniques in the areas of molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, flow cytometry, fluorescence imaging, etc- Awarded the SERC (Science & Engineering Research Council) fellowship and was part of… Show more - Developed a novel in vivo bio-sensor to detect industrially relevant chemicals such as acrylic acid produced from renewable raw materials including waste products in order to enable sustainable biotech applications for 'recycling waste into useful chemicals'- Employed basic and advanced techniques in the areas of molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, flow cytometry, fluorescence imaging, etc- Awarded the SERC (Science & Engineering Research Council) fellowship and was part of the core team in the "Biomass to Chemicals" initiative- Filed a patent, published research papers, and represented A*STAR in various leading industry conferences through talks and presentations- Employed a multi-disciplinary approach by collaborating with chemists and bioinformaticians; trained and mentored several students and interns Show less

Consulted on the extraction process for herbal concentrates for optimal efficacy of skincare product formulations.

Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH)Characterised some of the evolved fluorescent proteins from during my PhD stint which eventually lead to a publication in 'Molecular Biology of the Cell'.

Established a new in vivo directed protein evolution approach to improve brightness of fluorescent proteins (FP) for use in advanced live-cell imaging techniques. I also optimised protein-peptide interactions to build a generic molecular biosensor to measure kinase activity in living yeast cellsTechniques: - Molecular biology - Western blotting, yeast genetics, molecular cloning and PCR, yeast two hybrid techniques - Flow Cytometry and FACS analysis for screening & selection of… Show more Established a new in vivo directed protein evolution approach to improve brightness of fluorescent proteins (FP) for use in advanced live-cell imaging techniques. I also optimised protein-peptide interactions to build a generic molecular biosensor to measure kinase activity in living yeast cellsTechniques: - Molecular biology - Western blotting, yeast genetics, molecular cloning and PCR, yeast two hybrid techniques - Flow Cytometry and FACS analysis for screening & selection of improved FP variants - Fluorescence microscopy - Epifluorescence microscopy and basic FCS/FCCS methodsTalks/Presentations: - Yeast Genetics & Molecular Biology Meeting, Vancouver, July 2010 - Marie Curie (Penelope) Annual conferences - Hamburg in Apr 2008, Basel in Apr 2009, Barcelona in Apr 2010 - EMBO Conferences - Vienna, Sep 2011 and Heidelberg, Sep 2010 Show less