Vikram Pansare, Phd Email & Phone Number

Novato, California, US

San Rafael, CA, US

• Leveraged prior scientific expertise and consulting skillsets to drive 3 key patent applications for a healthcare startup, coordinating a multidisciplinary team across academic, legal, and industrial domains
• Advised a health and personal care startup on product and intellectual property strategy, fundraising, and technology development

US

• Generalist consultant based in Chicago, IL. Selected engagements include:
• Developed growth and organizational strategy for a $20B medical device company
• Managed a merger for a combined $8B automotive supplier
• Developed new market entry and growth strategies for a major home appliance manufacturer
• Identified over $200M in value capture initiatives for a semiconductor company in a post-merger management context
• Identified high priority areas of growth in the global energy industry for a CEO-level discussion for a major engineering, construction, and project management firm

Princeton, NJ, US

Developed formulation parameters for foam-based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis treatments

• Sphera Materials is developing the world's first scalable platform for the industrial production of polymer nanoparticles, including 2-phase and 3-phase "Janus" nanoparticle systems, which have applications in smart.
• Directed business development and product sample sales to mid-size and Fortune 500 healthcare and chemicals companies resulting in $15,000 initial revenue within first 5 months of lab operation.
• Created customer-focused marketing materials to drive business development and strategic partnering.
• Led team to 1st place finish in the Princeton University Innovation Forum.
• Spearheaded pilot nanotechnology production platform design and engineering with limited resources.

Princeton, NJ, US

• Thesis focused on drug delivery, drug formulation, molecular imaging, and nanotechnology under thesupervision of Prof. R. K. Prud’homme
• 9 publications/7 first-author (400+ citations), 2 patents with additional 3 under preparation
• Awards and Honors: 1st place (2014) and 3rd place (2011) Princeton University Innovation Forum, AirProducts Teaching Award (2010), Graduate Engineering Council Teaching Award (2010)

• Expanded company’s pharmaceutical formulation capabilities for novel, difficult-to-formulate drugsresulting in 1 publication and 1 patent.
• Led technology transfer, implementation, and integration of scalable Princeton Universitypharmaceutical production technology with existing company processes.
• Coordinated multi-department team from Operations, R&D, and Senior Management to meet 4 month project timeframe.

• Spearheaded process design, installation, commissioning, and optimization of chemical purification technology to enable downstream processing of raw product material.
• Wrote detailed downstream processing manual for engineers and technicians in the company.
• Created database of existing competitive products to map out directions for product development within the company.

Indianapolis, Indiana, US

Bloomington, US

• Coordinated review and updating of company-wide piping and electrical construction specificationsacross multiple departments.
• Developed computer scripts and models for automated quality testing of industrial purification systems and mixing in bioreactors.
• Assisted senior engineers in key process systems commissioning.*Two internships during May - Aug 2006 and 2007.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Nanotechnology, Colloidal Science

Bs Che, Chemical Engineering

High School, Honors Diploma

Education record