About the company
We at Piatrika Biosystems believe that a good amalgamation of technology and bioinformatics will help the world meet the sustainability targets.
About the company
Team
Vasudev Kumanduri
Co-Founder & CEO
20 years of experience as an academic researcher in computational biology and heading technology implementations in early stage bleeding edge startups in Oncology and AgriTech.
Phani Gopal Yarlagadda
Co-Founder & COO
Enterprise Tech & Farming enthusiast with over 15 years of experience in delivering technical expertise as an digital solutions architect for large organisations across Europe & America
Dr Raja Kota
Global Director, StrategiC
Partnerships
Dr. Raja Kota is an accomplished R&D leader with over 27 years of extensive experience in genetics, genomics, and digital agriculture. He recently served as a Collaborations Manager at Syngenta AG in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Dr. Kota specializes in molecular breeding, data analytics, project/program and collaboration management. His career is marked by a commitment to driving product innovation and securing funding for impactful solutions in both academia and industry. He successfully leads cross-functional global project teams, integrating novel methodologies in breeding to support pipeline development and enhance product innovation. His leadership is instrumental in managing complex projects involving multiple partners across public and private sectors.
Prasad Bajaj
Computational Biologist
Computational Biologist, with more than 10 yrs of experience in the field genomics and bioinformatics. Have worked with organisations like ICRISAT, Contract Research and private RnD
Scientific Team
Consultants
Dr Sadananda Ajanahalli
lead, plant breedin
Consultant
Expert in Seed systems, especially in agricultural research and technology management. He has over 44 years of experience in seed industry and international and national public research institutions across various countries
Statistical/Quantitative
Geneticist
Salvador Gezan is a consultant statistician/quantitative geneticist with expertise on mixed models and its application to biological problems including the field testing, breeding, and medical studies. Salvador has worked supporting agricultural, forestry and aquaculture breeding programs on evaluating their phenotypic and genotypic data, defining optimal breeding and data strategies and performing molecular evaluations with emphasis on genomic selection and its implementation on operational breeding programs. Dr. Gezan has more than 140 peer review publications, and is often involved in research and training with universities, research organizations and companies.
Business Advisory Team
Investors
Chairman, Natco Pharma