The company aims to make regenerative treatments a mainstream modality, accessible to millions of patients across the globe suffering from unmet clinical needs.
NEW YORK, NY, November 01, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Tuhin Bhowmick, PhD, has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Bhowmick is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Pandorum Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a pioneering company in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, operating out of India and the USA. Pandorum was founded in 2011 during Dr. Bhowmick's doctoral studies with a grant from the Department of Biotechnology. In close collaboration with renowned clinical partner institutions in Chicago, New Delhi and Kyoto, the company is developing human stem cell derived, Pharma grade, proprietary exosome-based therapeutics for various tissue regeneration, such as the cornea, skin, liver and lung.
Their flagship product Kuragenx (the 'Liquid Cornea') is focused on corneal regeneration, have demonstrated promising preclinical results, obtained orphan drug designation from the USFDA, completed pre-IND meeting with the USFDA and is progressing towards the first in human study to reverse corneal blindness planned during 2025-26. With a well differentiated portfolio of several patents covering its proprietary platform technology, precise scalable production process and potent therapeutic assets to promote regenerative tissue reprogramming, the company aims to make regenerative treatments a mainstream modality, accessible to millions of patients across the globe suffering from unmet clinical needs.
Dr. Bhowmick's academic journey includes a Master of Science in biotechnology from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 2005, a Doctor of Philosophy in macromolecular crystallography, structural and computational biology from the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru in 2012. Subsequently, Dr. Bhowmick became an EIPOD fellow at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in DESY-Hamburg and Heidelberg, Germany, between 2015 and 2019, where he further honed his expertise in structural and developmental biology. He has also attended specialized courses in drug and device development at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2021.
In addition to his professional roles, Dr. Bhowmick has achieved several notable milestones. He holds multiple patents in his field and has contributed several scholarly articles to various peer-reviewed professional journals, including Nature Publishing Group, Cell Press, International Journal of Bioprinting, Journal of American Chemical Society and Journal of Physical Chemistry. Dr. Bhowmick's work has achieved accolades at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and at the Endless Frontier Labs at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, in which he has been a member (cohort of 2023). Dr. Bhowmick was honored with ARVO's Hot Topic selection for the work on Kuragenxthe Liquid Cornea in 2023. Dr. Bhowmick and his work at Pandorum has been featured by Forbes India- Select 200 (2024) companies with potential for global excellence. His success is attributed to his family's unwavering support and his family of clinicians, which influenced his passion for biotechnology innovation over traditional medical practice. Beyond his primary endeavors, he is dedicated to volunteering his time to scientists and entrepreneurs in the U.S. and India.
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