The Future Fermenters

We’re a diverse group of individuals

with a wide range of backgrounds, skills,
and perspectives.

What Brings Us Together?

A shared commitment to positively impact the planet and a passion for innovation.

Founders

Subramani Ramachandrappa

Linkedin

FOUNDER

Subbu has over 20 years of biotech entrepreneurial expertise, specializing in sustainable synthetic biology. His previous venture, Laurus Bio, developed animal-free recombinant proteins and CDMO services.​

Preeti Dharmagoudar

Linkedin

CO-FOUNDER

Preeti brings extensive experience to the leadership team, with an MBA from ISB and a diverse background at Abbott Nutrition and Biocon. ​

Founders

Subramani Ramachandrappa

Linkedin

FOUNDER

Subbu has over 20 years of biotech entrepreneurial expertise, specializing in sustainable synthetic biology. His previous venture, Laurus Bio, developed animal-free recombinant proteins and CDMO services.​

Preeti Dharmagoudar

Linkedin

CO-FOUNDER

Preeti brings extensive experience to the leadership team, with an MBA from ISB and a diverse background at Abbott Nutrition and Biocon. ​

Founders

Subramani Ramachandrappa

Linkedin

FOUNDER

Subbu has over 20 years of biotech entrepreneurial expertise, specializing in sustainable synthetic biology. His previous venture, Laurus Bio, developed animal-free recombinant proteins and CDMO services.​

Linkedin

Preeti Dharmagoudar

Linkedin

CO-FOUNDER

Preeti brings extensive experience to the leadership team, with an MBA from ISB and a diverse background at Abbott Nutrition and Biocon.

Ramanan Thirumoorthy

Linkedin

CO-FOUNDER

Ramanan has over 20 years of industrial R&D experience across biocatalysis, enzyme engineering, and recombinant protein technologies. He holds a postgraduate degree from IIT Madras and a PhD in Biophysical Chemistry from the University of Florida, and has contributed 25+ patents and publications.

We’re a

team of driven individuals, fermenting the future & solving tomorrow's pressing challenges.

Advisors

Jay Shetty​

Linkedin

President, ​JayNzyme​ | Former Research Head, Miles/Solvay Enzymes | Former Vice President and Head, Global Grain Enzymes Applications, GENENCOR | DUPONT | DANISCO

Learn More

Dr. Ulrich F. Tillmann​​

Linkedin
Former Global Product Manager,
​Merck KGaA | ​Cell
culture supplements expert​
Learn More

Dr. Jay Shetty is a veteran in the field of Industrial Biotechnology with a strong focus on enzymes and their use in industrial, food, feed, as well as health and nutritional applications. This fascination inspired his PhD in Biochemistry, and subsequent post-doctoral work at Cornell University, that resulted in an illustrious career in R&D, applied innovations, and fermentation engineering.

He has moved up to the highest technical rank, “DuPont Fellow”, in DuPont Industrial Bioscience, R&D organization. With more than four decades of technical expertise in Innovation and Marketing, Dr. Shetty has successfully converted scientific breakthroughs into value-added solutions, leading to commercial success and significant revenue. He has developed new and differentiated products and processes with additional value. He has also pioneered the application of enzymes in various sectors, including the enzymatic hydrolysis of food proteins and starch for improved nutritional and functional properties. Throughout his career, Dr. Shetty has built an extensive portfolio of more than 100 granted and filed patents, penned over 50 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. In addition, Dr. Jay Shetty was a recipient of 2005 “Top One Hundred R&D Award”, 2008 Research Excellence Award and 2010 Agricultural Research Service Technology Transfer Award, a USDA sponsored research program.

Ulrich F. Tillmann is a highly accomplished marketing and product manager with a PhD in molecular biology. He has extensive experience in cell culture supplements used in biopharma manufacturing, working in various capacities ranging from R&D to sales to portfolio management.

Ulrich has worked in various capacities with numerous startups in the United States and was a tenured employee at Merck KGaA in Darmstadt, Germany, for most of his career. At Merck, Ulrich led the global portfolio of recombinant cell culture supplements and biopharma manufacturing enzymes.
Ulrich’s strong drive to succeed and ability to meet critical milestones demonstrate his commitment to our company’s success. His exceptional capabilities in technology, effective collaboration, and multilingual communication skills make him a valuable asset to our team.

Introducing Fermbox

A cellulosic enzyme cocktail designed for hydrolysis of pre-treated agri-based residues to fermentable cellulosic sugars, utilized in:

2G Ethanol Production & Renewable Alternate Carbon Source for Bio-manufacturing

Know more