Pranav Vengsarkar, PhD Avantor

Pranav Vengsarkar joined Avantor in December 2016 and is Manager- Process Development at Avantor Technology & Innovation (T&I). He is focused on product and process development for new cGMP products and excipients. He is also part of development & design teams for single-use raw material delivery systems at Avantor. Pranav has been a key participant in the Biophorum(BPOG) Technology Roadmap Buffer Stock Blending System involved with development of NIMBL-BioPhorum Buffer Stock Blending System. Prior to joining Avantor, Pranav worked as a researcher developing and building simulated moving bed chromatography systems as well supercritical fluid processes for oil & gas applications. These experiences have afforded Pranav the opportunity to learn various aspects of manufacturing technology, scale-up and process development. Pranav holds a B Chem Eng degree from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University.