Shivendu Ranjan has completed his BTech and PhD
in Biotechnology from VIT University, Vellore, India,
and has expertise in nano(bio)technology. He is Elected
Fellow of Bose Science Society (FBSS) and is currently
working as Head of Research & Technology Development at E-Spin Nanotech Pvt. Ltd., SIDBI Center,
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. After
joining E-Spin Nanotech, IIT, Kanpur, he has successfully developed prototypes for many products and three
patents. He is also serving as a Senior Research Associate (Adjunct) at the Faculty of Engineering and Built
Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. He is also mentoring Atal Innovation Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, and giving his
technical inputs to the center. Atal Innovation Centre
is the part of Atal Innovation Mission of the NITI
Aayog, Government of India. He is also Reviewer of
Iran National Science Foundation (INSF), Tehran, Iran,
and Jury at Venture Cup, Denmark, from the past three
consecutive years. He had founded and drafted the concept for the first edition of the “VIT Bio Summit” in
2012, and the same has been continued till date by the
university. He has worked in CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru,
India, as well as in UP Drugs and Pharmaceutical Co.
Ltd., India, and IIFPT, Thanjavur, MoFPI, Government
of India. At IIFPT, Thanjavur, he was involved in a
project funded by a leading pharmaceutical company,
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, and has successfully
engineered micro-vehicles for model drug molecules.
His research interests are multidisciplinary which
includes micro-/nanobiotechnology, nano-toxicology,
environmental nanotechnology, nanomedicine, and
nanoemulsions. He is an Associate Editor of Environmental Chemistry Letters – a Springer journal with an
impact factor of 3.2. He has published six edited books
and one authored book with Springer, Switzerland, and
many scientific articles in international peer-reviewed
journals, and has authored many book chapters as well
as review articles. He has also received several awards
and recognitions from different national and international organizations.
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in Biotechnology from VIT University, Vellore, India,
and has expertise in nano(bio)technology. He is Elected
Fellow of Bose Science Society (FBSS) and is currently
working as Head of Research & Technology Development at E-Spin Nanotech Pvt. Ltd., SIDBI Center,
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. After
joining E-Spin Nanotech, IIT, Kanpur, he has successfully developed prototypes for many products and three
patents. He is also serving as a Senior Research Associate (Adjunct) at the Faculty of Engineering and Built
Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. He is also mentoring Atal Innovation Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, and giving his
technical inputs to the center. Atal Innovation Centre
is the part of Atal Innovation Mission of the NITI
Aayog, Government of India. He is also Reviewer of
Iran National Science Foundation (INSF), Tehran, Iran,
and Jury at Venture Cup, Denmark, from the past three
consecutive years. He had founded and drafted the concept for the first edition of the “VIT Bio Summit” in
2012, and the same has been continued till date by the
university. He has worked in CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru,
India, as well as in UP Drugs and Pharmaceutical Co.
Ltd., India, and IIFPT, Thanjavur, MoFPI, Government
of India. At IIFPT, Thanjavur, he was involved in a
project funded by a leading pharmaceutical company,
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, and has successfully
engineered micro-vehicles for model drug molecules.
His research interests are multidisciplinary which
includes micro-/nanobiotechnology, nano-toxicology,
environmental nanotechnology, nanomedicine, and
nanoemulsions. He is an Associate Editor of Environmental Chemistry Letters – a Springer journal with an
impact factor of 3.2. He has published six edited books
and one authored book with Springer, Switzerland, and
many scientific articles in international peer-reviewed
journals, and has authored many book chapters as well
as review articles. He has also received several awards
and recognitions from different national and international organizations.
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About the Editors