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DR DHIMAN SARKAR, FOUNDER & DIRECTOR,
ANNWESHAN SCITECH
Dr Dhiman Sarkar has a varied experience in both
industry and academia. His research of interest has
mostly been focused on Tuberculosis. He has more
than 80 publications and 45 patents to his credit.
Dr Sarkar holds a master’s degree in biochemistry
from the University of Calcutta and the doctorate
from Jadavpur University. He did his post-doctoroal
studies at AstraZeneca and served its Bangalore unit
from 1996 to 2002 as a scientist. He joined CSIR-
NCL, Pune in 2002 and continues to serve as Senior
Principal Scientist till date. Dr Sarkar received DBT-
BIRAC BIG 4 grant and founded Annweshan SciTech
in the year 2015.
MANIKANKANA BANDYOPADHYAY, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, ANNWESHAN SCITECH
Mrs Manikankana Sarkar Bandyopadhyay holds
a master’s degree in Zoology from University of
Calcutta besides a B.Ed. from Annamalai University.
She has expertise in software programming and has
served at Vivekananda College, Kolkata for 6 years
as a Lecturer of Zoology & Environmental Studies
(1996-2002). She also has a research experience of 4
and half years and has been working with Annweshan
SciTech as its Executive Director and Team Lead
since the inception in 2015.
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BioVoiceNews | September 2017