Dr. Karthikeyan S

Designation : Associate Professor Senior
School / Centre : School of Bio Sciences & Technology
Department : Biotechnology

Educational Details

VIT

Ph.D.
MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Graduated in 2013

Madras University

UG
MICROBIOLOGY
Graduated in 1999

Madurai Kamaraj University

PG
MICROBIOLOGY
Graduated in 2001

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • MICROBIOLOGY / WHOLE GENOME SEQIUENCING / TRANSCRIPTOMICS / DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING/ NUTRACEUATICALS

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On-going Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Rapid Identification of microbial food spoilage by Image processing and Neural Networks EURO EXIM BANK, LONDON, INR 14.4 LAKHS

Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Development of technical textiles for various industrial applications Eminent Textile Mills Pvt Ltd, Rajapalayam, INR 34,60,000 , January, 2020 TO FEB 2022.
Scale up of Microbes for liquid biofertilisers Omniactive Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, INR 8, 30, 000, MARCH 2019 TO DECEMBER 2019
Technical solutions for textile effluent treatment using Biotechnological applications Eminent Textile Mills Pvt Ltd, Rajapalayam, INR 22,75,000 OCTOBER 2017 TO NOVEMBER 2019
Development of novel biopolymers using agricultural wastes treated with halophilic amylases Bristol Meyers Squibb, Bangalore, INR 9, 89,000, 2014-2016
5. Design and Optimization conditions of microbial consortium for efficient biodegradation of tannery effluents , KH Shoes Ltd. Ranipet, INR 5, 40, 000, 2004-2006

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
elopment of Affordable Nutritive Enhancement of Dairy Fermented Products for The Rural Population through the Intervention of Biotechnology DRDO, GOI, New Delhi, (2007 - 2010), INR 14.12 LAKHS (PI)
nickel nanoparticles and their biological studies DBT, GOI, New Delhi, INR 16.82 LAKHS (CO-PI)