IBLOT - Key Persons


Ankita Jain - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
Ankita Jain is originally from Jaipur,India but has been based in Tokyo, Japan from past 8 years. She is a biotech professional with experience in Business Development, Venture Capital, R&D, Entrepreneurship & Venture-Startup Support. Alma Mater: The University of Tokyo (UTokyo)

kushan RAJ

Job Titles:
  • Graphic DEsigner
Kushan is a bioengineering sophomore from IIT Madras. He's passionate about AI and Biotechnology and believes in their relevance in solving modern day problems. He strongly advocates for good aesthetics and tries to bring it out through his music and art compositions. He has a knack for minimalistic design and creative communication.

Lakshmi Santhosh Maithel

Job Titles:
  • Director of Strategy
With her expertise for business development in the genomics space, Lakshmi has worked for start-ups in India and the UK as well as the nonprofit GenomeAsia 100K initiative based out of Singapore. Her undergraduate degree is in Economics from UC Berkeley and she completed a Masters in Biotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania.

Lavish Singhal

Job Titles:
  • Content Manager
Lavish is interested in entrepreneurship, applied research, and building sustainable biotechnologies. He is working on computational systems biology research and is passionate about solving practical problems. He is pursuing his dual degree in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur..

Ridhanya Sree

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager
Ridhanya is a Biotechnology graduate from NIT Calicut and she is an ardent knowledge seeker. She is highly passionate about Artificial intelligence and it's ability to remarkably elevate the quality of human life. She aspires to be an entrepreneur mainly focusing on integrating AI with biology.

SREENATH Srikrishnan - Founder, VP

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • VIce PResident
Sreenath is passionate about bioentrepreneurship, community building and biomedical data science. He has experience leading & working with teams across diverse functions, timezones, and cultures. He graduated with a Dual degree in Bioengineering from IIT Madras

Tejashree Murugan

Job Titles:
  • Community Manager
Tejashree Murugan is interested in entrepreneurship, sustainability, and public policy. She studies biotechnology at IIT Madras, where she is currently working on computational neuroscience research. In her free time, she writes interesting articles for her blog.

YOGESH LAKHOTIA - Founder, President

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • PResident
Yogesh is a health-tech enthusiast and enjoys working in fast-paced start-ups. He graduated from IIT Kharagpur with Dual degree in Biotechnology and Biochemical engineering. He's a MITACS scholar and co-founder of iGEM Team of IIT Kharagpur.