Vasudeo Zambare
Dr. Vasudeo Zambare is a Head of R&D, Balaji Enzyme and Chemical Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and a fellow at the Center for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Dr. Zambare obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Agharkar Research Institute, Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India in 2007. He has 3 patents, more than 230 technical and scientific publications, and more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles to his credit. Dr. Zambare is a multi-skilled researcher with biorefinery industry experience in the United States, Canada, the European Union, India, and Malaysia. He has developed bioprocesses for the leather, textile, paper and pulp, and biofuel industries. He has more than 20 years of achievements in advancing knowledge by devising fermentation processes, assays, and analytical methods to solve complex research problems with potential commercial applications (biofuel, food, and pharmaceuticals). His research expertise includes industrial enzymes, probiotics, extremophiles, biofertilizers, biopesticides, waste management, and leather bioprocessing.