Summary
Kanth Josyula is an accomplished R&D and product development leader with 25+ years of experience commercializing materials, fine chemicals, APIs, and resin-coated proppants across energy, industrial, and specialty markets. As Director of Product Development at BioLogiQ and formerly senior R&D leader at Covia and Sigma-Aldrich, he has built technology roadmaps, led cross-functional teams of up to 30, and launched multiple high-impact products and plants while maintaining a strong safety and sustainability record. He combines deep hands-on expertise in organic, inorganic and organometallic chemistry, polymer science, and coatings with proven IP generation and technology transfer capabilities (multiple patents and publications). Known for translating customer needs into scalable processes, he has driven cost-savings initiatives exceeding $5M and established a state-of-the-art materials technology center. Colleagues value his talent-building approach and knack for consensus-driven problem definition that accelerates commercialization. He blends academic pedigree (Purdue postdoc with work alongside a Nobel Laureate) with industrial pragmatism to take innovations from lab to market.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
B. Sc. Chemistry Physics and Maths, B. Sc. Chemistry Physics and Maths at Acharya Nagarjuna University
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at The Hindu High School, Machlipatnam, India
Ph.D Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Ph.D Synthetic Organic Chemistry at University of Hyderabad
Post-Doc Organometallic Chemistry, Post-Doc Organometallic Chemistry at Purdue University