PrEl's Biotech India Pvt. Ltd. is looking for an Research and Development (R&D;) Specialist / Project Lead to lead our research projects.

PrEl’s is a DPIIT-registered deep-tech biotechnology startup (DIPP104936) targeting environmental pollution and valorisation, incubated at the Technology Business Incubator, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (TBI-SIST), Chennai.

Founded in 2019, we develop biological solutions for industrial pollution remediation and resource recovery, taking biotechnology from laboratory research towards real-world industrial applications.

The role involves developing, testing and scaling biotechnology products for industrial and commercial applications.

Key Project Areas
The selected candidate will lead research activities in one or both of our key project areas:

1. Oil Pollution Remediation & Biodegradation
R&D; focused on biological treatment of oil pollution, petroleum hydrocarbons and contaminated environments through PrEl’s μEn enzymatic platform.

Key areas include:
Oil dispersal and Oil spill treatment




Microbial degradation of oil and petroleum hydrocarbons
Bioremediation of oil-contaminated environments
Enzyme-based remediation approaches
Isolation and characterisation of oil-degrading microorganisms
Microbial consortium development and process optimisation
Regulatory compliance, Safety testing and Commercialisation of the product

Candidates with experience in Oil & Gas, Petroleum, Lubricants, Hydrocarbon Degradation, Environmental Remediation or related industrial fields are particularly encouraged to apply.

2. Heavy Metal Recovery & Bioleaching
Research and development focused on removal of toxic heavy metal in setting and biological recovery of strategically important metals from industrial waste streams such as fly ash.

Key areas include:
Bioleaching, biosorption, bioremediation, Bioaccumulation and biotransformation
Isolation and characterisation of indigenous microorganisms
Microbial functional characterisati

📌 Research And Development (Chennai)
🏢 PrEl's Biotech India Private
📍 Chennai