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 workplace 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
- Microbi

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