Primary Job Title Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder Primary Organization Likarda
Location Kansas City, Kansas, United States Regions Midwestern US Gender Male
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Karthik Ramachandran joined Likarda, as Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder in 2012. Karthik Ramachandran has always had a passion for merging his activities in engineering, medicine, and business. After graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology,
Karthik pursued his interest in tissue engineering in graduate school. He completed his PhD in bioengineering in 2012 at the University of Kansas and gained valuable business and entrepreneurship experience along the way as an Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation Fellow. Karthik has authored several peer-reviewed publications and patents. He also has received several awards since founding Likarda, including “20 in their Twenties” from Ingram’s Magazine and was named a “Top Young Entrepreneur to Watch” by Under30CEO. Karthik sits on the boards for BioKansas and the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor.
In his free time, Karthik enjoys snowboarding, woodworking, country music, and playing Ultimate.
