- Jyväskylä, Finland
Hi, I'm Kunal Garg. Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Tezted Ltd. Welcome to my profile!
Kunal Garg's Bio:
Kunal Garg is the co-founder and chief technology officer at Tezted Ltd in Finland that develops multiplex and multifunctional diagnostic tools for infectious diseases. His company offers diagnostic test solutions like TICKPLEX and SARSPLEX to clinical laboratories and healthcare providers across Europe and several other countries outside the continent. TICKPLEX enables clinical laboratories to test multiple patients for 15 microbes associated with tick-borne diseases and three disease stages, simultaneously at a 90% cost reduction for the patient. SARSPLEX is a high throughput COVID-19 test that helps measure three different antibody responses against two proteins on the SARS-CoV-2 virus. TICKPLEX and SARSPLEX are the product of his PhD research on creating, conforming, and commercialising holistic diagnostic tools for infectious. Kunal is an inventor and entrepreneur at heart. The Finnish Science Foundation for Technology and Economics (KAUTE foundation) has awarded Kunal the Young Research Entrepreneur of the year. He is the first foreign national ever to receive the title from the KAUTE foundation in Finland. Furthermore, Kunal has earned a place in the Forbes 30 under 30 science and healthcare category. He continues to revolutionise the use of holistic diagnostic tools for infectious diseases in medical settings.
Kunal Garg's Experience:
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Chief Technology Officer at Tezted Ltd
October 2016 - Present | Jyväskylä, FinlandKunal Garg oversees day-to-day operations at Tezted Ltd that primarily include TICKPLEX® manufacturing, marketing, sales, and customer care. He actively works with healthcare providers, immunologists, and infectologists to advance research and raise awareness concerning multiple microbial infections in tick-borne diseases.
Kunal Garg's Education:
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University of Jyväskylä (JYU)
2013 – 2015Master of Science (M.Sc.)Concentration: NanoscienceActivities: Kunal Garg developed a mathematical and statistical model to help evaluate the key bacteria, viruses, or other microbes that may be responsible for advancing a disease from its early to a chronic stage. He demonstrated the application of his model for tick-borne disease-associated microbes and patients. -
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT University)
2009 – 2013Bachelor of Technology (B.TECH)Concentration: BiotechnologyActivities: Kunal Garg utilized gold nanoparticles to develop an ultra-sensitive colourimetric sensor for sulphur contamination with possible quality assurance applications in the FMCG industry.
Kunal Garg's Interests & Activities:
Biomedical research and innovation; Host-pathogen response with a polymicrobial twist; Pathogen led autoimmune disease mechanisms; Research commercialization for the benefit of public health; MedTech crowd-funding; fund-raising; Drumming; Travelling