Urvi K.

Urvi K. is an experienced biotechnology leader with over 13 years in industrial scale-up and manufacturing. They currently serve as the Director of Upstream at Immunovant and previously held the position of Associate Director of Process Development at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, where they oversaw a team focused on allogeneic stem cell-derived therapy. Urvi has also worked at Bristol Myers Squibb and Abengoa Bioenergy New Technologies in various roles related to manufacturing and process engineering. They earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University and hold multiple professional certificates from prestigious institutions, including MIT. Additionally, Urvi is an active volunteer mentor with HBA.