Tannavi Kiran is a Scientist in the R&D department at Laurus Bio Pvt. Ltd, previously known as Richcore Lifesciences, with experience since January 2010 in cloning and expressing heterologous proteins across various systems such as E. coli, Bacillus subtilis, Pichia pastoris, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, along with metabolic engineering of host systems. Tannavi served as a Research Scholar at Bangalore University from October 2013 to October 2020, contributing to the field with a granted patent for a recombinant gene and peptide for pest control. Tannavi holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biotechnology from Bangalore University (2013-2019), an M.Tech in Biotechnology from Vellore Institute of Technology (2007-2009), and a B.Tech in Biotechnology from Allahabad Agricultural Institute (2004-2007).