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Pennakem LLC
- Shri Hegde
Shri Hegde is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in the fields of organic chemistry and drug development. As Director of R&D at Pennakem LLC since March 2010, Shri Hegde specializes in the synthesis of fine chemicals and pharmaceutical intermediates, focusing on synthetic route design and Furan chemistry. Prior to this role, Shri Hegde served as a Research Fellow at Pfizer R&D from November 1998 to February 2010, where contributions were made in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery, specifically targeting anti-inflammatory drugs and cannabinoid receptor modulators. Shri Hegde's career began at Monsanto, where from September 1984 to October 1998, work included the development of sterol and amino acid biosynthesis inhibitors and crop protection agents. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Purdue University and a post-doctorate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Pennakem LLC
Penn A Kem (Pennakem), an affiliate of MINAFIN Group, is a high-tech Specialty Chemical Company with over 60 years of Specialty and Fine Chemicals development and manufacturing experience, a wide range of expertise in vapor phase and liquid phase catalytic hydrogenation processing with a wide portfolio of high quality, value added intermediates/solvents. located in a modern, efficient manufacturing facility in Memphis, Tennessee with a strong and experienced staff of Research, Technical Support, and Quality Control experts on hand to support customer needs. Product portfolio is based on Furfural and Furan made from RENEWABLE RESSOURCES that supports a wide range of Specialty Applications. Pennakem is the largest worldwide Furan, Furfurylamine and Furfuryl Alcohol producer with Demonstrated value in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and rubber additive processes and environmentally friendly solvent applications Full scale R&D and Pilot Plant process/product development services are provided with emphasis on catalytic hydrogenation. Semi-works and production scale custom manufacturing services specializing in reactions, distillations, hydrogenations, and chemical processing including filtrations, precious metal recovery, and packaging/blending.
