Sunita Darbe

VP Of Sustainability, Spiber America at Spiber Inc.

Sunita Darbe has a diverse work experience in the field of sustainability and research. Sunita is currently working at Spiber Inc. as the VP of Sustainability for Spiber America. Prior to this role, they worked as a Sustainability Section Manager and a Researcher at the same company. Sunita also has experience from their time at the California Institute of Technology, where they served as a Graduate Laboratory Assistant and a Graduate Research Assistant. Sunita has also worked as a Masters Research Assistant at the Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique, and as a Research Assistant at CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives. Sunita started their career as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Oxford Department of Materials Science. Overall, they have a strong background in sustainability and research, with experience in various roles and organizations.

Sunita Darbe has an extensive education history. Sunita earned a Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2009. Prior to that, they attended Casady School for their high school education from 2002 to 2005. Sunita then pursued further studies in France, attending École Polytechnique from 2009 to 2011, where they obtained an M. rech degree in Chemistry followed by an M. recher degree in Materials Science. Sunita continued their academic journey at Caltech, graduating in 2016 with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Materials Science.

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Edmond, United States

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Spiber Inc.

Established in September 2007, Spiber Inc. is a Japanese biotechnology startup utilizing cutting-edge synthetic biology, polymer, and material science for the development of Brewed Protein™, a novel protein-based material that can be used to create fibers, films, resins, and more. Produced through microbial fermentation and utilizing agricultural feedstocks as their primary raw material, Brewed Protein™ materials are well-positioned to make significant contributions to animal-free and plastic-free initiatives in a range of fields, such as the apparel and automotive industries. Spiber has raised 35.4 billion yen (as of Oct 2020; more than 330 million USD) to date, and is currently engaged in the construction of its first overseas plant, scheduled to begin operating in 2021.


Headquarters

Tsuruoka, Japan

Employees

201-500

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