Pranav Sharma

Company: Xosomix

Job title: Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Bio:

Pranav Sharma is the founder and chief scientific officer of Xosomix, a biotechnology company focused on the use of exosome based platform technology for drug delivery, diagnostics and therapeutics with a focus on neurological disorders and endometriosis. He made critical scientific contributions towards understanding the role of exosomes in neural circuit development and synaptic plasticity, how neuronal circuit activity regulates integration of new neurons from stem cells inside the brain, discovered a novel pathway of endocytosis, and developed an advanced nanoscale microscopy to elucidate the ultrastructure of lipid rafts in live cells. He obtained Ph.D. in biophysics and cell biology from National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India with postdoctoral work at CSHL, Cold Spring Harbor, NY and Scripps Research, San Diego, CA.

Seminars:

Quantitative Protein Profiling of Extracellular Vesicles as a Platform for Therapeutics 2:00 pm

AI-based Quantitative protein profiling of extracellular vesicles is a powerful platform that can revolutionize therapeutics and the efficacy of treatment Using EVs to develop a non-invasive diagnostic biomarker of endometriosis Development of EV-based therapy for Alzheimer’s disease NEW COMPANY!Read more

day: Conference Day Two

Panel Discussion: Harnessing Novel Technologies to Effectively Measure, Isolate & Characterise Exosome Cargoes 12:00 pm

What novel technologies are coming onto the market to facilitate exosome characterization and advance the development of future therapeutics? What are the current challenges of isolating, purifying, and measuring exosomes effectively? How to effectively leverage novel imaging tools to successfully analyze exosome morphology and modifications?Read more

day: Pre-Conference Focus Day