Naren Sekar

Senior Scientist & Head - Process Development GreenLight BioSciences

Naren Sekar is a BioProcess Development Scientist and leader specializing in cell-free RNA synthesis platform technologies. He has extensive experience improving product yield and titer through DOE-driven optimization, addressing process bottlenecks, and implementing COGS reduction strategies. With a strong foundation in molecular biology, biochemical engineering, and bioprocess technology, Naren is passionate about developing and optimizing scalable bioprocesses to enable end-to-end biomanufacturing solutions, as well as collaborating with cross-functional teams to advance the next generation of DNA and RNA-based technologies.

Seminars

Wednesday 25th March 2026
Controlling Variability in Downstream Processing to Produce Quality Plasmid DNA at Industrial Scale
3:30 pm
  • Understanding how downstream processes impact DNA isoforms (supercoiled vs nicked/linear)
  • Identifying the main causes of DNA damage during DSP: hold-up time and temperature during resuspension
  • Exploring how DNA quality impacts stability
Narendran Sekar