Mr. Karthik Varma is currently working as a Deputy Manager in the Department of Research and Development at Plant Lipids Private Limited, Cochin, India. He is a postgraduate and research interest lies in the field of natural products, polymers and nanomaterials. He has got more than 10 years experience in the field of natural products formulation and nutraceutical product development. He has filed many international patents and is a US patent holder. He has published more than 30 publications, one book and 7 book chapters.