Yeshwanth Narendar

Head of R&D and Innovation at Saint-Gobain Life Sciences

Speaker

Yeshwanth Narendar is the head of R&D and Innovation for Saint-Gobain Corporation's Life Science Businesses. He is deeply committed to sustainability and working across the biopharmaceutical value chain towards a low carbon future, which aligns with Saint-Gobain's goal of achieving zero net carbon emissions by 2050. One of his key priorities is to collaborate with customers to co-innovate sustainable products that have a low carbon footprint, zero non-recoverable waste, and promote circularity across the value chain.

With over 25 years of experience in process engineering, technology innovation, new business incubation, and R&D management, Narendar has worked across various market segments in Saint-Gobain. He holds a PhD in Materials Science from the Pennsylvania State University, an MBA from Clark University, and is based out of Saint-Gobain's R&D center located in Northborough, MA.