For the industry
Researchcommissioned by industry, built in-house
Industry commissions applied R&D. Employees embed. Capability stays in-house and compounds year over year.
Bversity Foundry · Chennai, India
The applied research and talent foundry for digital biology in India
Training India’s best biologists for AI-biology roles in industry.
Applied researchCommissioned by industry
The Fellow charterThree levels · portable
Ethotype selectionAcumen · Ethos · Behaviour
The forced transition
Every pharma R&D operation is in a forced transition to AI-native biology. Foundation models, generative chemistry, and multi-omics AI have moved from research curiosity to table stakes in 24 months. The bottleneck is talent. Nobody can hire biology and AI at depth.
₹1–1.5Cr
Per unfilled AI-biology role
6–12months
Vacancy
12–18months
Ramp
30%+
First-year attrition
Directional estimates from conversations with R&D leaders in Indian pharma.
The pipeline
How people become Fellows
Who enters
Corporate
Individual
Fresh graduates
Program
Enterprise cohort
Fellows program
Foundations
Becomes
Bversity Fellow
Forward-deployed AI-biology operator
Understands the biology and the wet lab. Ships models that get used in decision-making.
AcumenEthosBehaviour
Outcome
EmployabilityBuilt to be hired into AI-biology roles and trusted with real R&D problems.
Every Fellow is selected on Acumen, Ethos and Behaviour.
What we do
What the Foundry does
For the talent
The charterthat certifies AI-biology operators
Multi-level charter. Work-experience gated. Ethics-tested. Portable across employers and geographies.
The Ethotype framework
How we select: Acumen, Ethos, Behaviour
AcumenThe technical competencies the role demands.
EthosThe character, values and attitude that drive how a person works.
BehaviourHow they show up and deliver at work.
The Bversity Fellow charter
The Fellow charter: three levels
1
Level 1Foundations
The technical bar in biology and ML.
Gate · Acumen exam2
Level 2Applied
A 16-week intensive, ending in a capstone on real biology data.
Gate · Capstone3
Level 3Deployed
12–18 months of qualified work, a documented deployment, and a peer-reviewed artifact.
Gate · Peer reviewBiotech Under 30
30under thirty
India’s top 30 in digital biology, chosen each year by an independent jury.
Research Innovation 01
Industry Impact 02
Entrepreneurship 03
Computational and AI 04
Wet-Lab Breakthrough 05
OctoberNominations open
JanuaryList published
FebruaryWinners convene
WinnersFellows scholarship consideration
Nominations open every October.
The people behind the Foundry
Founded by scientists. Built for industry
Co-founder & CEO
Sudharsan V
PhD in developmental biology, Germany. Published at EMBL. Science communicator on 100+ stages.
Co-founder · Academics
Raghul J
Director of Academics. Leads the Ethotype framework.
Co-founder · Enterprise
Saiganesh V
Director of Finance and Corporate Relations. Leads enterprise partnerships.
Co-founder · Admissions
Godwin Immanuel
Director of Admissions.
Backers & mentors
- Nagaraja PrakasamInvestor, global mentor
- Suresh SambandamCEO, Kissflow
- Lalith KishoreCOO, C-CAMP
- Ratish KrishnanMentor
Built on Bversity
Since 2021, Bversity’s industry-immersive programs have placed graduates at IQVIA, Syneos Health, Parexel and Novartis GCC.