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Join us for a live, interactive webinar with PepsiCo, one of the world's leading food and beverage companies. PepsiCo will be discussing its latest funding opportunity on Halo. You can review the opportunity in advance here

The webinar is hosted by Sameer Talsania, Senior Manager of External Innovation, and Sridevi Narayan-Sarathy, Senior Principal Scientist.
Following a brief presentation, they will be available to answer questions directly from researchers. 

Who should attend:

  • PIs, Postdocs and Grad Students
  • Startups

Here's what you'll learn:

  • Why bio-based films are sub-optimal for packaging dry food
  • What technologies and approaches are of particular interest 
  • What are the must-have versus preferred requirements for a winning solution

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Speakers

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Sameer Talsania, PhD
Senior Manager, External Innovation
PepsiCo

Sameer is a global R&D leader with 20 years of experience across a variety of industries, including consumer packaged goods, food and beverage and materials. At PepsiCo he focuses on breakthrough innovation through the scouting of new technologies and developing strategic partnerships with external collaborators.  

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Sridevi Narayan-Sarathy, PhD
Senior Principal Scientist and R&D Fellows Program
PepsiCo

Sri is Senior Principal Scientist at PepsiCo where she leverages her expertise in different polymer chemistries to identify and develop bio-based materials for sustainable flexible packaging. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Sri served as Technology Manager/Principal Scientist at Ashland Performance Materials.