Gyanu Raj Pandey is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Shubham Biotech Nepal (SBN) Pvt. Ltd. and Chief Technology Officer at Mycelia Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Gyanu Raj completed his B. Tech in Biotechnology from Kathmandu University, Nepal in 2016. His research is focused on fermentation and biomass technology. He is working to diversify bio-based products through SBN and Mycelia Nepal. He has also been working to establish a culture collection of microbes and mushrooms with industrial, environmental and agricultural applications at SBN. SBN has now a collection of more than 1000 microbes (yeast, bacteria, moulds, mushrooms and algae) with the potential to develop different bio-based products. From their existing microbial collection, SBN is working to establish a Yeast manufacturing unit here in Nepal using the native strain of yeast. SBN is also working in Plant Tissue Culture, Mushroom Spawn production, Essential Oil production and Bio-pesticides production. He along with the team has also established the facilities to provide gene sequencing and data analysis services.
His interest to explore mushroom biotechnology started in 2019 and is producing spawn of different mushroom varieties. He along with the team has also developed technology to produce mushroom-based eco-friendly materials. He is now working with Mycelia Nepal in collaboration with SBN to establish a high-tech mushroom farm to produce organic mushrooms around the year. He has planned to introduce new varieties of mushrooms at the commercial level to the existing mushroom market.
