About Kankana
PhD-qualified microbiologist and scientific/medical writer with 9+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical communications. I specialize in clear, accurate, and regulatory-compliant scientific writing, helping clients translate complex data into high-quality publications and documentation.
My expertise includes scientific manuscripts, literature reviews, clinical and preclinical study reports, posters, and regulatory sections, with a strong focus on microbiology, antibacterial therapeutics, nanotechnology, and phage biology. I have contributed to IND-enabling documents, CARB-X funded projects, and peer-reviewed publications.
Based in Barcelona, I work with international clients and collaborate effectively with R&D, regulatory, and medical teams to deliver publication-ready, quality-driven content. I am fully eligible to work in the EU and available for remote and international projects.
English
Fluent
Hindi
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Conversational
Can work on-site
Barcelona (up to 50km)
Experience
- Alta Medical Services, Barcelona, SpainFREELANCE SCIENTIFIC WRITER, MEDICAL & PHARMA COMMUNICATIONSCONSULTING AND AUDITSOctober 2025 - October 2025Barcelona, SpainProvided scientific writing services for medical communication deliverables including manuscripts,microbiology-focused literature reviews and clinical-evidence interpretations.● Co-authored scientific poster: “Selective antimicrobial activity of Blastoestimulin® with Centella asiaticaextract against pathogenic and commensal skin bacteria.” (To be presented SEHER, 2026).● Developed scientifically accurate and publication-ready content for antimicrobial and wound-healingtherapeutic projects.● Conducted systematic literature searches, data extraction, and critical analysis for client reports.● Assisted in data visualization and figure creation for conference submissions and journal formatting.
- Gangagen Biotechnologies Pvt LtdAssociate scientistRESEARCHAugust 2019 - February 2023 (3 years and 6 months)Bengaluru, IndiaFocusing on pre-clinical trials for the screening of new drugs and contributed to the CARB-X Project as scientistresearcher● Executed preclinical studies involving microbiological assays and techniques specifically dealing withbacteria and bacteriophages as a part of Gram-Negative Project● Applied and analyzed ways to develop new drug to treat pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria in CARB-X Project
- University of MysoreResearch FellowEDUCATION AND E-LEARNINGDecember 2014 - January 2019 (4 years and 2 months)Mysore, IndiaResearching on “Biosynthesis, Characterization of Fungal-Mediated Nanoparticles and their Biological Applications”● Experimented on new/existing strains of fungal species for synthesis of metal nanoparticles and broadaspects of their biomedical applications.● Fabricated peptide nanoparticle conjugates and evaluated their diversified effects on animal cell lines.● Literature survey and manuscript preparations.
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Education
- PhD in microbiologyUniversity of Mysore2019