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Ṛcā worked as a research molecular biologist at Syngenta India (Seeds sector), where she was involved in the regulatory compliance/public interaction issues of the launch of genetically-modified Bt Cotton in India. After Syngenta, she oversaw Quality Assurance at a leading Indian pharmaceutical drug manufacturing company. Based out of Mumbai, Rca advises corporate clients and a law firm in IP-related technology issues for the chemical, pharma and biotechS industries.
Rca holds a PhD in Plant Biology from Albert Ludwig University (Freiburg, Germany) and an MSc, BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Mumbai. She conducted post-doctoral research at the Heidelberger Institute for Plant Sciences and the Technical University of Munich.