Dr. Dhananjay K. Tiwary

Dr. Dhananjay K. Tiwary, Senior Adviser / Scientist - H, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, leads the Global Innovation Directorate, the Technology, Capacity & Partnerships Directorate, and the Emerging Frontiers in Biotechnology Directorate at DBT. He also serves on various scientific forums, advisory bodies, and inter-ministerial committees.

With over two decades of experience spanning research, science administration, innovation policy, and science diplomacy, Dr. Tiwary has contributed to the design, development, strategic implementation, and oversight of national initiatives and international partnerships aimed at strengthening India's biotechnology innovation ecosystem.

He began his professional career as a researcher at CSIR, where he has held positions of increasing responsibility in policy and programme development, research management, technology-led innovation, capacity building, and international cooperation.

An important aspect of Dr. Tiwary's professional experience is his tenure as Science Counsellor at the Embassy of India in Washington, D.C., where he advanced bilateral cooperation in frontier areas of science and technology. In this role, he worked closely with leading research institutions, scientific agencies, and innovation stakeholders across the United States, engaged extensively with the Indian scientific diaspora, and coordinated with multiple ministries and departments of the Government of India.

Consistent with his continued engagement with academia, Dr. Tiwary served as a Senior Fellow at Brown University, USA, where he engaged with leading academic and policy communities on emerging developments in biotechnology innovation and global health security.

Dr. Tiwary has authored several scientific publications and opinion articles. His academic work at Brown resulted in widely read opinion articles in leading Indian newspapers on topics such as Bio foundries, BioAI, next-generation biologics and aspects of metascience. Dr Tiwary is a regular speaker at national and international scientific forums.

He holds an M.Sc. from the University of Delhi and a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi).

As Managing Director of BIRAC, Dr. Tiwary is committed to translating scientific research into biotechnology-led solutions by fostering industry–academia partnerships, advancing global collaborations, catalysing strategic investments, and building enabling platforms that strengthen India's biotechnology innovation ecosystem.