We Are Kazmira

We are passionate about the world of cannabinoids and their potential. As Co-CEOs, the Sharma’s share a unique vision for Kazmira to enable the transformation of vices into virtues. Their mix of backgrounds in oil & gas, ingredients and regulated products has given them a unique perspective on the future of stigmatized natural compounds to be transformed to products of Virtue.

Dr. Priyanka Sharma
Dr. Priyanka Sharma

Dr. Priyanka Sharma

Co-CEO

About

Dr. Priyanka Sharma is the Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Kazmira, a manufacturing company which focuses on the large-scale production of botanical extracts from industrial hemp. Together, Dr. Sharma and her co-CEO, Mr. Sharma, manage a team of engineers and scientists at their 100,000 sq.ft. facility in Watkins, CO. Before founding Kazmira, Priyanka received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, in which she published three journal articles, one review article, and one book chapter all focusing on her work in molecular modeling of functionalized gold nanoparticles with various ligands and their behavior in biological systems. Towards the end of her graduate degree, Priyanka worked closely with Orochem Technologies, Inc. to secure an SBIR (small business innovation research) grant from the National Science Foundation focusing on developing a predictive model to understand chiral separations of orphan drugs.

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EDUCATION

University of Illinois, Chicago

BS, Chemical Engineering

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering

EXPERTISE

Entrepreneurship

Science based natural products

Government education

Chemical engineering

Business Development

M&A & deal structure….

HIGHLIGHTS

Speaker at Scientific Data about Products Containing Cannabis hearing with the FDA in May 2019

Securing $50M Perrigo investment into Kazmira for advancing Cannabinoid development

SB22-205 Task Force Representative for Intoxicating Cannabinoids in Colorado for 2022 legislative session

Cannabinoid efficacy research in different end-applications

Development of first in-class CBD ingredient, Imperial® Oil

Founding member of ONE HEMP

Mr. Pulak Sharma

Co-CEO

About

Mr. Pulak Sharma is the Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Kazmira. He is a Cannabinoid Maverick and Champion for Industrial Hemp. Pulak leads the company in its infinite goal to enable greater access to Industrial Hemp derived Cannabinoids through deep science, policy and education. Before founding Kazmira, Pulak worked in Strategy & Business Development at 3M Corporation in Minnesota. In that role, Pulak worked with 3M executives on key projects ranging from tactical execution to developing a 5 year strategy for a business unit. Prior to 3M, he was in the oil & gas industry with UOP (a Honeywell company) setting up and troubleshooting UOP technology at customer sites.

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EDUCATION

Purdue University
BS, Chemical Engineering

Indiana University
MBA, Marketing

EXPERTISE

Entrepreneurship

Strategy

Business Development

Sales & Marketing

Chemical Engineering

Science-Based Natural Products

M&A & Deal Structure

Purification Science

Patents

HIGHLIGHTS

Speaker at Scientific Data about Products Containing Cannabis hearing with the FDA in May 2019

Securing $50M Perrigo investment into Kazmira

Founder of in-house brand, Dr. Diol

Brand development for Kazmira & Dr. Diol

Process patents & trademarks for Kazmira’s Cannabinoid ingredients

Development of first in-class CBD ingredient, Imperial® Oil

Founding member of ONE HEMP

Mr. Pulak Sharma
Mr. Pulak Sharma


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