"Dr. Anshu Kumar is the founder and CTO of AirX, a company that developed an air purifier that operates five times faster than indoor plants. He founded AirX in 2024, although the background research began during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the significance of clean air and oxygen became more apparent. His goal is to make nature-inspired solutions easy and accessible to everyone."
Currently, Dr. Kumar is responsible for leading the research and development of the products. Together with his co-founders, Pratik and Shani, they successfully scaled the AirX device to cover the first four cities and attract millions of users."
"Dr. Kumar earned his PhD in Chemical Science from CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, Gujarat. He has two years of post-doctoral experience as a National Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Chemistry, Gujarat University, and over four years of industrial experience. Dr. Kumar has more than 20 international publications, five patents (three granted), with 598 citations, an h-index of 12, and an i10-index of 14, showcasing his significant contributions to science."
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