Precision Synthetic Biology

The Science of
Tomorrow’s Skin Care

Cosmos Bio creates next-generation skin care bioactives using synthetic biology and precision fermentation, enabling safer, sustainable, and future-ready beauty products.

Product Platform

The Ectoine Ecosystem

By engineering four distinct industrial grades of Ectoine, we maximize commercial utility across cosmetics, clinical skincare, formulation labs, and pharmaceutical applications.

Standard Cosmetic Powder

EctoBase™

Cosmetic Grade

Purity

≥98%

The volume driver. Designed for standard barrier repair, serums, and high-volume sensitive skin creams. Competes directly with standard cosmetic ectoine suppliers.

Primary Format

Powder

Target Use Cases

Serums, Creams, Barrier repair

Strategic Value

High-volume driver with full cosmetic documentation (COA, MSDS, non-GMO positioning).

A Story of Breakthrough

Pioneering the Future of Indian Beauty

Cosmos Bio was honored to be selected as a finalist in the Breakthrough category for the 2024 BEAUTY&YOU Awards, a landmark initiative by Estée Lauder Companies and Nykaa.

Recognized for our revolutionary work in synthetic biology, this achievement highlights our journey in bringing high-performance, nature-identical ingredients to the global stage.

View Official Finalist Profile

The Leadership

Precision in Science & Business

Bharat Somireddy, CEO and Founder of Cosmos Bio

Bharat Somireddy, Ph.D.

CEO & Co-founder

Bhawna Gupta, Cofounder and CTO of Cosmos Bio

Bhawna Gupta

CTO & Co-founder

Research & Development Team

Akanksha Aphale - Junior Scientist

Akanksha Aphale

Junior Scientist

Tanisha Jain - Research Associate

Tanisha Jain

Research Associate

Advisors & Mentors

Prof. Guhan Jayaraman - Project Advisor

Prof. Guhan Jayaraman

Project Advisor

Krishnan G. S. - Advisor

Krishnan G. S.

Business Advisor

Prof. Venkatesh KV - Collaborator

Prof. Venkatesh KV

Project Advisor

Ajay Kumar - Business Development Advisor

Ajay Kumar K. S

Business Dev. Advisor

Global Awards & Accolades

Govt. of Karnataka
ELEVATE Grant

Innovation Funding

Beauty&You

Finalist: Breakthrough

NBEC Awardee

Bio Entrepreneurship

Smart Bio Award

Startup of the Year 2023

BIRAC Funded

Govt. of India (DBT)

Innopreneurs S9

Special Achievement