Dr. Kattesh V. Katti, MSc Ed, PhD, DSC, FRSC is a founder member of NBI. He has over 30 years of research and product development experience in the chemical, catalytic, radiochemical, biomedical, nanotechnlogical and nanomedical aspects. He has a myriad of international experience through his academic and professional stints in India, Germany, and Canada. The nanotechnological and nanomedical technologies that he co discovered and co developed with Dr. Raghuraman Kannan, Henry White and Kavita Katti have formed the basis of establishing NBI and Greennano Company.
Dr. Katti has over 50 patents in cancer imaging/diagnostics and therapeutic technologies and in the application of engineered nanoparticles in imaging, therapy, and as antimicrobial agents in health, hygiene and agricultural sectors.

In over 25 year’s of research work spanning the areas of Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Biomedicine and Nanotechnology, Dr. Katti has championed the development of new scientific approaches to minimize risks of Global Catastrophic Incidents. Dr. Katti has attained global recognition for his pioneering research on ‘Green Nanotechnology’ as it relates to the development of biocompatible gold and silver nanoparticles for medical and environmental applications.

Dr. Katti has won numerous national/international awards and recognitions:

  • Most Influential Scientist in Molecular Imaging' in the world by rt image;

  • ‘Outstanding Missourian Award’ by the Missouri House of Representatives;

  • Outstanding Scientist Fellows Award by the St Louis Academy of Academy;

  • Gauss Award by Gottingen Academy of Sciences;

  • DSC from Karnataka University, India (2009);

  • Distinguished Curators Professorship Award by the Curators of the University of Missouri

Dr. Katti serves as a member of the board of Directors of NBI with an official title as Senior Vice President, Market Strategy, Research and Product Development.