Jes Kuruvilla received his PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology with a background in developing humanized animal models for studying viral infections. During his post-doctoral fellowships he gathered expertise in studying stem cells of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and its regeneration in response to radiation damage. He transitioned into the industry supporting stem cell scientists to develop various iPSC and hES lines as well as adult stem cells into organoids over the recent years. In MIFI Bioceuticals, he is in charge of business development for PeptiGrowth’s unique synthetic peptide growth factors in North America. MIFI Bioceuticals is a division of Mitsubishi International Food Ingredients, based in NJ, the USA.