Subhas C Kundu is a research coordinator at 3Bs Research Group, I3Bs ¿ Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho. Before his current position, he was the European Research Area Chair. He obtained his MSc and PhD in Genetics from Banaras Hindu University, India. Kundu received postdoctoral training at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow; York University, Canada; Lubeck Medical University, Germany; and Brunel University, United Kingdom. He was the founder and professor of the Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT). At IIT, he led the Medical Biotech. Lab for School of Medical Sci. and Tech, research, including selection and senate committees. He was a distinguished invited Professor at Dankook University, Korea. In earlier stages, he was a professor and head of the Department of Life Science at Manipur University, Imphal. He taught graduate students genetics, cell and molecular biology, and rDNA technology. Kundu extensively designed 2D/3D cell culture models for bone, cartilage, skin, and cancer cells, drug delivery platforms and regenerative medicine using natural biomaterials (silk protein sericins and fibroins). Kundu has published 270 research articles in peer-reviewed and high-impact journals such as Methods in Enzymology, J Biological Chemistry, Acta Biomaterialia, Biomaterials, Progress in Polymer Science, Biotech Advances, Adv. Drug Delivery Reviews, J. Controlled Release, Biomacromolecules, ACS AMI, ACS Nano, Research, Advanced Functional Materials, Adv. Healthcare Materials, Adv. Sciences, Adv. Materials and others, including cover pages. He has 26 466 citations, an H-index of 78 and an i-10 index of 228 (Google Scholar). He has been on editorial boards of Biomaterials, Biomedical Materials, J. Biological Eng., Scientific Reports, ACS Applied Bio Materials and J. Regenerative Medicine & Tissue Eng. and Reviewers. He conducted many international research projects, including Indo-USA, Indo-Australia, Indo-Austria, Indo-UK-USA and Indo-Russia. Kundu is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, an Alexander von Humboldt, Germany, and a West Bengal Academy of Sciences, India. He participated in government projects, higher academic degrees, and recognition of teaching university evaluation committees, including a TERM International Society AP member.