Aqib Ahmad Hurra
Director
A young entrepreneur and researcher who joined the startup as one of Dr.
- Co-founder
- SKUAST-K MSc
- Operations
- Faculty–student model
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The Board
Why this team exists — faculty and former students turning Himalayan flora into assayed, patent-backed nutrition.
- Incorporated
- 2022
- Patents
- 12
- On the board
- 4
- Affiliation
- SKUAST-K
Founder
Dr. Khalid Zaffar Masoodi
Director and Founder
Associate Professor and Senior Scientist at the Division of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Horticulture, SKUAST-K.
- SKUAST-K
- Plant Biotechnology
- Founder · 2022
- TaxO / Magic Food
- IP pipeline
Leverage Kashmir's biodiversity to bridge traditional knowledge and modern biotechnology — advancing local development and global health.
Leadership
Directors
Team
Scientific & commercial
Dr. Hilal Ahmad Rather
Product Manager (Scientific)
A biotechnologist with expertise in product development and scientific research.
Azmaan Shafi
Marketing Manager
A skilled marketing professional with expertise in promoting biotech products and building brand presence in competitiv…
How we got here
A brief chronicle
- 2020Research intensifies at SKUAST-K
- 2021TaxO pathway characterised
- 2022Cashmir Biotech incorporated
- 2023IP filings accelerate
- 2024Assay & clinical labeling
- 2025Commercial formulations
Faculty–student model
A rare partnership between faculty and former students — not a corporate org chart.
Incorporated 19 September 2022 under Make in India, Innovate India, and Self-Reliant India — built between Dr. Khalid Z. Masoodi and former MSc student Aqib Ahmad Hurra at SKUAST-K.
Research expertise
What this culture holds
- Plant Biotechnology
- Phytochemistry
- Functional Foods
- Molecular Biology
- Nutraceutical Formulation
- Intellectual Property
- Analytical Chemistry
- Himalayan Biodiversity
Tissue culture, phytochemistry, assay verification, IP drafting, and field collection — the board exists so those disciplines stay connected from plant to pack.
Collaborate
Research partnerships, licensing, and institutional enquiries.