Dr. Amir H. Mehrkesh has worked in molecular design, botanical formulation, quality laboratories and cGMP scale-up, the disciplines EUTECNIQ would combine
Three kinds of evidence kept apart: the public record of his degree, publications and patents; results he reports from prior employers; and what EUTECNIQ has not yet done.
A process and molecular-design engineer with industrial, pharmaceutical and botanical product experience
Dr. Amir H. MehrkeshFounder, EUTECNIQ Sciences (company in formation)
A process and molecular-design engineer; Ph.D., University of Colorado Denver (Civil Engineering program, 2015). Public record
Full biography
Amir H. Mehrkesh is a process and molecular-design engineer. Since 2007 his work has spanned industrial extraction, advanced materials, pharmaceutical manufacturing and botanical products. Founder-reported
He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Denver (Civil Engineering program, 2015) for a dissertation on the optimization-based design of ionic liquids. His publications and his six granted patents, all assigned to Yazaki Corporation, are summarized below. Public record
His roles at Yazaki, MilliporeSigma and Botanic Tonics are in the career timeline below. EUTECNIQ would bring these disciplines into one development pathway; today the founder is its only team member.
He is of Persian heritage; the heritage page describes the Persian medical tradition through published scholarship. Founder-stated
Text version: credentials at a glance
- Doctorate
- Ph.D., University of Colorado Denver, 2015 (Civil Engineering program)
- Publications
- 12 journal articles and 1 proceedings chapter, 2010–2016
- Patents
- 6 granted, assigned to Yazaki Corporation; 3 active and 3 lapsed for unpaid fees
- Citations
- 403 (Semantic Scholar) and 534 (Google Scholar), as of October 22, 2026
Most operations EUTECNIQ proposes map to work the founder has done before; clinical pharmacology and toxicology do not
Text version: each operation, the founder's prior work, where it was done and what is still required
| EUTECNIQ would need to | Founder's prior work | Where, and evidence type | Still required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Characterize and standardize botanical materials | Designed, equipped and qualified an in-house laboratory for analytical development, stability, microbiology, raw-material qualification and release testing (HPLC-DAD, ICP-MS, GC-FID); method validation to ICH Q2 | Botanic Tonics, 2023–2025 Founder-reported | A laboratory, analysts and a defined ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation scope |
| Formulate difficult botanicals and engineer delivery | Formulated botanical actives as liquids, emulsions, suspensions, powders and pouches; reports doubling the shelf life of an emulsion product | Botanic Tonics Founder-reported | Formulation scientists and pilot equipment |
| Operate a cGMP quality system | Deviations, out-of-specification investigations, CAPA, change control and release in workflows aligned with 21 CFR Part 111; drug-substance cGMP and FDA inspections | Botanic Tonics; MilliporeSigma Founder-reported | An independent quality head and a written quality system |
| Scale processes and transfer technology | Kilo laboratory to 2,000-gallon production; 10 kg pilot scale for new materials; three technology transfers to manufacturers | MilliporeSigma; Yazaki; Botanic Tonics Founder-reported | Pilot equipment and qualified partner manufacturing sites |
| Plan and deliver capital projects | A cGMP expansion of about $140 million within a capital and operating portfolio of about $300 million | MilliporeSigma Founder-reported | Facility design partners and staged financing |
| Predict properties and design molecules computationally | Group-contribution and quantum-chemistry property models; optimization-based molecular design; COSMO-RS screening | Papers 2013–2016 Peer-reviewed Yazaki Founder-reported | Curated botanical data and computational staff |
| Design extraction and separation processes | Modeled solvent extraction of lubricating-oil cuts in rotating-disk contactors; process energy optimization | Papers 2010–2015 Peer-reviewed Paad Energy Consulting Founder-reported | Botanical extraction experience at pilot scale; petroleum solvent extraction is a related but different application |
| Generate human evidence | Supported three human pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic programs | Botanic Tonics Founder-reported | Clinical pharmacology leadership and contract research organizations Gap |
| Assess ingredient safety | Life-cycle and aquatic ecotoxicity assessment of ionic liquids, which is environmental rather than human safety work | Papers 2013–2016 Peer-reviewed | A toxicologist and safety-assessment partners Gap |
Explanation, details and sources
Each row pairs something EUTECNIQ would need to do with the founder's related prior work and with what does not exist yet. Prior-employer work belongs to those employers and is not EUTECNIQ experience.
Each role added a layer, from separation processes to molecular design, regulated production and botanical products
Dates and roles come from the founder's resume unless a public record is cited.
Text version of the career timeline
- 2007–2011
Senior process engineer, industrial extraction and separation · Paad Energy Consulting
Process design, debottlenecking and energy optimization of solvent extraction units. His first peer-reviewed papers model solvent extraction of lubricating-oil cuts in rotating-disk contactors (Energy, 2010; Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2013). Role founder-reported Papers verified
- 2011–2015
Doctoral research · University of Colorado Denver
Ph.D. dissertation in the Civil Engineering program, approved November 21, 2015: Optimization-based design and analysis of tailor-made ionic liquids (advisor Arunprakash T. Karunanithi). It combined computer-aided molecular design with life-cycle and ecotoxicity assessment. The title page lists a B.S. from Isfahan University of Technology (2006) and an M.S. from the University of Isfahan (2009). Degree and dissertation verified Start year founder-reported
- 2015–2021
Senior R&D staff and program lead, advanced materials · Yazaki Technology Center of America
Ionic-liquid working fluids for absorption chillers, taken from molecular modeling through prototypes to 10 kg pilot scale. Named inventor on six granted patents assigned to Yazaki Corporation. Patents verified Role founder-reported
- 2021–2023
Head of plant process engineering and MSAT · MilliporeSigma
Manufacturing science and technology for a six-site cGMP network producing active pharmaceutical ingredients, highly potent APIs and oligonucleotides, from kilo laboratory to 2,000-gallon scale. Process validation, technology transfer and representation of the site in FDA inspections. Founder-reported
- 2023–present
Director of R&D and quality control, then senior director of product development · Botanic Tonics
Botanical product development across beverage, emulsion, suspension and powder formats under 21 CFR Part 111, an in-house analytical laboratory, supplier qualification, technology transfer to contract manufacturers and support for human clinical programs. Founder-reported
Thirteen publications and six granted patents, all checked against primary records on October 22, 2026
Publications are peer-reviewed journal articles plus one conference-proceedings chapter. The patents are Yazaki property and are not EUTECNIQ intellectual property.
Data table
| Theme | Papers | First author | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life cycle and ecotoxicity | 2 | 2 | 104 |
| Molecular and process design | 4 | 2 | 201 |
| Data-driven property models | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| Extraction and separation | 5 | 3 | 36 |
Publications (13), newest first, with DOI links and citation counts
- 2016Life-cycle perspectives on aquatic ecotoxicity of common ionic liquids
Mehrkesh A, Karunanithi AT. Environmental Science & Technology 50:6814–6821 · Life cycle and ecotoxicity54 citations - 2016A systematic screening methodology towards exploration of ionic liquids for CO₂ capture processes
Farahipour R, Mehrkesh A, Karunanithi AT. Chemical Engineering Science 145:126–132 · Molecular and process design54 citations - 2016Optimal design of ionic liquids for thermal energy storage
Mehrkesh A, Karunanithi AT. Computers & Chemical Engineering 93:402–412 · Molecular and process design41 citations - 2016New quantum chemistry-based descriptors for better prediction of melting point and viscosity of ionic liquids
Mehrkesh A, Karunanithi AT. Fluid Phase Equilibria 427:498–503 · Data-driven property models28 citations - 2015Effect of operating conditions of the extraction process on the physical properties of lubricating oil
Mehrkesh A, Tavakoli T, Hatamipour MS. Journal of Applied Solution Chemistry and Modeling 4:1–6 · Extraction and separation5 citations - 2014New perspective on computer aided molecular design
Mehrkesh A, Karunanithi AT. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 34:369–374, proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design · Molecular and process design9 citations - 2013Computer-aided design of tailor-made ionic liquids
Karunanithi AT, Mehrkesh A. AIChE Journal 59:4627–4640 · Molecular and process design97 citations - 2013Energetic ionic materials: how green are they? A comparative life cycle assessment study
Mehrkesh A, Karunanithi AT. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 1:448–455 · Life cycle and ecotoxicity50 citations - 2013Modeling and simulation of a rotating-disk contactor for the extraction of aromatic hydrocarbons from a lube-oil cut
Mehrkesh A, Tavakoli T, Hatamipour MS, Karunanithi AT. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 52:9422–9432 · Extraction and separation5 citations - 2013Mathematical modeling of RDC column in extraction of base oil and computing of the energy saving
FakhrHoseini SM, Tavakkoli T, Hatamipour MS, Mehrkesh AH. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 88:1289–1294 · Extraction and separation5 citations - 2011Artificial neural network for modeling the extraction of aromatic hydrocarbons from lube oil cuts
Mehrkesh AH, Hajimirzaee S, Hatamipour MS, Tavakoli T. Chemical Engineering & Technology 34:459–464 · Data-driven property models12 citations - 2010A generalized correlation for characterization of lubricating base-oils from their viscosities
Mehrkesh AH, Hajimirzaee S, Hatamipour MS. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering 18:642–647 · Extraction and separation12 citations - 2010An energy-saving opportunity in producing lubricating oil using mixed-solvent in simulated rotary disc contacting (RDC) extraction tower
Hatamipour MS, Fakhr Hoseini SM, Tavakkoli T, Mehrkesh AH. Energy 35:2130–2133 · Extraction and separation9 citations
The founder is first author on 9 of the 13. Citation counts are from Semantic Scholar on October 22, 2026 and change over time. Not listed: preprints, the dissertation, a conference abstract and a 2010 article-in-press that Elsevier withdrew (fourth author), all of which appear in the citation databases.
Granted patents (6), assigned to Yazaki Corporation, with grant date and status
| Patent | Title | Granted | Status (Google Patents) |
|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,168,080 B2 | Eutectic mixtures of ionic liquids in absorption chillers | 2019-01-01 | Expired, fee related |
| US 10,465,950 B2 | Guanidinium-based ionic liquids in absorption chillers | 2019-11-05 | Expired, fee related |
| JP 6898355 B2 | A eutectic mixture of ionic liquids in an absorption chiller | 2021-07-07 | Expired, fee related |
| JP 7189322 B2 | Ionic liquid additive for use as absorbent in absorption chillers | 2022-12-13 | Active |
| EP 3810578 B1 | Ionic liquid additives for use as an absorbent in absorption chillers | 2023-01-04 | Active at the European level; the event log records a 2026 renewal fee in Germany and lapses in most other designated states |
| US 11,608,460 B2 | Ionic liquid additives for use as an absorbent in absorption chillers | 2023-03-21 | Active |
All six list Yazaki Corporation as current assignee and the founder as a co-inventor. They cover ionic liquids for absorption chillers and show inventive work in molecular and process design; they are not EUTECNIQ assets. Google Patents describes its status field as an assumption, not a legal conclusion. Checked October 22, 2026.
Citation metrics from two databases, as of October 22, 2026
| Database | Indexed items | Citations | h-index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semantic Scholar, author 3470516 | 18 | 403 | 9 |
| Google Scholar profile | at least 20 | 534 | 10 |
The two databases count different sources. Both include preprints and the dissertation, and Google Scholar also counts patents and conference abstracts, so their totals exceed the 13 peer-reviewed items above. Counts change over time.
Results the founder reports from prior employers
cGMP expansion delivered ahead of schedule with no regulatory findings
MilliporeSigma Founder-reportedengineers and operators led across a six-site cGMP network
MilliporeSigma Founder-reportedcapital and operating portfolio governed, more than 98% on time and on budget
MilliporeSigma Founder-reportedpilot scale reached for new ionic-liquid working fluids, from laboratory proof of concept
Yazaki Founder-reportedin-house laboratory designed, equipped and qualified from empty rooms
Botanic Tonics Founder-reportedfaster product release; supplier variability about 15% lower
Botanic Tonics Founder-reportedemulsion shelf life, removing more than $500K of recurring quality write-offs
Botanic Tonics Founder-reportedhuman clinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic programs supported
Botanic Tonics Founder-reportedExplanation, details and sources
These are the founder's own account of work done for other companies. They have not been independently verified, they belong to those employers and they are not EUTECNIQ results.
Four areas would need specialists the company has not yet recruited
Clinical pharmacology and clinical operations
What the role covers
Human study design and oversight: protocols, ethics review and contract research organizations.
Toxicology and safety assessment
What the role covers
Human safety evaluation of botanicals, the core of new dietary ingredient notifications and GRAS conclusions.
Regulatory submissions
What the role covers
Preparation and filing of new dietary ingredient notifications, GRAS notices and cosmetic safety substantiation.
Commercial leadership
What the role covers
Business development with brands, buyers and suppliers, and the account management recurring service revenue depends on.
No one besides the founder has been hired or appointed; these roles would be senior hires, partners or advisers.
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