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Kranthi Kiran Vistakula is the founder and CEO of the technology venture Dhama Innovations Pvt. Ltd. Kranthi is the innovator behind the ClimaCon® technology, that went on to secure a patent. ClimaCon® is a unique technology that works on novel heat transport mechanisms that can be readily used to make into apparel, accessories, products and systems to provide heating/cooling on demand. Kranthi has also been the Co-Founder and Co-Managing Director of Intact Labs, Cambridge. In the capacity of this position, he was the Co-Principal Investigator leading a research team in a NASA project to create a mechanism to generate electricity using proteins for space applications.

Background
Kranthi hails from Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh. After completing his B-Tech in Biomedical Engineering from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad; Kranthi moved overseas to pursue his masters in Mechanical Engineering and Technology Policy Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

Work
During his days at MIT, Kranthi was faced with the most common problem faced by people living in harsh climatic conditions, that of adjusting to varying and extreme temperatures. When living in Boston, Kranthi would have to wear layers of clothing before stepping out of home due to the cold outside but remove all those layers inside due to the centralized heating systems. Motivated by his own discomfort Kranthi thought of a solution that would help him and other people adjust to the climatic conditions and this is what led to the birth of ClimaCon® a patented Climate Control technology that has inspired ClimaWare a range of functional apparel, the first products in Dhama Innovations' portfolio. The range of apparel can control temperature between the range of 4 to 40 degrees centigrade.

Kranthi has been successful in taking forward the ClimaCon® technology to other products like coasters, oil warmers, hot plates, helmets, pain relieving wraps. Dhama Innovations' product team is also working closely with the army to develop a solution for heating/cooling the missiles which will increase the performance and reduce various tangible and intangible costs incurred by the army.

Appreciation

 * Gold Medalist at 'Lockheed Martin Innovators’ Competition' in 2008
 * First prize winner at 'India Innovation Pioneers’ Challenge, Champion of Champions Category' in 2008
 * Businessworld 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2010'
 * 'Innovator of the Year 2010' by Massachusetts Institute of Technology published 'Technology Review Magazine'
 * Recognized as 'Top 100 Most Promising Technology Companies' in Asia and 'Top 200 Most Promising Technology Companies' in the Globe by Red Herring, 2009.
 * Awarded 'TePP (Technopreneur Promotion Programme) Grant' from Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, 2008.
 * Winner of 'MIT 1K Business Plan Competition', 2005