Dr. Deepak Chitkara is a pharmaceutical scientist whose work has focused on one critical challenge-Ensuring actives reach where they need to, and perform effectively.
At inskin, this expertise is translated into formulation. Each product is built with the same scientific rigour applied in pharmaceutical development. This isn’t an added layer of science. It is the foundation of every formulation.
With a MS (Pharm.) and PhD from NIPER Mohali and postdoctoral training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA along with his role as a Professor at BITS Pilani, his research has consistently centered around improving delivery systems.
NANO-DELIVERY SCIENCE.
PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences
NIPER Mohali - India’s top-ranked institute for pharmaceutical research
Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA - Specialised in nanomedicine
Professor
Professor at a Premier Institute
Patents Granted
Including Indian & International (PCT/WIPO) filings on lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles. View full patent list (linked)
Patents
Breakthrough Delivery Technologies for Next-Generation Molecules
95+ Research Publications
NEVER GETS IN.
The skin is not a sponge. Its outermost layer - the stratum corneum - is an evolved barrier designed to keep things out. Most skincare formulations sit on top of that barrier and never reach the layers where they could actually change the tissue.
In pharmaceutical drug delivery, this problem is treated with the seriousness it deserves. Whether a molecule reaches its target at the right concentration, at the right rate, for the right duration - that is the difference between a medicine that works and one that doesn't. The active ingredient is only half the story; the delivery system is the other half.
Dr. Deepak looked at consumer skincare and saw the same gap, unsolved. The actives were already known - peptides, vitamin C, niacinamide. What was missing was the science of getting them past the barrier, consistently, in products people can actually use every day. Skincare didn't need a new ingredient. It needed pharmaceutical-grade delivery.
DETERMINES EFFECTIVENESS.
Three principles that shape every inskin formulation - each one grounded in two decades of experience.
Active ingredients only work if they reach the right layer of skin. The target cell dictates the required depth - and the formulation must be engineered to reach it.
"Inskin brings the same rigour to skincare. Safety is a design principle: every Nanoplex® particle uses biodegradable, biocompatible, pharma-grade excipients."
Surface-level formulations are the norm - not because it's ideal, but because penetration is hard to engineer. Most brands avoid the hard problem. inskin solves it.
BUILT FOR SKIN.
Nanoplex® is a proprietary complexation strategy - a direct extension of Dr. Deepak's published research on transdermal and topical delivery - engineered for cosmetic grade formulations.
