
BioAsia Innovation Award

BioAsia Innovation Award was introduced to recognize young scientists / students (below the age of 35 years) pursuing their research in any of the areas of biotechnology / lifesciences, and who have created a product or process of applied value or for utility in the welfare of human society.
Recipient history of BioAsia Innovation Awardees:
2016 |
Ms. Premnandhini SatgunamL. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad Project: “Pediatric Perimeter - A Novel Device to Check Visual Field of Babies” Mr. Vijay SoniBirla Institute of Technology and Sciences-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus/National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi Project: “Depletion of M. Tuberculosis Glmu from Infected Murine Lungs effects the Clearance of the Pathogen” |
2015 |
Mr. Soumitra GhoshIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore Project: “Nucleoid-Associated Protein HU: A Novel Target For Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Development” Mr. Rahul Shubhra MandalNational Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases Project: “Bacterial Lysr-Type Transcriptional Regulators (Lttrs) As Novel Targets For Broad- Spectrum TherapyAgainst Infections” |
2014 |
Mr. Sudhanshu Kumar ShuklaIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore Project: "9-Gene Methylation Signature For Gliblastoma Survival Prediction". Mr. Ankur Singh SainiNational Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India Project: "A Novel Approach To Target Antibody-Mediated Autoimmune Diseases By Decreasing Plasma Cell Lifespan." |
2013 |
Paritosh ParasharIIT Kanpur Project: “BRITER: A BMP Responsive Osteoblast Reporter Cell Line”. Rupam K BhuniaIIT Kharagpur Project:"An approach to genetically engineer the mechanism that determines the nutritional quality of sesame seed oil." Anshuman ShuklaPunjab Univ Chandigarh Project: "Oral delivery of Diphtheria-toxoid using nano-bilosomes induces significant systemic and mucosal immune response." |
2012 |
Nooruddin KhanDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, A.P, India Project: "Development of ELISA based approach to detect active Tuberculosis including smear-negative pulmonary and extra- pulmonary TB cases." Dr. Shailja TiwariDrug Delivery Research laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr H. S. Gour Central University, Sagar, M.P, India. Project: "Recombinant protein based liposomal combination vaccine for intranasal immunization against Hepatitis and Influenza" |
2011 |
Ms. Chaitanya ReddyVishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, AP, India. Project: "Manually-operated mobile air compressor" |
2010 |
Dr. Siddharth TiwariPlant Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Division, NBRI, Lucknow. Project: "Investigations on recombinant peanut seeds as anti-cholera-rabies fusion vaccine antigen expression system: An approach towards the development of plant-based affordable vaccine" |
2009 |
Dr. Sunil Kumar VermaCCMB, Hyderabad, India. Project: "Novel universal technique to establish the identity of enormous no. of animal species for forensic application" |
2008 |
Dr. K S JagannathanShanta Biotechnics Ltd., Project: "Strong systematic and mucosal immune response to surface-modified PLGA microsphears containing recombinant Hep-B antigen administered intranasally" Dr. Sharmistha BanerjeeUniversity of Hyderabad. Project: "Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins, isocitrate dehydrogenises 1 & 2 differentiate BCG vaccinated population from TB- infected populations: potential ELISA based assay for accurate detection of tuberculosis" |
2007 |
Dr. N. Madhusudan ReddyCDFD, Hyderabad, India. Project: "A microbial process for L-Arginine Production" |