Mahima Datla of BE conferred Dr BS Bajaj Memorial Award
Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA) has announced the names of the recipients of this year’s prestigious FABA Awards, named after Dr BS Bajaj, for their contributions to the advancement in biotechnology. The executive council of FABA, which met on January 11, announced the awards for the year 2022.
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Hyderabad Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA) has announced the names of the recipients of this year's prestigious FABA Awards, named after Dr BS Bajaj, for their contributions to the advancement in biotechnology. The executive council of FABA, which met on January 11, announced the awards for the year 2022.
The award will be conferred upon Mahima Datla, Managing Director, Biological E Ltd for introducing Corbevax vaccine in augmenting the global collective fight against Covid-19 and BP Acharya, Patron, FABA has been selected for the FABA Lifetime Achievement Award for his notable contributions to AIBA (All India Biotech Associations) and FABA.
The awards will be conferred during the 19th edition of BioAsia, the largest annual global Biotechnology and Life Sciences summit of Asia, organised by the Government of Telangana and FABA.
Biological E Limited (BE), one of the world's largest vaccine manufacturers, was recognised for the development of Corbevax, India's first indigenously developed protein sub-unit vaccine against Covid-19. Corbevax is a recombinant vaccine, developed from the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein on the virus's surface combined with Dynavax's CpG 1018 adjuvant with alum, which helps the body build the immune response against the virus.
"The Dr BS Bajaj Memorial Award is a distinction bestowed on the individual or organisation most committed to the advancement of life sciences. The contributions made by Biological E under the abled leadership of Mahima Datla are conscientiously recognised and commended by the biotechnology fraternity. Their vaccine, Corbevax being scalable and affordable to the low-middle income countries, makes Biological E the most promising candidate for this award," Reddanna, Executive President, FABA, said.
BP Acharya has been serving as Advisor to ICMR for the National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research (NARFBR) after his retirement from MHRD in 2020. Acharya coordinated the significant initiatives of Government of Andhra Pradesh to develop Genome Valley and Biotech Sector in the region which made the 'Bio State of the Year 2003' Award being presented to erstwhile undivided Andhra Pradesh in recognition of these initiatives.
