BIRAC-SRISTI Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Award 2017 to  Subham Banerjee PhD Scholar, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology

Subham Banerjee completed his PhD from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi and Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, Assam under the joint guidance of Dr. Animesh Ghosh and Dr. Pronobesh Chattopadhyay in the year of 2015. The work was selected for the prestigious BIRAC-SRISTI Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Award 2017 for the research project entitled "Prophylactic Transdermal Patch against Neurotoxin Poisoning in Biological Warfare Situations", under Socially Relevant Innovation category. The Scholar and both the Guides have been felicitated during the Festival of Innovation on 05 March, 2017 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. The award carries a citation and a Award grant of INR 15 Lakh for two years to extend the research work ahead from BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council); a Government of India enterprise under DBT.

(L to R): Dr. Vipin Kumar (Director/Chief Innovation Officer - NIF), Subham Banerjee (Awardee), Prof. Anil D Sahasrabudhe (Chairman, AICTE), Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan (Secretary, DBT), Dr. Animesh Ghosh, Francis Gurry (Director General, WIPO), Dr. Pronobesh Chattopadhyay, Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, FRS (Chairperson, NIF), Prof. Anil K Gupta (Founder, Honeybee Network, Co-ordinator, SRISTI), Dr. Renu Swarup (MD, BIRAC).