The Galien Foundation Honors 2025 Modi Prix Galien India Award Recipients

-     Winners received prestigious award in recognition of their latest innovations in life sciences advancement

NEW DELHI, March 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Galien Foundation, the premier global institution dedicated to honoring innovators in life sciences, celebrated excellence and innovation in life sciences during the Prix Galien India Forum and second annual Modi Prix Galien Awards Gala last night at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi. The Prix Galien India Awards Committee, comprised of renowned leaders from the biomedical industry and academia, honored this year's award winners in the following categories: "Best Biotechnology Product," "Best Academic/Public Sector," "Best Medical Technology," and "Best StartUp/Digital Health Solution." Mr. Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, personally distributed the prestigious Modi Prix Galien awards to the awardees.

"On behalf of the Modi Prix Galien India Awards Committee, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all nominees and winners for their exceptional efforts in addressing the critical challenges in human health," said Dr. Renu Swarup, Modi Prix Galien India Committee Chair. "As we move forward, it is crucial that we continue to foster an ecosystem that encourages innovation and collaboration. The future of healthcare depends on our ability to work together towards transformative solutions."

"The Awards Committee is honored to witness the exceptional dedication and creativity of our nominees as they turn visionary ideas into transformative solutions for patients worldwide. Their unwavering commitment to advancing patient care is truly commendable, and we are honored to celebrate their outstanding contributions to global health," said Satish Kumar Modi, Co-Founder of Modi Prix Galien India. "As we celebrate these achievements, we must also recognize the importance of sustainability and accessibility in healthcare innovation. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that these advancements benefit all segments of society."

"We are excited to continue the Prix Galien legacy by honoring another extraordinary group of winners who exemplify the skill, dedication, and innovation that is essential to the life sciences industry," said Bruno Cohen, Chairman of The Galien Foundation. "Our Awards Committee, Prix Galien Alumni, and all members of The Galien Foundation express our sincere appreciation to all winners and nominees, and we eagerly anticipate the significant contributions they will make to the future of global healthcare."

The Prix Galien Awards were created in 1970 by Roland Mehl in honor of Galien, the father of medical science and modern pharmacology, to recognize outstanding innovation and scientific advancement. With chapters in 14 countries, Africa and an inaugural chapter established in India in 2024, Prix Galien is regarded worldwide as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for the life science industry.

Modi Prix Galien India Awards Committee 2025

• Dr. Renu Swarup, Chair, Modi Prix Galien India Committee
  Former Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, New Delhi, India
• Prof. Sudha Bhattacharya, INSA Senior Scientist at Ashoka University, Sonipat
  Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru; Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi; and National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad
• Dr. Alok Dhawan, Centre for Biomedical Research
• Prof. Madhu Dikshit, CDRI, Lucknow
• Shri Anil Khanna, Sr. Vice President, GM Modi Science Foundation, New Delhi
  Ex Honorary Member Task Force, Ministry of Food & Processing, Govt. of India
• Prof. Paramjit Khurana, South Campus, University of Delhi
• Dr. Indranil Manna, President, Indian National Academy of Engineering
• Dr. Narinder K. Mehra, Vice-President - International Affairs
• Dr. Debasisa Mohanty, Director, National Institute of Immunology, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India
• Dr. K.R. Suresh Nair, Chief Technology Advisor to Foundation for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship, an initiative of Tata Trust
• Prof. Ashwani Nangia, Dept. Of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad
• Prof. Bhaskar Narayan, Director CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research
• Dr. Himanshu Shukla, President, National Academy of Agriculture Sciences (NAAS)
• Dr. Ramgopal Rao, Vice Chancellor for the Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani
• Prof. Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath, Fellow of all three science academies in India, namely Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India.Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, India, Indian Academy of Neurosciences and Third World Academy of Sciences - Bangalore
• Dr. Shivkumar Sarin, President, National Academy of Medical Sciences
• Prof. Anurag Sharma, Emeritus Professor of Optics and Photonics and Physics at IIT Delhi – Member Secretary
• Dr. Jitendra Sharma, Managing Director & Founder CEO of Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone
  Founder Executive Director of Kalam Institute of Health Technology - Adjunct lecturer at University of Adelaide, Australia; Chairman of Indian Biomedical Skill Council and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Niti Aayog, Govt. of India
  Member of Strategic Advisory Group of Experts constituted by World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva for Medical Devices; AMTZ Campus, Visakhapatnam
• Dr. Sanjay Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd., Pune
• Dr. Shashi Bala Singh, Director, NIPER
• Dr. Sanjeev Sinha, Head of Department of Medicine, AIIMS
• Dr. Rohit Srivastava, IIT-Mumbai
• Dr. Mrutyunjay Suar, Director General of R&D and Innovation at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar and the CEO of KIIT Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI)
  Chairman of Bhubaneswar City Knowledge Innovation Cluster Foundation (BCKIC)
• Dr. Nikhil Tandon, Professor and Chair of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism at AIIMS New Delhi
• Dr. Premnath Venugopalan, Head, NCL Innovations at CSIR-NCL and Founder Director, Venture Center
  Chemical engineer and an alumnus of MIT in the US, IIT-Bombay - Pune
• Prof. Sudhan Shuvrati, Founder Dean of the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute regional Centre for Biotechnology, Professor at the Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB)
  Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), and the Indian Academy of Science (IAS) - Faridabad
• Dr. Umesh Waghmare, President, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore

About The Galien Foundation 

 The Galien Foundation fosters, recognizes, and rewards excellence in scientific innovation to improve human health. Our vision is to be the catalyst for the development of the next generation of innovative treatments and technologies that will impact medical practice and save lives. The late Professor Elie Wiesel, 1986 Peace Nobel Laureate, is The Honorary Founding President of The Galien Foundation.

The Foundation oversees and directs activities in the US for the Prix Galien, an international awards program dedicated to progress through innovative medicines development, with chapters in 14 countries, Africa and an inaugural chapter established in India in 2024. The Prix Galien was created in 1970 by Roland Mehl in honor of Galen, the father of medical science and modern pharmacology. Worldwide, the Prix Galien is regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in biopharmaceutical research. 

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