FABA Special Award
Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA) is a nonprofit society, which represents 20 Asian countries with a common interest in promoting human health through advances in Biotechnology. FABA, with its humble beginning in 2004, has achieved a significant landmark in creating a platform for interaction among member countries and discuss the issues of common interest for improving the biotech space including technology transfer, resource sharing, business collaborations, Industry-Academia linkage, cross border trade and investments, etc. among its member countries.
In order to recognize and honour eminent personalities for their longtime contributions to Biotechnology and Lifesciences sector, FABA instituted the "FABA Special Award" in BioAsia 2010.
Recipient history of FABA Special Award includes
| 2018 |
Prof. Premkumar Reddy Founder, Onconova Therapeutics & Director, Experimental Cancer Therapeutics Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| 2017 |
Dr. Patrick Vallance President R&D, GlaxoSmithKline, UK |
| 2015 |
Dr. Dennis Gillings Executive Chairman, Quintiles Inc., USA Dr. Cyrus Poonawala Chairman & Managing Director, Serum Institute of India Ltd., India. |
| 2014 |
Dr. Mahendra Rao Director, Centre for Regenerative Medicine, NIH, USA Dr. William D. Dar Director General International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India |
| 2013 |
Dr. Vijay Kumar Datla Chairman and Managing Director, Biological E Limited, Hyderabad, India |
| 2012 |
Mr. Cyrus P. Mistry Chairman, Tata Group of Companies, Mumbai, India MedTrack, NY, USA |
| 2011 |
Mr. D. S. Brar Chairman, GVK BioSciences, Hyderabad, India Dr. Roger Williams CEO, US Pharmacopeia, USA Dr. Anwar Nasim Chairman, National Commission on Biotechnology, Pakistan and Founder President of FABA, Pakistan |
| 2010 |
Dr. Ajit Shetty Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Operations, Johnson & Johnson, New Jersey, USA Dr. Manel Balcells President, Biocat, Barcelona, Spain |