Villoo Morawala-Patell
| Dr. Villo Morawala-Patell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 18, 1955 Navsari, India |
| Residence | Bangalore, India |
| Education | Osmania University, Bombay University, Louis Pasteur University, University of Ghent. |
| Occupation | Chairperson of Avesthagen |
| Religion | Parsi, Zoroastrian |
| Notes | |
Dr. Villoo Morawala-Patell is the founder and current Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Biotechnology company Avesthagen.[1][2] She obtained her Master of science degree from the University of Mumbai and her PhD from the Pasteur Institute. Her post-doctoral work was at the University of Ghent.
Awards
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2008
- Officer of the National Order of Merit by the President of the French Republic[9][10][11]
- Recognised by the Adolfo Ibanez University for Achievements in Innovation and Creation of Value. Award was conferred upon her at the opening of VentureL@b by President of Chile, Dr. Michelle Bachelet[12][13]
- Parsi Entrepreneur par Excellence by the Mumbai Parsi Punchayet[14]
- Astitva Award for Excellence in Science and Technology[15][16]
- 2009
- Karmaveer Puraskar award as a Corporate Citizen for her contribution in the field of agriculture and healthcare in by iCONGO for Citizen Action and Social Justice.[17]
- Outstanding Zarathushti Entrepreneur Award from World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce[18] 2010
- Villo Morawala received the prestigious the Businesswoman of the Year Award 2010 for business excellence at Satya Brahma founded Pharmaleaders 3rd Annual Pharmaceutical Leadership Summit 2010 in Mumbai.[19]
Memberships
- Advisory Board Member of the Global Health working group for the Clinton Global Initiative[20]
- Part of International effort to sequence Rice Genome[21]
- Member of the New York Academy of Sciences[22]
- Member of the Plant Protein Club, York, UK
- Member of the Greater Mysore Chamber of Commerce
- Member of Association of Seed Industry
- Member of American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS)
- American Society for Plant Biologists (ASPB)
- Member of the Advisory Board for Biotechnology at Mysore University
- Key Member of Task Force & Vision Group of Biotechnology Instituted by Government of Karnataka
- Founding Member of ABLE India
References
- ↑ "Dr. Villoo Morawala Patell Founder, Chairperson & Managing Director". Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ↑ K S Jayaraman (2007). "Profile: Villoo Morawala Patell". Nature Biotechnology. 25 (705): News. doi:10.1038/nbt0707-705.
- ↑ http://saffron.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=35415§ionid=50
- ↑ http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/ourmeetings/2008/meeting_annual_focusareas_bio.asp?id=villoo_morawala_patell
- ↑ http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_itawa_details.php?year=2005
- ↑ http://www.ficciflo.com/awards.html
- ↑ http://www.expresspharmaonline.com/20070115/market02.shtml
- ↑ http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/villoo-m-patell-receives-entrepreneurthe-year-2006_256793.html
- ↑ http://parsikhabar.net/individuals/villoo-patell-bags-top-french-award/1007/
- ↑ http://pharma.financialexpress.com/20080515/pharmalife04.shtml
- ↑ http://ambafrance-in.org/France-honors-Dr-Villoo-MORAWALA
- ↑ http://www.businessgyan.com/node/2691
- ↑ http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/other/2008120116161.htm
- ↑ http://parsikhabar.net/news/wzcc-confers-outstanding-entrepreneur-of-the-year-to-dr-villoo-morawala-patell/1465/
- ↑ http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/biotechnology/2008090112610.htm
- ↑ http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/bline/2008/09/05/stories/2008090550810200.htm
- ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/avesthagen-founder-dr-villoo-morawala-patell-wins-karmaveer-puraskar/378109/
- ↑ http://www.docstoc.com/docs/17867558/World-Zarathushti-Chamber-of-Commerce---ME
- ↑ "Prestigious Pharma Leadership Awards 2010 Announced | Pharmaleaders TV". pharmaleaders.tv. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ http://re.clintonfoundation.org/page.aspx?pid=2236
- ↑ "The Hindu Newspaper". Retrieved April 9, 2001.
- ↑ Subir Roy. Made in India: A Study of Emerging Competitiveness.
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