Maharaj Kishan Bhan
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Maharaj Kishan Bhan
M. K. Bhan addressing a Press Conference
to apprise on the two significant R&D
results emanating from DBT support, in New
Delhi on May 31, 2012.
Born
9 November 1947
,
,
Died
26 January 2020
(aged 72)
Alma mater
,
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
Maharaj Kishan Bhan
(9 November 1947 – 26 January 2020) was an Indian
and clinical scientist.
He received
Degree (1969)
from
and
Degree from
,
. He carried out
extensive post doctoral research at
in
the areas of diarrheal diseases and child nutrition with an emphasis on
issues. He served as the president of the
.
He was born in the Kanyakadal neighborhood of Srinagar, which was then part of
the
. He was known for developing Rota Viral
Vaccine in collaboration with
International. He was positioned
as Secretary,
,
, until 2012.
Bhan conceived the newly formed BIRAC, which is expected to result in product
development by industry in collaboration with academia. This initiative is to
boost product development in the country. For this Bhan was actively assisted
by Renu Swarup and Ravi Dhar from BIRAC. An elected fellow of the
,
he was awarded in 1990 the
, the highest science award in
, in the Medical Sciences category.
He held honorary
and was responsible for policy formulation and was Member of the Jury for nearly all major national science awards
awarded by the
.
Prizes and honours
[
]
Excellence Award — BIO ASIA (2013)
.
Biotech Product and Process Development and Commercialization Award - 2003
- 1990
National Ranbaxy Award - 1990
S.S. Mishra Award of the National Academy of Medical Sciences - 1986
ST Achar Gold Medal of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics - 1984
References
[
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Forbes
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. Retrieved
17 August
2012
.
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on 7 December 2018
. Retrieved
13 June
2016
.
. Retrieved
17 August
2012
.
(PDF)
. National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016
. Retrieved
19 March
2016
.
. Archived from
on 28 October 2011
. Retrieved
17 August
2012
.
.
Indian Medtech Summit
. Archived from
on 10 December 2010
. Retrieved
17 August
2012
.
. Archived from
on 7
May 2013
. Retrieved
22 April
2013
.
.
. 25 January 2013
. Retrieved
25 January
2013
.
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