Dr. Mohan I. Patel VASVIK Award
For Leadership in Leveraging Scientific and Technological Research for Economical Growth
| YEAR | NAME | SUBJECT OF RESEARCH |
| 2024 | Dr Pramod Chaudhari Executive Chairman of Praj Industries Ltd |
For successfully developing technology for conversion of Cellulosic Biomass to 2nd Generation Renewable Fuels, Biogas and Renewable Chemicals & Materials. Praj is the only Indian Corporate to launch India’s first-of- its-kind Integrated Bio-refinery Demo and now executing three commercial plants for Indian OMCs. Praj has also set up first of its kind integrated demo plant of Compressed Biogas (CBG) |
| 2022 | Shri Shrikant Badve Managing Director, Badve Group of Companies Pune |
For immense contribution to futher technological development with indigenous research, especially in the field of Automotive Engineering |
| 2018 | Shri Madhukar Parekh Chairman, Pidilite Industries Ltd., Mumbai |
For converting an ‘unexciting’ product into one of the country’s top brands – Fevicol. For providing exemplary leadership to Pidilite Industries to become the market leader in the adhesives and sealants segment in India. He has leveraged Technology with R&D in commercializing many adhesive products. |
| 2016 | Shri Pankaj Patel Chairman & Managing Director, Zydus Cadila |
Development of the first Indian made H1N1 vaccine for fighting against Swine Flu, VaciFlu-s, launching Exemptia, the world’s first biosimilar for Adalimumab and developing the largest selling therapy worldwide for inflammatory arthritis. Scientific and technological research to develop new healthcare products and processes that have enabled India fight against diabetes and many other diseases. |
| 2014 | Dr. Keki Hormusji Gharda Chairman and Managing Director Gharda Chemicals Limited |
For taking lead in Scientific and technological research to develop new products and processes and providing leadership in using the same for producing many products which have resulted in the economic growth. |