Pramod Chaudhari Receives George Washington Carver Award
PUNE, India — The Washington-based Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) announced that Dr. Pramod Chaudhari, founder and Executive Chairman of Praj Industries, has been selected for the 2020 George Washington Carver Award for Innovation in Industrial Biotechnology and Agriculture. He is the first Indian and second Asian recipient of this global honor. Dr. Chaudhari was honored during a fireside chat at the BIO IMPACT Digital Ag & Environment Conference, on Sept. 22, 2020.
BIO, a trade association of biotechnology with a presence in over 30 countries, instituted the award with the help of Iowa Biotechnology Association (Iowa BIO). Beginning in 2008, The George Washington Carver Award, named after the agricultural scientist, inventor and environmentalist, is the highest recognition for outstanding contribution in the Industrial Biotechnology sector worldwide.