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Avesthagen Timeline
2020
WZCC Dubai Chapter – Dr. Villoo Morawala-Patell in conversation with Prof. Dr. Keki Turel. OUR GENES – OUR FUTURE – Unraveling the ancient Zoroastrian-Parsi Genome
The Avestagenome ProjectR releases The First Complete Zoroastrian-Parsi Mitochondrial Reference Genome in an Endogamous, Non-Smoking Population. Funded by the Foundation for a Smoke Free World.
2010
Avesthagen achieves significant commercial milestone as it sends its first batch of cell lines for cGMP production of clinical grade biosimilars to Inno Biologica, Malaysia
2009
Dr. Boni Yayi, H.E. President of Benin visits Avesthagen Limited
Dr. Villoo Morawala Patell meets with the Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Chile
The Avestagenome Project finds leads in breast cancer
Avesthagen and VTT technical Research centre of Finland, sign MoU to conduct product-based research projects in the field of Theranostics
Avesthagen and The Harvard Medical School (HMS) Department of Genetics sign MoU to share knowledge and services in the field of genomics
Avesthagen CMD, Dr. Villoo Morawala Patell receives prestigious national award, ‘Karmaveer Puraskar’ as a ‘Corporate Citizen’ for her contribution to the field of agriculture and healthcare by iCONGO
Avesthagen Forms Global Joint Venture With Limagrain In Atash Seeds Private Limited ‘Novel Seeds For The Challenges Of The Changing Environment’ in the presence of Her Excellency ‐ Mrs. Anne‐Marie Idrac, Minister for Foreign Trade, Republic of France
2008
Avesthagen Limited begins Phase III human clinical studies for its Avesta Nordic brand of bioactives
Avesthagen Limited launches Avesta Nordic brand of plant-based bioactives
Avesthagen partners with the Indian government agency, ICMR to promote biomedical research in India
Dr. Villoo Morawala-Patell receives the prestigious ‘Astitva Award’ for Excellence in Science and Technology
Avesthagen partners with ShigaMediX to develop vaccines for cervical cancer and tuberculosis
Avesthagen and Limagrain introduce India’s first 100% biodegradable plastic
Avesthagen enters into a JV with DuBiotech
Dr. Villoo Morawala-Patell, honoured with the distinction of “Officier dans l’Ordre national du Mérite” (Officer of the National Order of Merit) by the Ambassador of France in India, Mr. Jérôme Bonnafont, in the name of the President of the French Republic
Avesthagen signs agreement with Affymetrix
2007
Avesthagen awarded patent on cloning and sequencing of AGTSAL11 rice gene from IR-64 variety implicated in salinity stress tolerance (SalinityFitTM)
Avesthagen signs an MoU with Manipal AcuNova for collaboration in drugdiscovery, pre-clinical, clinical research and regulatory areas.
Avesthagen-Limagrain ‘Atash seeds Pvt Ltd’ announces acquisitons of Swagath Seeds Pvt Ltd and Cee Kay Seeds & Seedlings Pvt Ltd, a Bangalore-based vegetable seeds company
Avesthagen launches its pathbreaking ‘The Avestagenome Project’ to build a genetic, genealogical and medical database of India’s 69,000 strong Parsi Community
Avesta Good Earth Foods launches its nutritional Muesli Bars
2006
Dr. Villoo Morawala-Patell receives Entrepreneur Of The Year 2006 from Biospectrum, India
Avesthagen wins the Red Herring 100 Asia for disruptive innovation, recognizing Avesthagen as an emerging star in Asia in the field of biotechnology
Inception of Atash Seeds, subsidiary of Avesthagen agro-biotech
Avesthagen enters into a strategic alliance with Limagrain, French major in seed business to accelerate collaborative biotech R&D projects that advance agriculture
Avesthagen awarded prestigious grant from the Indian DBT under the SIBRI scheme
Inception of Avesta Nordic Research Private Limited (JV with CCBR, IFU, Denmark)
Avesthagen completes manufacture of its 1000 litre cGMP manufacturing facility
2005
Avesta Biotherapeutics & Research Pvt Limited commences operations as a subsidiary of Avesthagen Limited
2004
Granting of ‘Pearl Millet’ patent in South Africa for Avesthagen Limited
Avesthagen Limited Sanctioned US-Aid program by the World Bank
Avesthagen Limited secures Series B Investments by Godrej Industries Ltd
2003
Avesthagen and Cipla Limited embark on a collaborative biopharmaceuticals development programme
2002
First Indian company to offer globally approved testing and certification for GMO’s in partnership with US based Genetic ID
Avesthagen-AstraZeneca partner on drug discovery in Tuberculosis (TB)
Avesthagen is rated amongst the top 5 life sciences companies for its business plan at the TIECON, California
2001
Avesthagen officially commences operations at International Technology Park, Bangalore
1998
Avesta Gengraine Technologies – Founded as an academic start up at the National Center for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, Bangalore by Dr. Villoo Morawala-Patell
