Prestigious Awards
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize
Dr Javed N Agrewala (2004)
Dr GPS Raghava (2008)
National Bioscience Award for career development
Dr Anand Bachhawat (2000)
Dr Pradip Chakraborti (2001)
Dr Rakesh K Jain (2002)
Dr GPS Raghava (2005)
Dr Javed N. Agrewala (2006)
Dr Dibyendu Sarkar (2011)
Dr Rajamohan (2013)
Dr Pawan Gupta (2015)
Jagadish Chandra Bose (JC Bose) National Fellowship Award
Dr Pradip Chakraborti
Dr GPS Raghava
Shri. Om Prakash Bhasin Award
Dr. Girish Sahni, Director, IMTECH has been honored with "Shri Om Prakash Bhasin Award 2013" in the field of Health and Medical Sciences. This award is given for scientific work, primarily done within India and which is of relevance to India and other developing countries. The award was presented to Dr. Sahni at an Award Presentation Ceremony held in New Delhi, on November 1, 2014 by Prof M G K Menon, Advisor (ISRO), Department of Space, Govt of India and Former Minister of Science & Technology, Govt of India. The award carries an amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- , a citation and a plaque.
This award has been conferred in the past to, among others, Dr G Padmanaban, Dr K K G Menon, Sh Sam Pitroda, Dr K G Narayanan, Prof Samir K Brahmachari, Dr P K Rajgopalan, Dr V M Katoch and many more scientific luminaries.
CSIR Technology Award – 2014
CSIR-IMTECH was awarded CSIR Technology Award – 2014 for the category "Business Development & Technology Marketing" by Honorable Science and Technology Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Sept. 26, 2014 in New Delhi. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 2.00 lakh, a plaque and a citation. The team consisted of Sh. R. Soni, Head PTM and Dr. Girish Sahni, Director.
National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2014
Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh has bagged the prestigious National Intellectual Property Award 2014 in the category of Top R & D Institution in Healthcare. IMTECH has been in the fore-front in developing innovative technologies in biotherapeutics, especially, life-saver drugs such as streptokinase and its advanced versions. Dr. Girish Sahni, IMTECH IPR and PTM team received the citation and memento from Hon'ble Justice Mr. S.Ravindra Bhat, Judge, Delhi High Court. Mr. Amitabh Kant; Secretary; Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion was also present on the occasion along with other dignitaries.
The National Intellectual Property Awards are conferred to recognize and reward creators / innovators of IP who have contributed to harnessing the country's intellectual capital and creating an eco-system that boosts creativity and innovation.
Ranbaxy Award
Dr Girish Sahni, in the area of "Pharmaceutical Sciences" for his outstanding contributions towards the development of innovative clot bluster technologies for the treatment of cardiac associated maladies such as heart attacks, strokes etc. Dr Amit Ghosh, ex-Director, in the area of "Medical Sciences - Applied Research" for his innovative research leading to the creation of a genetically engineered oral recombinant vaccine for cholera and for his incisive work in the field of cholera epidemiology. (1998)
FICCI Award
Dr CM Gupta, Ex-Director, IMTECH (1994)
VASVIK Award
Dr Girish Sahni for the year 2000 in the area of Biological Sciences & Technology. Dr. Sahni was conferred this award in Mumbai by the Hon. John Prescott, Dy. Prime Minister of U.K.
National Biotech Product & Process Development and Commercialisation Award
Dr Girish Sahni (2002)
NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award
Dr GPS Raghava (2009)
Lakshmipat Singhania-IIML National Leadership Award
Dr GPS Raghava (2011)
Bill & Melinda Gates Grand Challenge Award
Dr Ashish (2012)
Innovative Young Biotechnologists Award
Dr Krishan Gopal (2011)
Dr Pankaj Soni (2011)
Dr Pawan Gupta (2009)
Thomson Reuters Research Excellence India Research Front Award
Dr GPS. Raghava
NASA Tech Brief Award
Dr S Mayilraj for Description of a novel species Tetrasphaera remsis isolated from the Regenerative Enclosed Life Support Module Simulator air system.
AVRA Young Scientist Award
Dr P Guptasarma (2005)
Novo Nordisk Life Science Research Award
Dr Rakesh K Jain (2000)
CSIR Young Scientist Award
Dr Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1991)
Dr P Guptasarma (2000)
Prestigious Honours
Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India
Dr GPS Raghava
Dr JN Agrewala
Dr Jagmohan Singh
Dr GSahni
Dr KL Dikshit
Dr RK Jain
Dr P K Chakraborti
Fellow of Indian National Science Academy
Dr P Chakraborti
Dr Javed N Agrewala (2009)
Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India
Dr Amit Ghosh (1999)
Dr Girish Sahni
Dr Pradip Chakraborti
Dr GPS Raghava
Fellow of the National Environmental Science Academy (FNESA)
Dr Swaranjit Singh Cameotra
Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Dr Rakesh K Jain
Fellow of Association of Microbiologists of India
Dr Girish Sahni
Fellow of the American Society of Microbiology, USA
Dr Jagmohan Singh
Fellow of the National Academy of Biological Sciences (NABS)
Dr Swaranjit Singh Cameotra (2008)
Fellow Association of Microbiologists, India
Dr Swaranjit Singh Cameotra
American Association of Immunologists
Dr Javed N Agrewala as regular member
Guha Research Conference
Dr KL Dikshit elected as a member
Dr P Guptasarma elected as a member
Dr Jagmohan Singh elected as a member
Dr Dibyendu Sarkar elected as a member
Dr YS Narayana Rao Oration Award
Dr Rakesh K Jain (2004)
Pitamber Pant National Environment Fellowship Award
Dr Rakesh K Jain (2004)
"Environmentalist" by National Environmental Sciences Academy
Dr Swaranjit Singh Cameotra
A.K. Bose Memorial Award by Indian National Science Academy
Dr P Guptasarma (1996)
B.N. Singh Memorial Lecture Award of Indian Society of Parasitology
Dr CM Gupta
Dr Swaranjit Singh Cameotra was awarded:1st Prize for essay on .Team CSIR in the labs and fields. organized by CSIR-SSBMT by the DG CSIR in Lucknow on the 20th February 2005.
AMI-ALEMBIC Award by Association of Microbiologists of India
Dr Rakesh K Jain (2002)
CSIR Champion for health by DG CSIR
Dr G Sahni
Vice-President of the National Academy of Sciences
Dr Amit Ghosh (2001)
TWAS-USM visiting researcher fellowship
Dr K Rajagopal for year 2011
Ranbaxy Science Scholar
Ms Hardeep Kaur 2009
Raman Research Fellowship
Dr S Mayilraj 2009
Rajbhasha Implementation by TOLIC, Chandigarh
IMTECH awarded First position for year 2010-1
IMTECH awarded second position for year 2008