Agilent Presents Thought Leader Award to IIT Delhi Scientist Professor Anurag Rathore
December 07 2020 - 12:30AM
Business Wire
Prof. Rathore is the first researcher in India to receive this
award; he has been recognized for his contributions to
biopharmaceutical research
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has honored Prof. Anurag
Rathore, a scientist at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Delhi, with an Agilent Thought Leader Award, for his contributions
to the field of biopharmaceutical research and his work with
advanced methods for molecular characterization of biosimilars.
The 2020 award includes a grant to support research personnel
and Agilent instrumentation including a 6545XT AdvanceBio LC/Q-TOF,
a Bravo Automated Liquid Handling Platform, and a 1290 Infinity II
2D-LC System. Prof. Rathore—who serves as a professor at IIT
Delhi’s Chemical Engineering department—is the first researcher in
India to receive this award. Award funding will be used to promote
academic-based research on critical areas impacting the
biopharmaceutical industry.
“I feel humbled to be chosen for an Agilent Thought Leader
Award,” said Prof. Rathore. “As one of the many researchers at IIT
Delhi working in the new COVID-19 normal, this is an encouraging
and welcome event. The award will propel me to work harder as we
strive to bring the technologies and products we have been working
on to market.”
The work at Prof. Rathore’s lab will focus on the best practices
towards molecular characterization of monoclonal antibody-based
biosimilars. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) include an important and
growing group of biopharmaceutical drugs used to treat several
diseases and conditions. Their activity, stability, and other
physicochemical and toxicological characteristics are heavily
influenced by the level and position of their amino acid
modifications. As such, Agilent is invested in developing workflows
to streamline the analysis of critical charge and glycosylation
heterogeneity of these molecules.
“Prof. Rathore is a leading scientist among an extremely
motivated and talented research group at IIT Delhi. We are
privileged to have him as the first recipient of an Agilent Thought
Leader Award in India,” said Bharat Bhardwaj, country general
manager for Agilent India. “This award will bring financial
support, cutting-edge products, consumables, services, and, most
importantly, Agilent expertise to his research.”
Bhardwaj continued, “Over the next three years, this
relationship will further help Prof. Rathore’s development of
biosimilar drugs, and improving human health.”
The Agilent Thought Leader Award program promotes fundamental
scientific advances by contributing financial support, products,
and expertise to the research of influential thought leaders in the
life sciences, diagnostics, and chemical analysis space. Further
information is available on the Agilent Thought Leader Award web
page.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global leader in life
sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets, delivering
insight and innovation toward improving the quality of life.
Agilent instruments, software, services, solutions, and people
provide trusted answers to customers' most challenging questions.
The company generated revenue of $5.34 billion in fiscal 2020 and
employs 16,400 people worldwide. Information about Agilent is
available at www.agilent.com. To receive the latest Agilent news,
subscribe to the Agilent Newsroom. Follow Agilent on LinkedIn,
Twitter, and Facebook.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201206005047/en/
Monica Dhawan Agilent Technologies, India +91 124 268 5417
monica.dhawan@agilent.com
Naomi Goumillout Agilent Technologies, USA +1.781.266.2819
naomi.goumillout@agilent.com
Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A)
Historical Stock Chart
From Aug 2024 to Sep 2024
Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A)
Historical Stock Chart
From Sep 2023 to Sep 2024