Shankar Balasubramanian: Indian-Origin Chemist In Millennium Tech Prize-Winning Team For Revolutionary DNA Sequencing Tech
by Bhaswati Guha Majumder - May 19, 2021 02:32 PM
Prize winners David Klenerman (L) and Shankar Balasubramanian (R)
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The development of next-generation DNA sequencing technology earns Cambridge University chemists a prestigious global science and technology prize.
Part of the winning duo is a chemist of Indian origin.
Shankar Balasubramanian, a British-Indian chemist from the University of Cambridge, has been declared the winner of the 2020 Millennium Technology prize along with his colleague David Klenerman.
The duo was awarded the prestigious science and technology prize on 18 May by the President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinisto, who is the Patron of the prize, during a virtual ceremony.
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BGI proposed to build and help run state-of-the-art COVID testing labs, provide technical expertise and high throughput sequencers and make additional donations. Given the situation, it seemed like an offer the state couldn’t refuse. But officials were suspicious about BGI and its connections with the Chinese government.