Maharaj Kishan Bhan (9 November 1947 – 26 January 2020) was an Indian

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and clinical scientist. He received

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Degree (1969) from

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and

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Degree from

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. He carried out extensive post doctoral research at

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in the areas of diarrheal diseases and child nutrition with an emphasis on

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issues. He served as the president of the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER). He was known for developing Rota Viral Vaccine in collaboration with Bharat Biotech International. He was positioned as Secretary,

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, until 2012. Bhan conceived the newly formed BIRAC, which is expected to result in product development by industry in collaboration with academia. This initiative is to boost product development in the country. For this Bhan was actively assisted by Renu Swarup and Ravi Dhar from BIRAC. An elected fellow of the

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, he was awarded in 1990 the

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, the highest science award in

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, in the Medical Sciences category. He held honorary

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and was responsible for policy formulation and was Member of the Jury for nearly all major national science awards awarded by the

Prizes and honours

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Excellence Award — BIO ASIA (2013) * Padmabhushan for civil services - 2013. *Biotech Product and Process Development and Commercialization Award - 2003 *

- 1990 *National Ranbaxy Award - 1990 *S.S. Mishra Award of the National Academy of Medical Sciences - 1986 *ST Achar Gold Medal of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics - 1984

References

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