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Dr.Vanita Prasad

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Position Founder and CTO
Affiliation REVY Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Location Vadodara, Gujarat
Current Role Entrepreneur
Area of Research Anaerobic digestion, Waste/wastetwater treatment.biogas production, Lignocellulose,Mixed microbial culture,Hydrolysis,Volatile fatty acids,Bioaugmentation, photo fermentation, dark fermentation.
UG Graduation in Analytical Methods in Chemistry & Biochemistry in 1991 from Delhi University, K.M.College.
PG Post graduation in Biotechnology in 1993 from DAVV, Indore, India
PhD Ph.D. in Biotechnology in 2000 from DAVV, Indore, India
Awards • Winner of World Biogas Association Awards under Best Anaerobic Digestion/Biogas Support Service O&M company 2023 under environmental Biotechnology company • Winner of National Start Up Awards 2021 under environmental Biotechnology company • Winner of ‘Innovation Agora Pod Recognition’ Programme" announced at India Energy Forum by CERAWeek & IHSMarkit. Invited to present our Clean Energy solution at CERAWeek Houston in Mar'22 • REVY Conferred Global Technology Innovation Award in MSME Category by GITA • Finalist for ‘Women in Biogas’ Award By World Biogas Association, London. • Dr Vanita Conferred with BRICS Mulan Award, by BRICS China under BRICS Women’s Business Alliance Initiative. • Finalist of GUSEC Techcelerate held in New Delhi, 21st December 2022. • Startup winner award of Amrut -2.0 • Supported for R&D Grant by ACT Environment Fund for developing “Microbial Consortium for Bio-degradation of Paddy stubble” • Selected for B& L Start up Fund Program 2.0 organised by IIMCIP, Kolkata • Winner of “ICONIC WOMEN LEADER AWARD" by ASIA – GCC Conclave to be held on 4th Sept 2021. • First Runner up in Vadodara Region under TiE Women Global Pitch Competition • Winner 1000 Women of Asia Awards conferred by Womennovator Global Summit 2021 • Awarded as ‘ Frontrunner’ in Cleantech sector by ITC Go Global Awards 2021 • Selected for NIDHI Accelerator Program organised by DST, GOI • Shortlisted for funding support by Inventivepreneur Foundation, New Delhi • Shortlisted for participation in FLCTD Low Carbon Technology Accelerator being conducted by Sangam Ventures and UNIDO. • Selected for technology application demonstration at Barapullah drain under the Cleantech Demo Park being built by DBT-BIRAC. • Winner of “Swachch Bharat Grand Challenge” organized by Start-up India 2019 • Winner of “Integrate to Innovate Challenge” organized by Invest India. 2019 • Winner of YESSCALE under cleantech category and is being funded by Villgro 2019 • O&G@20 finalist of PETROTECH 2019 • Finalist at Maharashtra start-up week. • BIRAC-TiE WInER Award 2019 by DST, GOI. • REVY showcased its technology Solution in “Global Entrepreneurship Summit” held in June’19 at The Hague, Netherlands.\ • Selected under Zone startup empower & Powered Accelerator Program for funding support for business acceleration. • Finalist of Socio Connect organised by Bala Vikasa International Center in collaboration with U.S. Consulate General Mumbai at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. • Selected under AIM Smart City Accelerator organized by Ashoka University. • Winner of “ICC start up pad” event organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce at Bengaluru. • Winner of “ASSOCHAM Start-up Launchpad” event held at Pune. • Semi-finalist of the ‘Get in the Ring’ Pitching session organised by start-up NEXUS’ in the recently held India - Netherlands Tech Summit 2019. • Winner of Social Alpha Urban Liveability Challenge,2019 under Cleantech category • Winner India-Israel Innovation Challenge 2017 organised by Invest India - felicitation was held at iCreate, with PM India and PM Israel in attendance. • Finalist Smart Fifty Award conferred by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and IIM Calcutta Innovation Park • Presented with "Iconic Women Creating A Better World Award" Conferred during Annual International Women Economic Forum 2018 • Felicitated for "Success Story Award" during India International Science Festival, 2018. • REVY has been selected in Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2018 as Top 500 deeptech startups held in March 2019 at Paris. i.D.B.T Fellowship sponsored by Govt. of India (1991 1993) ii.Joint CSIR UGC test for JRF and eligibilit y for Lecturer ship (1993 1995) iii.CSIR SRF (1995 1998 iv. Approved examiner by Technical Examination Board, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India v A recognized Auditor of Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gujarat, India
Significant Contribution Dr. Vanita Prasad is an Environmental Biotechnologist with more than 28 yrs. of experience in related field. Having graduated in Science from University of Delhi, she completed her Master’s and Ph.D. in Biotechnology under Department of Biotechnology and Central Scientific Industrial Research, Govt. of India fellowships. Dr. Prasad has a long association with the industry as Consultant Scientist while heading R&D functions of various waste management companies. She hold patents for specific innovation in the field of Waste management and Renewable energy (Bio hydrogen and Bio methane). She is leading Start-up – REVY Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd. as a Founder, Director & CTO. Her core expertise is in anaerobic digestion technology & innovation of customized Bio-cultures. At REVY, they have developed an indigenous product Granulated Sludge, an innovation that act as a very cost effective solution for High rate Anaerobic Digesters for its commissioning as well as work as a medicine for many sick units of STPs & ETPs. Till date with innovative products and services we have revived many sick WTP. Our focus is now on developing a biological process of Biohythane production: Next generation Renewable Energy to be used as Future Fuel. To name some of her awards – • BRICS Mulan Award, by BRICS China under BRICS Women’s Business Alliance Initiative; • Winner of India-Israel Innovation Challenge 2017 organized by Invest India; • Winner of “ICONIC WOMEN LEADER AWARD" by ASIA – GCC Conclave; • BIRAC-TiE WInER Award 2019 by DST, GOI. • Finalist for ‘Women in Biogas’ Award By World Biogas Association in 2022
Bio Dr.Vanita Prasad - a scientist turned into an Entrepreneur, is a New Age Environmental Instrumentalist providing Biotech solutions. Having done her Ph.D. in Environmental Biotechnology and with her extensive experience of 28 years in waste bioremediation with various academic and Industrial institutions, she floated her own company REVY Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd. with a vision to solve the global crisis of food, water, and energy and to make our mother earth cleaner and greener. Her mission is to strive for innovation and provide economically feasible, eco-friendly & sustainable solution to the world. She is a DBT - BIRAC – BIG & SPARSH Grantee and holds various patents for specific innovation in the field of Waste management and Renewable energy (Bio hydrogen and Bio methane).She herself and her company has won many awards and accolades at National and International forums for the work being recognised as Low energy, cost effective and sustainable solutions for waste / wastewater treatment.
Primary Role Founder and CTO
Leadership 1. Consultant Scientist/ Head R&D at Daystar Enviro Technologies 2. Senior Scientist at Daystar Enviro Technologies and Paramount Limited , Vadodara
Twitter https://twitter.com/REVYEnvironment
Contact vanita.prasad@revy.co.in

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