President of Benin Calls On Avesthagen, Invites Avesthagen to Innovate for Benin

His Excellency Dr Boni Yayi, President, Republic of Benin visited the campus of AVESTHAGEN LIMITED, at ITPB, Bangalore on Saturday. This visit was a key agenda item as part of his two-day state visit to India. Avesthagen Limited and The Republic of Benin will explore opportunities to partner for bringing Avesthagen’s “Seed for Food” and “Food for Medicine” programs to Benin.

H.E. Dr. Boni YAYI expressed, “I am delighted to visit Avesthagen because of its contribution to technological progress that is very beneficial not only for India but also for other developing countries like my country, Benin. Your reputation today has surpassed the frontiers of India and Benin is soon to benefit from your experience. Lots of success to Avesthagen. These are good winds for Scientific Innovation in India.”

In her welcome address, Dr. Villoo Morawala Patell, Founder & CMD, Avesthagen, while acknowledging the appreciation emphasized that, Innovation must become part of the core competency of every part of an organization and its network of business partners. The collaborative partner-embracing culture in which Innovation thrives will bring new realities into existence. Avesthagen will now partner with the Republic of Benin, on the personal invitation of the President, to establish its integrated Seed for Food (SFF) and Food for Medicine (FFM) programs in Benin, for Africa.

The visitors toured the Avesthagen laboratories, which offer world-class facilities for the development of new products and molecules in BioPharma, BioNutra and BioAgriculture. The President emphasized the need for Avesthagen and Benin to work together on innovative new technologies.

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AVESTHAGEN LIMITED (www.avesthagen.com) is India’s leading integrated systems biology platform company that focuses on achieving convergence of food, pharma and population genetics leading to predictive preventive and personalized healthcare. It employs 450 people worldwide and is headquartered in Bangalore. Avesthagen Limited has established world class, state-of-the-art laboratory facilities in Bangalore. It began business operations in 2001.Since its inception Avesthagen has grown into one of India's leading healthcare technology group in India, and its activities include, in addition to its agri-biotechnologies product pipeline, development of clinically validated botanical bioActives, derived from Indian medicinal plants, as well as the development of a pipeline of bio-similar drugs. Avesthagen Limited has four strategic business units: bioPharmaceuticals, bioNutrition, bioAgriculture and Science & Innovation. Its partners include multiple top 10 global companies in each of its fields of research. Avesthagen Limited collaborates at every stage in the value chain with appropriate partners, both public and private, for access to and exchange of technology and overall commercial expertise to leverage the ‘India advantage’.