Archive · 18 Nov 2025
Tata Transformation Prize: Winners in Food Security, Cancer Care, and Sustainable Bio-Manufacturing
Three smart scientists won a big prize for inventing amazing things to help people and the planet.
One made special rice that can grow in tough conditions and has more nutrients.
Another made tiny robots to fight cancer and make sure medicine only goes to the bad parts.
The last one found a cleaner way to make stuff used in medicine and farming.
They'll get a lot of money to keep working on their inventions.
Three scientists won the Tata Transformation Prize for their innovative research in food security, healthcare, and sustainability.
Padubidri V Shivaprasad won for enhancing rice stress tolerance and nutritional quality using epigenetic engineering.
Ambarish Ghosh won for developing magnetic nanorobots for targeted cancer drug delivery and real-time imaging.
Balasubramanian Gopal won for creating a green chemistry platform using bioengineered E. coli for cost-effective chemical synthesis.
Each winner will receive ₹2 crore (approximately $228,000) to further their research.
- Who
- Padubidri V Shivaprasad, Ambarish Ghosh, Balasubramanian Gopal
- What
- Won the Tata Transformation Prize
- When
- November 18, 2025
- Where
- Announced by the New York Academy of Sciences and Tata Sons
- Why
- For their innovative research in food security, healthcare, and sustainability
- Prize Amount
- ₹2 crore each (approximately $228,000)
- Total Nominations
- Over 200
- Felicitation Date
- December 2025