Reshma Shetty, 2022 Concordia Honorary Doctorate
2022-10-26に共有
Ginkgo teams with strategic partners, including Fortune 500 companies and governments, to design microbes that are used in such diverse areas as nutrition, health, agriculture and pharmaceuticals. It runs several biofoundries and has launched side ventures in food tech and in programming cells to fight diseases, among other uses.
One goal Shetty has for her company is to leverage biology to make a positive impact on the environment, for example, by reducing the use of fertilizers. Ginkgo has also committed its resources to support the fight against COVID-19 through the United States’ Federal COVID-19 Testing Program.
Thanks to her many achievements in the field, Shetty received the Rosalind Franklin Award for Leadership in Industrial Biotechnology and Agriculture in 2019. In 2022 she placed in the top 100 in the Forbes list of the U.S.’s most successful women entrepreneurs, executives and entertainers.
Degree conferred: DSc.