Anuradha Acharya facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Anuradha Acharya
Born	1972 (age 52–53) Bikaner, India
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Alma mater	IIT Kharagpur University of Illinois at Chicago
Known for	Genomics
Awards	Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum

Anuradha Acharya (born 1972) is a smart Indian businesswoman. She is famous for starting two important companies: Ocimum Bio Solutions and Mapmygenome. These companies work with genomics, which is the study of all the genes in a living thing. In 2011, she was recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, which is a big honor for people who are making a difference in the world.

Early Life and Education

Anuradha Acharya was born in Bikaner, India, in 1972. She spent most of her childhood in Kharagpur. In 1995, she graduated from IIT Kharagpur, a well-known engineering school in India.

After that, she moved to Chicago, USA, in 1995. There, she earned two master's degrees from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She studied Physics and also Management Information Systems (MIS).

Building Companies and Leadership

Anuradha Acharya is a leader in the field of genomics. She founded and was the CEO of Ocimum Bio Solutions. This company helped other businesses with their genomics research, development, and testing. It was based in Hyderabad, India, from 2000 to 2013.

She also serves on important boards and councils. For example, she is part of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research. She also helps guide the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics.

Mapmygenome

Anuradha Acharya is also the founder and CEO of Mapmygenome. This company is a molecular diagnostic company. It offers products that help people understand their own genes and health. This field is called personal genomics.

Past Experiences

Before starting Ocimum, Acharya worked at other companies. She worked at a consulting company called SEI Information. She also worked at Mantiss Information, a company that made software for telecommunications.

Awards and Recognition

Anuradha Acharya has received many awards for her work. In 2006, Red Herring Magazine named her one of the "25 Tech Titans under 35." This award recognized her as a top young leader in technology.

She also won the Entrepreneur of the Year award from Biospectrum magazine. In 2008, she received the Astia Life Science Innovators Award. These awards celebrate her success in starting and growing businesses.

In 2011, she was honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. This group brings together young leaders from around the world. In 2015, she received the ET Women Ahead honor from the Economic Times. Forbes magazine also named her one of the "W-power trailblazers" in 2018.

Author and Contributor

Anuradha Acharya has also written a book of poetry. It is called "Atomic Pohe- Random Rhymes at odd times- On Science, Non Science and Nonsense." She also wrote a chapter in a book about pharmaceutical outsourcing. She has published articles in science magazines like Nature Biotechnology and newspapers like the Hindu Business Line.

Personal Life

Anuradha Acharya's father was a professor. She grew up in a university town. She is married to Subash Lingareddy, who was also a founder of Ocimum Bio Solutions. They have two daughters named Neha and Akhila.

See Also

• Genome Valley