Remembering my dad Prof. HN Acharya on his first death anniversary!
Books
He said provided the vision to our eyes
Vision
He said can refine our goals
Goals
He said were a yardstick of our dreams
Dreams
He said were our thoughts in style
Thoughts
He said were necessary for arguments
Arguments
He said were essential for Science
Science
He said was essential for existence
Existence
He said was like a musical symphony
Music
He said can bring a smile anytime
Smile
He said could change the mood anytime
Ms Anu Acharya is the co-founder and CEO of Mapmygenome, a company that pioneered the field of personalised, preventive healthcare by making personal genomics tools available to the masses. With a vision to “Touch 100 million lives”, Mapmygenome was established in 2013, heralding the advent of improved healthcare through genomics-based personalised, precision medicine starting with India and other neglected populations.
Under her leadership, the company has been achieving several milestones, awards and honours. From the ET startup Awards to NASSCOM Emerge 50, WSJ’s Top global startups’ award, Red Herring Asia and Global to the recently conferred Pride of Telangana award; Mapmygenome has certainly become a force to be reckoned with.
A fiercely respected entrepreneur, she also serves as a governing board member and/or mentor for various high profile institutions such as the NIBMG, NIAB, IIITHyderabad, IvyCap Ventures, CSIR and ABLE. She is also a distinguished alumna from IIT Kharagpur.
Janampatri to Genomepatri - Anu Acharya 