00:00I'm Dr. Vijayanand Panigrahi. I'm from Koraput.
00:10I studied in the expert school for one and a half years.
00:18Then I went to Sri Aurobindo Kurunanga Sikhi Centre for my 10th year.
00:22I completed my D.A.B. College in Koraput.
00:28I did my graduation in MIT in Korda, Bhubaneswar.
00:34I did my Ph.D. in Barampur University.
00:39I did my Ph.D. in KIT University.
00:44I got an invitation from Rashtrapati.
00:48How did you get the invitation?
00:52I got an invitation from Rashtrapati.
00:56He recommended me through Startup India.
01:04I was fortunate to get the invitation.
01:09I got the invitation from my family and my teacher.
01:14On behalf of Koraput, I want to present myself to the society.
01:27What is your startup?
01:29My startup is Bio Pioneer Private Limited.
01:33I started in June 2013-2014.
01:40My main work was to develop a chemical called Protease Inhibitor.
01:47It helps in stabilizing and increasing the yield of protein during protein isolation.
01:57The chemicals are imported.
02:03There are many pharma companies in India.
02:06The ingredients are a big challenge.
02:09I wanted to make some new ingredients to be able to substitute the imports.
02:18My dream is to become a self-reliant Prime Minister of India.
02:24I want to become a young entrepreneur.
02:31How long did it take you to develop the chemicals and how easy was it?
02:38It was difficult.
02:41There were many challenges.
02:43I worked here from 2016 onwards.
02:47Fortunately, in 2020, the Department of Biotechnology and the Government of India
02:55provided us with a B.I.G. grant.
02:58The grant provided us with 50 lakhs of grant support to develop the prototype.
03:06We worked on the validation of the prototype.
