Laxman Desai Wins ILC Life Sciences Entrepreneur Of The Year Award

Laxman Desai Wins ILC Life Sciences Entrepreneur Of The Year Award

Anil Saigal
05/07/2015

Dr. Laxman Desai of Toxokon Corporation, Bedford, MA received the Immigrant Learning Center's 2015 Life Sciences Entrepreneur of The Year Award at the awards dinner held at Hotel Sonesta, Cambridge, MA on May 7th.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Desai has dedicated himself to the advancement of the field of toxicology. He received his university training in toxicology/pharmacology in Blegium. After managing the oncology drug research programs at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Desai launched Toxikon Corporation in 1977.

Toxikon is a re-clinical contract research organization that provides testing for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device sectors. It is a global company with offices in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Belgium, Inida and Japan, and more than 1,000 active customers throughout the world.

In 2009, Desai initiated the Laxman Desai ASIOAward Fund to encourage students and postdoctoral fellows of Inidan origin to pursue careers in toxicology.

About The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc.

The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. (ILC) of Malden, MA, is a not-for-profit organization that gives immigrants a voice in three ways. The English Language Program provides free, year-round English classes to immigrant and refugee adults in Greater Boston to help them become successful workers, parents and community members. The Public Education Institute informs Americans about the economic and social contributions of immigrants in our society, and the Institute for Immigration Research, a joint venture with George Mason University, conducts research on the economic contributions of immigrants.

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