Sun Pharma Science Foundation is an independent non-profit organisation registered under the Societies Registration Act. The aim of the Foundation is to promote scientific endeavours in India by encouraging and rewarding excellence in medical and pharmaceutical sciences and to give impetus to research activity in India.
The Foundation is currently chaired by Prof. Virander S. Chauhan, D Phil (Oxon), J. C. Bose Fellow (DST), Distinguished Biotechnology Research Professor (DBT), International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi.
The mission of the Foundation is “To promote Medical and Pharmaceutical Research in India by Rewarding Excellence and Identifying Sources of Knowledge and Expertise.”