NeoDx Biotech Labs was awarded the ‘Best Startup against COVID-19’ at the Bengaluru Tech Summit, 2021. NeoDx was founded amidst the pandemic, with the foundation laid in May 2020. 

The award was presented to Dr Prabhakar Kulkari, Co-founder, CEO, and Harkaran Dhingra, Co-Founder, Director, NeoDx Biotech Labs by Meena Nagaraj CN, GS Krishnan, President, ABLE Regional President, Dr Ashwath Narayan, Minister for Electronics & IT/BT, Science & Technology and Dr EV Ramana Reddy.

The Department of Electronics, IT, BT, and S&T, Government of Karnataka constituted the Smart Bio Awards that honour startups.

Dr Kulkarni, Co-Founder & CEO, NeoDx Biotech Labs, Bengaluru said, ‘ Being recognised with the Smart Bio Award 2021 motivates us to continue creating molecular diagnostic products that find applications in In-vitro diagnostic Labs, which give results that are accurate, fast, and cost-effective.” 

Harkaran Dhingra, Co-Founder, NeoDx Biotech Labs said, "Being conferred with the Smart Bio Award is a cumulative result of the collective efforts of the talented Team at NeoDx. We will continue to make products that are Made in India but Made for the world."

NeoDx Biotech Labs is expanding its portfolio and targeting infectious and non-infectious diseases, along with a strategic marketing plan to expand its presence in both domestic and international markets. NeoDx’s portfolio includes diseases of significance, including HIV, HCV, HBV, and Influenza, amongst others. The startup is working towards releasing 100 innovative rapid RT-PCR kits for molecular diagnostics of infectious as well as non-infectious diseases.