Utsavi Sevak

I attribute my success to being determined and hardworking. I try to make sure that every day I'm going and outdoing myself, rather than comparing it against others. Just making sure I'm better than what I was yesterday is something which makes me motivated, and I feel that's one of the reasons why I'm where I am today.

The best piece of advice I received from my dad was always go for excellence, everything else will follow. So whatever you are doing, make sure it's top in the class, or you are making sure it's perfectly done. Sometimes, definitely, perfect is a very subjective opinion, but you should be at the end of the day, when you go back to sleep, you should be proud of the work you have done. So that's one piece of advice I have received, and I always make sure that I'm giving my best, and then I'll leave it rest to the universe for it to be figured out.

I would say there is no substitute to hard work. Maybe sometimes, some people get opportunities earlier than the other, but definitely working hard and believing in yourself goes a very long way. That's something to always have at the back of your mind, that whatever you are doing, if it's for the good cause, and if you are being truthful and faithful to yourself, things will come along your way, sooner or later.

The biggest challenge is that sometimes people are caught up with the regular daily nuances, that the innovation aspect takes a backseat. The main agenda or main objective should be innovation, and how to reach that goal is important, rather than focusing on who will reach to that goal. But the biggest opportunity is that there is a lot of room for growth, especially in science. With a lot of big companies in the biotech industry going into the domains of gene and cell therapy, we are addressing very complex diseases for patients' better life. So there's a lot to grow into, there's a lot to explore. The only thing I would say is tying up to your passion and knowing what is your main goal will be a great opportunity to look into in terms of how can I innovate, how can I make things better for the world, for the future of the world. And with current AI and all the AI bubbles and things coming up, it's really a good place where we are at, leveraging those things and applying them into our industry, or specifically into biotech industries.

Being passionate is the most important value for me. Even at work, I love my work. There hasn't been a day where I don't like going to work. I know what I'm doing is for a greater cause, and my work matters, which is important. So being passionate is very important for me at work, as well as at home, because even with my artsy stuff, I am passionate. I have a collection of things around with me, and I dedicate weekends to myself where I'm focusing on my art, or learning new things, or lately working with yoga and focusing more on fitness. So passion is one of the very important values I think should be there.