2025 Finalist: Agriculture and Agri-Food
Tissue Culture Propagation for Disease-Free Plants in Agriculture, Conservation, and Reclamation
Dr. Annie Ray, founder and technical director of Anandi Botanicals Inc., leads an Alberta-based plant-tissue-culture company supplying clean, virus-free, year-round starter plants for agriculture, horticulture, and forestry. With a PhD in Plant Biology and a Professional Master’s in Forest Conservation (University of Toronto), she brings global experience (India, Canada, Germany, Netherlands) and builds Health Canada/EU-GMP–compliant labs. Her work delivers reliable propagation, genetic conservation, and consistent quality in advancing plant science and empowering growers with sustainable tools.
