NEW DELHI, INDIA - Dr. Muhammed Majeed, founder, President and CEO of the Sabinsa Corporation, Piscataway, New Jersey, received the President's Award for Quality and Innovation from Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India on October 11, 1995. Sabinsa's research and manufacturing facility located in India, was named company of the year.

Dr. Majeed, your contributions ... are appreciated as a mechanism for human resource development and as an agent of change," said Dr. Sharma in presenting the award. "I hope that this award will inspire you to further achievements in the years ahead."

The company was selected because of its innovative practices, specifically for implementing the manufacturing process of L-Selenomethionine, making it one of only three companies in the world to manufacture this unique and safe form of selenium. The company was also cited for its development of Citrin, the first standardized Garcinia extract in the world, and Bioperine® , which has been shown in clinical testing to improve absorption of essential nutrients with which it is formulated.