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Tech has gradually become one of life’s necessities, be it for businesses, industries, offices or the home.This year science, technology, and innovation played an even more important role as governments raced to find a vaccine and treatments for Covid-19. Individuals and organisations came forward to find innovative solutions. Here is a list of Pakistani scientist and researchers from around the world that pulled off an impressive performance in 2020. 1. Professor Shazia Sadiq has been selected by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) to be a part of its advanced STEM research team. 2. Pakistan-born scientist Dr Asifa Akhtar has been selected as a recipient for the prestigious 2021 Leibniz Prize by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for her outstanding work in cell-biology on mechanisms of epigenetic gene regulation. 3. Dr Naqeeb Khalid is a Toronto-based Pakistani doctor who has introduced an instant Covid-19 diagnostic test using a smartphone, according to Radio Pakistan. 4. The 29-year-old Sanaa Khan is a programme manager at Google, where she supervises the market strategy and hardware planning for the company’s gaming service Stadia. 5. In February, 20-year-old Sumail Hassan Syed was listed as one of the top-earning esports players with around $3.6 million earnings to date.