Rakesh also says that being a good research scientist calls for good reading habits. If you're not willing to spend a few hours a day reading, you'll never do it. Bioriginal's main offices are located in Innovation Place, an agricultural biotech centre on the University of Saskatchewan campus. This centre has been recognised by the United Nations as one of the top five agricultural research facilities in the world. Rakesh works there most of the time, except when he travels to the various research labs across Saskatchewan doing work for Bioriginal.
Research is a field demanding long hours of work.
Rakesh sometimes works as many as 12 or 15 hours a day, sometimes seven days a week. When he's done at the office, he goes home and spends another three hours catching up on his reading. His long hours are a sign of his passion for his work.