KIRAN
MAZUMDAR
SHAW
Citizenship/Residence
India
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, a pioneering biotech
entrepreneur, is the Chairperson and Managing
Director of Biocon, Asia’s leading biopharmaceuticals enterprise. Named among TIME
magazine’s 100 most influential people in the
world, she is recognized as a global thought
leader for Biotechnology. The Economic Times
placed her at India Inc.’s top 10 most powerful
women CEOs for the year 2012. She has received
many honorary doctorates in recognition of
her pre-eminent contributions to the field of
biotechnology. Mazumdar-Shaw vanguarded
Biocon’s evolution from an industrial enzymes
manufacturing company to a wholesome
integrated bio-pharmaceutical company with
reverent yet stabilized business products and a
research focus on diabetes, oncology and autoimmune diseases.
Up Till October 15, 2015
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