1. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw was born on 23 March 1953 and is an Indian billionaire entrepreneur.
45 Facts About Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the executive chairperson and founder of Biocon Limited and Biocon Biologics Limited, a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India and the former chairperson of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw was on the Financial Times 2011 top 50 women in business list.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw was named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Mazumdar was born on 23 March 1953 in Bangalore, Karnataka state, to Gujarati parents.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw was educated at Bangalore's Bishop Cotton Girl's High School, graduating in 1968.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw then attended Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, a women's college offering pre-university courses as an affiliate of Bangalore University.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw studied biology and zoology, graduating from Bangalore University with a bachelor's degree in zoology in 1973.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw suggested that she study fermentation science, and train to be a brewmaster, a very non-traditional field for women.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw earned the degree as master brewer in 1975.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw worked as a trainee brewer in Carlton and United Breweries, Melbourne and as a trainee maltster at Barrett Brothers and Burston, Australia.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw worked for some time as a technical consultant at Jupiter Breweries Limited, Calcutta and as a technical manager at Standard Maltings Corporation, Baroda between 1975 and 1977.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw started Biocon India in 1978 in the garage of her rented house in Bengaluru with a seed capital of Rs.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw was unable to secure funding for her company in the early stages of her business.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw found it difficult to recruit people to work for her start-up, her first employee was a retired garage mechanic and her first unit was in a nearby 280-square-metre shed.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw established two subsidiaries: Syngene which provides early research and development support services on a contract basis and Clinigene which focuses on clinical research trials and the development of both generic and new medicines.
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In 1984, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw began to develop a research and development team at Biocon, focusing on the discovery of novel enzymes and on development of novel techniques for solid substrate fermentation technology.
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In 2004, after seeking the advice of Narayana Murthy, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw decided to list Biocon on the stock market.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's intent was to raise capital to further develop Biocon's research programs.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has proposed that drug companies be cost-sensitive in marketing to developing countries, so that people can afford the drugs they need, particularly chronic therapies.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw noticed the market potential for statins early on.
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In 2004, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw started a corporate social responsibility wing at Biocon, the Biocon Foundation.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw prefers the term "compassionate capitalist", believing that properly applied business models can provide an ongoing foundation for sustainable social progress.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's goal is to create a world-class cancer center.
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In collaboration with McMillan India Limited and teacher Prathima Rao, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has supported development and use of a basic mathematics textbook, introduced in Kannada schools in 2006.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw funded a multi-year research program by creating the Biocon Cell for Innovation Management with Prasad kaipa at the Indian School of Business in 2009.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw speaks about the importance of improving India's infrastructure, emphasizing the need to address issues such as efficient governance, job creation, and food, water, and health insecurity.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw supported the Bangalore Agenda Task Force, an initiative of S M Krishna and Nandan Nilekani to improve the city's infrastructure and standard of living.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is part of the Bangalore City Connect Foundation, a non-profit trust for discussion of civic issues, involving both urban stakeholders and the government.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is actively engaged in urban reform, partnering with Jana Urban Space Foundation and local government to improve roads.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is a member of the board of governors of the Indian School of Business, a term member on the board of MIT, USA till 2023, and a past member of the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an independent director on the board of Infosys.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is a member of the General Body of Maharashtra State Innovation Society.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is a member of the advisory board of the MIT Jameel Clinic.
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Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw currently serves as an expert on the Brand Bengaluru Task Force committee, alongside notable members including politician and Bridge India Advisory Board Member, Rajeev Gowda.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is on the 2011 Financial Times' top 50 women in business list.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw was voted global Indian of the year by Pharma Leaders Magazine in 2012.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the recipient of several international awards including the Othmer Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to the progress of science and chemistry,.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the first Indian woman to get this honor.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw was given the Economic Times Award for 'Businesswoman of the Year' in 2004.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has received the Indian Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award, the 'Corporate Leadership Award' by the American India Foundation.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw received an honorary doctorate from her alma mater, Ballarat University in 2004, in recognition of her contributions to biotechnology.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Abertay, Dundee, UK, the University of Glasgow, UK, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK and University College Cork, Ireland.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw received an honorary doctorate from Davangere University, India, at its first convocation, July 2013, in recognition of her contribution in the field of biotechnology.
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw received an Honorary Doctorate from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada in October of 2024.