Awarded Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2022).
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an Indian billionaire entrepreneur. She 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. In 2014, she was awarded the Othmer Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to the progress of science and chemistry. She wa…
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business · Indian entrepreneur (born 1953) · brewmaster · business executive · entrepreneur · also Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Mazumdar-Shaw
Born 23 March 1953 · Q467215
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2022· 1 entry
2020· 1 entry
Awarded Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (2020).
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2019· 2 entries
For the development of affordable biopharmaceuticals and the biotechnology industry in India
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Was listed as the 68th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes
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2016· 2 entries
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (2016).
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And again in 2020, she was named a laureate of the Asian Scientist 100 by the Asian Scientist
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2015· 3 entries
And has a current market cap of ₹23,000 crores
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Had risen to 85th in the Forbes ranking
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Joined The Giving Pledge, promising that at least half of her wealth will be dedicated to philanthropy
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2014· 3 entries
Awarded Global Economy Prize (2014).
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Won Othmer Gold Medal (2014).
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Was awarded the Othmer Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to the progress of science and chemistry
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate presented by Davangere University (2013).
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2012· 1 entry
“Global Indian Woman of the Year”
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2011· 1 entry
Added a center for advanced therapeutics with a bone marrow transplant unit and a research center
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2010· 1 entry
Awarded Time 100 (2010).
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2009· 2 entries
Awarded Nikkei Asia Prize (2009).
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Established a 1,400-bed cancer care center, the Mazumdar-Shaw Medical Foundation, at the Narayana Health City campus in Bangalore, collaborating with Devi Shetty of Narayana Hrudayalaya
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2008· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University (2008).
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Awarded honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow (2008).
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate presented by University of Abertay Dundee (2007).
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2005· 2 entries
Awarded Padma Bhushan in science & engineering (2005).
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Is a 35-hectare (90-acre) campus with 5000 employees
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2004· 4 entries
Awarded honorary doctorate presented by Federation University Australia (2004).
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Mazumdar-Shaw started a corporate social responsibility wing at Biocon, the Biocon Foundation
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After seeking the advice of Narayana Murthy, Mazumdar-Shaw decided to list Biocon on the stock market
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In recognition of her contributions to biotechnology
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1998· 3 entries
To ₹500 crore in 2004 when it went public
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Kiran Mazumdar's fiancée, Scotsman John Shaw, personally raised $2 million to purchase the outstanding Biocon shares from ICI
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Whereupon she became known as Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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1997· 1 entry
Unilever sold its specialty chemicals division, including Biocon, to Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI)
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1993· 1 entry
“I really believe that entrepreneurship is about being able to face failure, manage failure, and succeed after failing”
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1990· 1 entry
Mazumdar incorporated Biocon Biopharmaceuticals Private Limited (BBLP) to manufacture and market a select range of biotherapeutics in a joint venture with the Cuban Center of Molecular Immunology
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1989· 2 entries
Awarded Padma Shri in trade and industry (1989).
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Biocon became the first Indian biotech company to receive U
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1987· 1 entry
When Narayanan Vaghul of ICICI Ventures supported creation of a venture capital fund of US$250,000
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1984· 1 entry
Kiran 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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1978· 1 entry
In the garage of her rented house in Bengaluru with a seed capital of Rs
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1975· 1 entry
Studied at Federation University Australia, graduate diploma (1975).
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1974· 1 entry
Was the only woman enrolled in the brewing course and topped in her class
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1973· 1 entry
Studied at Bangalore University, Bachelor of Science (1973).
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1969· 1 entry
Studied at Mount Carmel University (1969).
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1968· 1 entry
Studied at Bishop Cotton Girls' School (1968).
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1953· 1 entry
Born 1953-03-23.
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