Stories of Successful Entrepreneurs – 3
Most Inspiring female entrepreneur of our time
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Kiran Mazumdar-shaw is an Indian business women. She is the Founder chairman and Managing Director of Biocon Limited, a biotechnology company situated in Bengaluru, India.
She was born on March 23,1953 in Bangalore, India. Shaw completed her graduation in Zoology from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore University. She completed her post-graduation in Malting and Brewing from Ballarat College, Melbourne University.
She worked as a trainee brewer in Carlton and United Breweries, Melbourne and as a trainee master at Barrett Brothers and Burston, Australia.
She started Biocon in the garage of her rented house in Bangalore in 1978 and spearheaded its evolution from an industrial enzymes manufacturing company to a fully integrated bio-pharmaceutical company.
Today Biocon under Shaw’s leadership has established itself as a leading player in bio medicine research with a focus on diabetes and oncology.
Her pioneering work in the sector has earned her several awards, including the prestigious Padma Shri (1989) and the Padma Bhushan (2005) from the government of India. She was recently named among TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. She is on the Forbes list of the world’s 100 most powerful women and the Financial Times’ top 50 women in business list.
Most Inspiring female entrepreneur of our time
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Kiran Mazumdar-shaw is an Indian business women. She is the Founder chairman and Managing Director of Biocon Limited, a biotechnology company situated in Bengaluru, India.
She was born on March 23,1953 in Bangalore, India. Shaw completed her graduation in Zoology from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore University. She completed her post-graduation in Malting and Brewing from Ballarat College, Melbourne University.
She worked as a trainee brewer in Carlton and United Breweries, Melbourne and as a trainee master at Barrett Brothers and Burston, Australia.
She started Biocon in the garage of her rented house in Bangalore in 1978 and spearheaded its evolution from an industrial enzymes manufacturing company to a fully integrated bio-pharmaceutical company.
Today Biocon under Shaw’s leadership has established itself as a leading player in bio medicine research with a focus on diabetes and oncology.
Her pioneering work in the sector has earned her several awards, including the prestigious Padma Shri (1989) and the Padma Bhushan (2005) from the government of India. She was recently named among TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. She is on the Forbes list of the world’s 100 most powerful women and the Financial Times’ top 50 women in business list.
