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Women Torchbearers of Viksit Bharat - Blazing trails, shaping the future
Outlook
|March 11, 2025
Founder and chairperson of a leading pharmaceutical company, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is known as a thought leader committed to promoting diversity and inclusivity in India's business ecosystem
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One of India's most successful business leaders, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, founder and chairperson of Biocon, India's largest biopharmaceutical company, has been transformative force for the biotechnology industry. From a young, aspiring entrepreneur to a global business icon, her story is an inspiring one of overcoming challenges and breaking barriers.
The Starting Point
Shaw studied brewing at Ballarat College in Australia after attaining her undergraduate degree in biology from Bangalore University. Limited opportunities for women in the industry necessitated her shift to biotechnology, then a rapidly growing field. However, the nascent state of the industry in India posed challenges in securing employment. Undeterred, she started her own company.
Building Biocon
This story is from the March 11, 2025 edition of Outlook.
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