Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Quotes

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Profession : Businesswoman

Birth : March 23, 1953

I owe my drive and determination to my upbringing, which instilled in me a set of values that make me who I am.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

I was greatly inspired by my late father, who was a well-known name in the brewing industry. It was he who encouraged me to take the road less traversed and gave me the confidence to pursue my path of entrepreneurship.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

India is a fertile ground for entrepreneurs, given its large pool of world-class talent and resources. India's ability to generate wealth and create social good will come if we let entrepreneurs flourish by encouraging and enabling innovation.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

We need to ask ourselves: What use is our scientific endeavor and innovation when they are inaccessible to the people who need them the most? It is only when the benefits of research reach the person on the lowest rung of the economic ladder that it can be considered to have delivered true value.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

I have successfully challenged the Western world's existing model of pharmaceutical innovation, which leads to the creation of monopolistic markets for novel, life-saving drugs that deliver high margins at low volumes.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Biocon is on a journey of making impact on global healthcare. I have to make sure that I have one in five persons who needs insulin therapy to use a Biocon product - that is my dream.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

I want to make sure that our bio-similars capture a huge market share and help cancer patients around the world, which we are already doing in the developing world because we didn't have access to these drugs. Biocon enjoys a large reputation of giving them high-quality cancer drug.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw