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Interview of Kiran Mazumdar Shaw with Sharan Poovanna from Live Mint In a recent interview with Mint, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, CMD Biocon Ltd. and member of the working group communicating with the government on dealing with the current crisis said, "With only five people per million being tested, India has one of the lowest coronavirus testing … Continue reading India must scale up its testing rates by involving accredited private labs
India must combine its infectious diseases data-mining prowess with advanced medical technologies. By: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw The coronavirus pandemic is a lesson that governments worldwide ignore research into infectious diseases at their own peril. The Covid-19 outbreak has taken the world completely unawares, exposing the vulnerability of public health systems in coping with infectious disease … Continue reading How to make India ready for future coronavirus-like crises
The COVID-19 pandemic is the most significant crisis the world has experienced in our lifetime. It has severely impacted millions of people and thousands of businesses. I believe crises like these should bring out the best in us, and motivate us to step forward to play our part in the global battle against the COVID-19 … Continue reading Standing together through COVID-19
Biocon Chairperson & Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year India 2019 and will now represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo from 4 – 6 June 2020. EY Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) India Award recognizes entrepreneurs, who, with their … Continue reading Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw EY Entrepreneur of the Year India 2019 Award Acceptance Speech
By Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, CMD, Biocon Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2020 was directionally sound but needed to do more to jumpstart a stalling Indian economy. The Budget aims to boost business confidence for India Inc. through various measures, including the proposal for a tax payers’ charter to prevent harassment by officials, increasing the investment limit … Continue reading A Well-intentioned Budget, But Needed to Do More to Jumpstart the Economy
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw on Expectations from the Union Budget 2020 The budget provides a great opportunity to promote research and innovation in India. The country needs to invest in innovation to harness its potential for tackling the economic challenges confronting us today. This year's budget can provide adequate funding for the development of the kind … Continue reading Invest in Innovation
In 2016, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw became the first woman and the second Indian to sign 'The Giving Pledge' of Gates Foundation, a global initiative created by Warren Buffet and Bill & Melinda Gates wherein she gave the majority of her wealth to philanthropic causes. Ms. Shaw wants to be remembered as someone who made a difference … Continue reading The Giving Pledge Letter by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw displayed at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
By Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson & Managing Director, Biocon India is home to nearly 18% of the world’s population and women make up almost half of that number. Women thus have a crucial role to play in driving the Indian economy to the aspirational US$5-trillion milestone by 2025. Entrepreneurship remains critical to harness … Continue reading Unleashing the Power of Women Entrepreneurs to Build a US$5-Trillion Indian Economy
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw speaks at the UNAIDS Health Innovation Exchange Meeting on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly, held in New York on 25th September 2019. Your Excellencies, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, We have just witnessed the first UN High Level meeting on Universal Health Care on Monday. Governments have a collective moral responsibility … Continue reading Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Promises to Enable Universal Access to rh-Insulin by Reducing Prices to Less than 10 US cents/Day for LMICs
By Kiran Mazumdar Shaw A healthy India is a wealthy India. For an emerging economic superpower, health of its people is critical for economic productivity. Ayushman Bharat, which recently completed a year of existence, was conceptualised as an insurance based, healthcare delivery model that dovetails both preventive and curative healthcare at a coverage of Rs … Continue reading Blueprint for a healthy India: Ayushman Bharat must tackle several challenges if it is to deliver tangible health benefits on scale
