Cyrus Poonawalla
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Age73
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Earnings$ 6.2 Billion
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Source of earningsVaccines
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Marital StatusWidower
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Children1
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ResidencePune
#14 India Rich List 2014
#16 India Rich List Rank 2013
Vaccine billionaire's privately held Serum Institute of India has joined the fight against Ebola. Backed by the World Health Organization, it is developing a vaccine for the dreaded disease on a fast-track basis, and has agreed to sell it at cost. The world's largest vaccine producer, which makes more than 1.2 billion doses annually, reported a 40 percent rise in annual revenues to $600 million on rising demand for such vaccines as its oral polio vaccine and an injectable version made by its Dutch unit. Diversifying into hotels: Poonawalla was in the news for his $900 million bid for London's Grosvenor House Hotel. Also has stakes in an upcoming Ritz Carlton property in Pune and a Bulgari hotel in the Maldives.
Fast Fact: His new toy is a Gulfstream G550 airplane.
