Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
At a Glance
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Age63
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Earnings$ 1.83 Billion
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Source of earningsBiopharmaceuticals
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Marital StatusMarried
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ChildrenNA
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ResidenceBangalore
Forbes India Lists
#65 India Rich List 2016
#81 India Rich List Rank 2014
#96 India Rich List Rank 2013
Profile
Biotech pioneer's wealth climbed along with shares of her listed Biocon, which have more than
doubled in the past year. The company, Asia's largest insulin producer, is aiming for a 10% share
of the global market. In July it launched a disposable insulin pen in Japan with partner FUJIFILM
Pharma, while in August biosimilar drugs to treat certain cancers, codeveloped with U.S.-based
Mylan, were accepted by European regulators for review; news of these milestones lifted the
stock. Shares of contract research arm Syngene are up 92% since its IPO in August 2015.
Mazumdar-Shaw was recently awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur, France's highest civilian honor, for her outstanding contribution to bioscience
