25 Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Quotes for You to Enjoy

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Indian Businesswoman

Born: Mar 23, 1953

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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

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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

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I've had many failures in terms of technological... business... and even research failures. I really believe that entrepreneurship is about being able to face failure, manage failure and succeed after failing. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

One of my objectives when I started Biocon was to make sure that I create a company for women scientists to pursue a vocation. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

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In India, I personally believe yes, there is a clear fear of unknown; there's a lot of risk aversions in science and technology. They want predictability in everything they do, and it starts from people. It starts from investors. It starts from the regulators. You see that mindset across the society. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

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I guess I was very fortunate; I had a very very, lets put it this way, I had very wonderful upbringing and a childhood where my parents, of course, exposed us to many cultural aspects, not only of India but other parts of the world. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

When I started Biocon in 1978, the obstacles I needed to navigate were manifold - ranging from infrastructural hurdles to issues related to my credibility as a business woman. With no access to venture capital, money was scarce and high-cost, debt-based capital was all I had. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

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My passion for innovation and my interest in the 'business of science' has seen Biocon commercialize many innovative platforms and products. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

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What really got me focused on cancer was when my best friend was diagnosed with breast cancer, and even though she was a well-to-do person, I found that her treatment costs were crippling. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

I faced a number of challenges whilst I built Biocon. Initially, I had credibility challenges where I couldn't get banks to fund me; I couldn't recruit people to work for a woman boss. Even in the businesses where I had to procure raw materials, they didn't want to deal with women. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

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Unfortunately, our stock is somehow not well understood by the markets. The market compares us with generic companies. We need to look at Biocon as a bellwether stock. A stock that is differentiated, a stock that is focused on R&D, and a very, very strong balance sheet with huge value drivers at the end of it. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

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Pioneering companies always try out new things and experiment with new concepts and new things. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

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Being in a field like healthcare, for me, as someone who is basically on a mission to make a global impact in terms of affordable access to healthcare, I am very, very concerned about the fact that there are a large number of people in this world who need to have some access to basic rights, whether it is in education or healthcare. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

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In Vedic times, we had the great quest for the unknown. We did wonderful things; we celebrate our past vigyaan and our wonderful heritage of science and technology of the Vedic times. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

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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

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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

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Design, art, and science are all a melange. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

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