Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has been named in the world’s top 100 “effective and talented” people by US-based ‘Scientific American’ magazine. The famous magazine has hailed her contribution in reshaping the biotechnology sector. Mazumdar-Shaw’s name has featured in ‘The Worldview 100’ of the prestigious magazine. Indian entrepreneur Mazumdar-Shaw is the only person from India on this list.
The Top 10 on the list include Bill and Melinda Gates. It also features some Indian Americans such as Sangeeta Bhatia, Atul Butte, Anita Goel..etc.
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What is Scientific America?
- It was founded in 1845.
- Scientific American is considered the authoritative source for the science discoveries and technology innovations that matter
- It is the longest continuously published magazine in the US.
Who is Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw?
- Kiran Mazumdar Shaw started Biocon India in 1978 in the garage of her rented house in Bangalore with a seed capital of Rs. 10,000.
- She is the current chairperson of IIM-Bangalore.
- As of 2014, she is listed as the 92nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.
- She is on the Financial Times’ top 50 women in business list.
- In 2009, she established a 1,400-bed cancer care center, the Mazumdar-Shaw Cancer Center, at the Narayana Health City campus in Bangalore.
- She was awarded with the prestigious Padma Shri (1989) and the Padma Bhushan (2005) by the government of India.
