Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is a name that is synonymous with the biotechnology industry in India and the success that women entrepreneurs can achieve in the country. She founded the multi-billion-dollar company, Biocon, which has put India on the global biopharmaceuticals map.

A thought leader and a global influencer, she was the recipient of Padma Shri in 1989 and the Padma Bhushan in 2005. She was also conferred with the highest French distinction, ‘Knight of the Legion of Honour’ in 2016. She believes in compassionate capitalism and is the first woman business leader from India to sign the Giving Pledge, an initiative of the Gates Foundation. She is very passionate about innovation and mentors many science-based start-ups. Read more about her extraordinary entrepreneurial journey at [ Ссылка ]

About EOY
Widely recognized as India’s global business award program, the EOY Awards program carry a rich legacy of bringing the best entrepreneurial talent into the spotlight. In cognizance of the theme for the 21st EOY India Awards program – ‘Builders of better India’, EY honored the significant contributions made by the entrepreneurs towards strengthening the economic and social fabric of our nation with their entrepreneurial ingenuity and visionary ideas.

The program has felicitated over 180 entrepreneurs who lead high-growth companies across several award categories till date. Every year, an independent jury, comprising of India’s most eminent business leaders select the finalists and winners of the program.

The EOY title winners include some of the most influential and recognizable names in global and Indian business — Siddhartha Lal, Sanjiv Bajaj, Vivek Chaand Sehgal, NR Narayana Murthy, Uday Kotak, Adi Godrej, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Anand Mahindra, Mukesh Ambani, Anil Agarwal and Dilip Shanghvi, to name a few.
To know more about the program, visit ey.com/in/eoy

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