Kiran Mazumdar Shaw “If you have a vision, a plan and the conviction, you should follow it and success will come your way” She is an entrepreneur and the chairman cum managing director of Biocon Limited, a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India. She is also the current chairperson of IIM-Bangalore. She has been awarded various recognitions like the Othmer Gold Medal in 2014 for contributions to progress in science. According to Forbes rating she is the 92nd most powerful women in the world
disasters. The founder of a small enzyme company in 1978, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw comes in at position no 85 and her small company is today the largest public pharmaceutical company in India. Biocon distributes products in 85 countries and generates US $460 billion in revenue. Wanting to give something back, she launched the Biocon Foundation for philanthropic pursuits, which among other big time health projects, has opened a 1,400-bed cancer center in Bangalore. Elizabeth Holmes, a relatively newcomer to the
companies are actively collaborating with foreign ones to make world-class infrastructure and atmosphere for research. One perfect example is the partnership between Biocon and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Biocon and some other contract research organisations (CRO) have been quite active in recruiting foreign-return Indian biomedical scientists. Biocon also started a 16-month training program in partnership with California-based Keck Graduate Institute, with the objective of reducing skill gap and make young Indian
After the amendment in January 2013, ineffective regulatory oversight, need for protection for informed consent of vulnerable populations and compensation guidelines for patients for trial related deaths have materialized as chief concerns. Recently, Biocon has been compelled to move various Indian projects to the US and Europe. The situation only makes the process more cumbersome but also results in a 10-20 times hike in the cost of drug development. In the past two years, companies like Piramal Enterprises
Introduction: Women entrepreneurship is defined as “an individual or a group of women running an enterprise with 51% of ownership & financial interest in it.” Female-run enterprises are constantly blooming all over the world, contributing to household incomes and growth of national economies. “Women in business” is a recent phenomenon in India. Till now women had confined themselves to petty household business & cottage industries but things have changed remarkably. Women today are the proud owners
Women entrepreneurship is defined as “an individual or a group of women running an enterprise with 51% of ownership & financial interest in it.” Female-run enterprises are constantly blooming all over the world, contributing to household incomes and growth of national economies. “Women in business” is a recent phenomenon in India. Till now women had confined themselves to petty household business & cottage industries but things have changed remarkably. Women today are the proud owners of giant business
Abstract: Narayana Hrudayalaya was founded in May 2001 and is the pet project of the famous cardiac surgeon team led by Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty under the umbrella of the Asia Heart Foundation. NH grew quickly and was soon able to receive patients from around the world. Several lessons can be learned from the success of Dr. Shetty’s project. Most impressively, we see how one person’s dream can change the world Today he is expanding this idea to include complex treatment modalities like cancer and organ
1.1 DRUG INTRODUCTION Antiplatelet drug are used to treat heart disease. They are powerful medications that prevent the formation of blood clots. When you are wounded, platelets arrive on the scene and group together, forming a blood clot that stops the bleeding. When an injury involves a break in your skin, this is a good thing. But platelets can also aggregate when injury to a blood vessel occurs from within the inside, as may happen in an artery affected by atherosclerosis. In this situation
New Frontiers In Autism Research Sonia Bathija Biocon-KGI Certificate Program in Applied Life Sciences Summary Autism is a neural development disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and repetitive behaviour. These signs all begin before the child is Three years old. Although there is no permanent cure, there are reported cases of children being recovered. At present no definitive cause has been identified for autism, although genetic and environmental factors are now being considered
INTRODUCTION “A woman is the full Circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform”. - Diane Mariechild A women’s role can be appropriately described as ‘multi-dimensional’. A women has to be a daughter, a wife, a mother, and a professional at the same time. Today, women’s importance is gaining speed in the world of work. But, the inappropriate notion about women which says that ‘women are ruled by heart, not head,’ restricts the women to be credited for their contribution towards