Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is a pioneering first-generation entrepreneur and globally recognised business leader with over four decades of transformative impact in the biotechnology sector. She began her biotech journey in 1978 from her garage in India, driven by a vision to make healthcare more affordable and accessible.

As the executive chairperson of Biocon and Biocon Biologics, she has led the company to the forefront of innovation in biopharmaceuticals. Under her leadership, Biocon has strategically integrated AI across various domains, including early-stage drug discovery, manufacturing optimisation through predictive analytics, AI-driven personalised medicine and enterprise-level forecasting and operations.

In July 2024, through the Biocon Foundation, she spearheaded a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science to launch Aarogya Aarohan, a multi-centre AI-based oral cancer screening initiative designed for early detection in low-resource settings. Shaw has received prestigious national honours, including the Padma Bhushan, and has also been recognised internationally. She continues to break barriers in biotech, steering Biocon toward future growth grounded in ethical and inclusive technology.