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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: Beer, brewing and biotech

Good Bad Billionaire

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: From Aspiration to Entrepreneurship

This chapter chronicles the early career of Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw as she navigates the challenges of starting her entrepreneurial journey in a male-dominated environment. It explores her pivotal partnerships, initial investments in the enzyme industry, and the social biases she faced as a woman in business during the 1980s in India. The narrative highlights her resilience and determination, culminating in the establishment of Biocon as a pioneering company in enzyme manufacturing and pharmaceuticals, intertwined with her personal life and romantic partnership.

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