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" My legacy is going to be in affordable health care. I am willing to invest in developing that model and the policies around it. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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Care
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" I think, in terms of corporate philosophy, I've always believed that you've got to treat people in a very very egalitarian manner in the sense I like to treat people on a one-to-one basis. And I like people to take on a lot of responsibilities because I think with a sense of responsibility also comes a sense of purpose. "
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" It was a chance encounter with a biotech entrepreneur from Ireland that got me started as an entrepreneur in India, because I partnered this Irish company in setting up India's first biotech company. "
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India
" In India, I personally believe yes, there is a clear fear of unknown; there's a lot of risk aversions in science and technology. They want predictability in everything they do, and it starts from people. It starts from investors. It starts from the regulators. You see that mindset across the society. "
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Science
You
Technology
" I am very passionate about India's place in bio-pharmaceuticals, and that is what I really want to drive and create leadership for in India because I really think it is possible. "
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Place
Think
I Am
" One of my objectives when I started Biocon was to make sure that I create a company for women scientists to pursue a vocation. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Women
Started
Pursue
" The brewing industry is a very, very male dominated industry. It's a male bastion. "
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Male
Industry
Dominated
" I am very concerned about the fact that India as a country does not have a national health system, and I am determined to try and influence the government to really build a national health system for the country. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Influence
Government
Health
" I want to be remembered as someone who put India on the scientific map of the world in terms of large innovation. I want to be remembered for making a difference to global healthcare. And I want to be remembered as someone who did make a difference to social economic development in India. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
World
Innovation
Make A Difference
" We need to ask ourselves: What use is our scientific endeavor and innovation when they are inaccessible to the people who need them the most? It is only when the benefits of research reach the person on the lowest rung of the economic ladder that it can be considered to have delivered true value. "
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Value
People
Innovation
" I have a great team who has helped me build Biocon, I was very fortunate to be able to share my vision with a group of people who really were as excited about challenges as I was. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Great
Team
Vision
" My philanthropy is largely focused on healthcare, and I really want to make a difference to people's lives. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Make A Difference
People
Healthcare
" I hate the title of being called 'the richest woman in India,' but it's the recognition that this was the value that I had created as a woman entrepreneur, and that makes me very, very proud. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
India
Hate
Woman
" I've had many failures in terms of technological... business... and even research failures. I really believe that entrepreneurship is about being able to face failure, manage failure and succeed after failing. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Face
Research
Failure
" People believe that art and science are two distinct realms. It is far from the truth because, if you look at science from a microscope or from a different lens, you can see the beauty in science. It is very artistic. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Truth
You
Art
" I don't know whether I can call myself a visionary. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Visionary
Myself
Know
" Being in a field like healthcare, for me, as someone who is basically on a mission to make a global impact in terms of affordable access to healthcare, I am very, very concerned about the fact that there are a large number of people in this world who need to have some access to basic rights, whether it is in education or healthcare. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Me
Need
People
" I do serve on various boards and I'm very honest and frank, obviously. I am a very forthright person and I do, sort of, share my candid views on anything. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Candid
Am
Honest
" India is a fertile ground for entrepreneurs, given its large pool of world-class talent and resources. India's ability to generate wealth and create social good will come if we let entrepreneurs flourish by encouraging and enabling innovation. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Innovation
Create
Good
" I guess I was very fortunate; I had a very very, lets put it this way, I had very wonderful upbringing and a childhood where my parents, of course, exposed us to many cultural aspects, not only of India but other parts of the world. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Way
World
Childhood
" I believe in never giving up, no matter what the odds. My mantra is, 'Failure is temporary. Giving up is permanent.' "
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Failure
Giving
Believe
" Pioneering companies always try out new things and experiment with new concepts and new things. "
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Things
Always
New
" In Vedic times, we had the great quest for the unknown. We did wonderful things; we celebrate our past vigyaan and our wonderful heritage of science and technology of the Vedic times. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Great
Past
Science
" I belong to the breed of first-generation entrepreneurs who have basically created our enterprises with very frugal resources. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Breed
Belong
Who
" It is always nice to reflect on how one started. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Nice
How
Started
" I was greatly inspired by my late father, who was a well-known name in the brewing industry. It was he who encouraged me to take the road less traversed and gave me the confidence to pursue my path of entrepreneurship. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Me
Father
Confidence
" I want to make sure that our bio-similars capture a huge market share and help cancer patients around the world, which we are already doing in the developing world because we didn't have access to these drugs. Biocon enjoys a large reputation of giving them high-quality cancer drug. "
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Help
Giving
World
" As you become more successful, the gender barrier disappears. The credibility challenges you have during your growing up years starts disappearing when you start demonstrating success. "
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Growing Up
Challenges
Start
" I faced a number of challenges whilst I built Biocon. Initially, I had credibility challenges where I couldn't get banks to fund me; I couldn't recruit people to work for a woman boss. Even in the businesses where I had to procure raw materials, they didn't want to deal with women. "
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Work
Boss
Challenges
" Innovation and commerce are as powerful tools for creating social progress as they are for driving technological advancement. "
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Progress
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