Once you start succeeding, you start dreaming big. For me, it was that way. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw More Quotes by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw More Quotes From Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw 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. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw encountersentrepreneurindia 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 honestboardsviews What really got me focused on cancer was when my best friend was diagnosed with breast cancer and even though she was a well-to-do person, I found that her treatment costs were crippling. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw cancermy-best-friendcost We forecast that by financial year 2019 our revenues will be $1 billion with 25 percent coming from research and 75 percent from rest of our business. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw company-news Innovation and commerce are as powerful tools for creating social progress as they are for driving technological advancement. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw progressdrivinginnovationpowerful I believe in never giving up, no matter what the odds. My mantra is, 'Failure is temporary. Giving up is permanent.' Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw neverfailurematterbelieve 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. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw valueinnovationresearchpeople I have successfully challenged the Western world's existing model of pharmaceutical innovation, which leads to the creation of monopolistic markets for novel, life-saving drugs that deliver high margins at low volumes. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw highinnovationcreationworld Biocon is on a journey of making impact on global healthcare. I have to make sure that I have one in five persons who needs insulin therapy to use a Biocon product - that is my dream. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw healthcareimpactjourneydream 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 facefailurebusinessbelieve 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. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw youtechnologyfearscience 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 truthbeautyscienceart 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 parentschildhoodwayworld 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. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw treatyouresponsibilitypeople 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 i-amhealthgovernmentcountry When I started Biocon in 1978, the obstacles I needed to navigate were manifold - ranging from infrastructural hurdles to issues related to my credibility as a business woman. With no access to venture capital, money was scarce and high-cost, debt-based capital was all I had. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw womanobstaclesmoneybusiness
