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“I was high risk, young, no money, but I got a backer...

KIRAN MAZUMDAR-SHAW, 67

The trained master brewer was rejected by the brewery majors, so she started her own company. She later leveraged her technology used in enzymes to catapult her company, Biocon, to become a leader in biopharmaceuticals

“My philosophy is to do unconventional work...and it has defined me as an entrepreneur”

It takes defiance, grit, self-belief and a vision to build something that can

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