Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is India's richest self-made woman and the first female brew master. Her study in brewing beer and fermentation sciences has directed to some of her biotechnology company's greatest discoveries. "Affordable Innovation" is her key to discoveries. She thinks about universal access to all life-saving medicines. The company she founded in 1987, Biocon is Asia's largest insulin producer company. It has provided more than 2 billion affordable doses of biosimilar insulins to patients worldwide. Biocon's revenue was USD 800 million for the financial year 2019. In 2016 she signed the Giving Pledge, committing 75% of her property to philanthropy. In 2020, the trailblazer was named EY's World Entrepreneur of the Year and was named to Forbes' list of the 100 Most Powerful Women. Recognitions • Recipient of Global Economy Prize for Business (2014) • Recipient of Othmer Gold Medal (2014) • Knight of the National Order of the French Legion of Honour (2016) • Recipient of AWSM Award for Excellence (2017) • Recipient of ICMR’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Achievement in Healthcare (2019) • Recipient of Order of Australia (2020)