PRESENTED BY:

SHEETAL SHINDE
RAKSHA SHETTY
ARVIND SINGH
RAKHEE YADAV
SHRIRAM RAO
PRATHAMESH
 Born on 23rd March in Bangalore
 B.Sc Zoology from Bangalore university
 Master brewer from Ballart University in
Melbourne 1975
 Trainee brewer in Carlton & United beverages :
1975 – 77
 First Indian Woman brew master
 Joined Biocon biochemical ltd Ireland in 1978
 In 1978 founded Biocon India
 India’s leading BIOTECH enterprise

 In 2008 Biocon is ranked the world’s top 20

biotechnology company by Med Ad News.

 India’s first billion dollar biotech company

Started Biocon India from her garage

Initial Capital of Rs 10000/-

Collaborated with Irish firm Biocon

international
“Great leaders have an inherent ability to
influence and inspire. Great leaders are
change makers often bringing about
transformational changes. They are able to
convert sceptics into admirers through
delivering on their vision”
Her unique vision has steered Biocon's
transition from an industrial enzymes
company to an integrated biopharmaceutical
company with strategic research initiatives.

Biocon is today recognized as India's

pioneering biotech enterprise.
 Approched financial institutions but it
was turned down because :
2) Company had no assets
3) Biotechnology was a new concept
4) Woman entreprenueur was a new word

 First company world wide to develop

insulin

 Sets doable goals

 Society and era

Started her business in a relatively new field.

Initially was denied of loans by many banks.

Went against all odds that women cant make

into business or as woman entrepreneur.
Constantly asking feedback from the
employees and motivating them to excel
more.

Attrition Rate of less than 1% (turnover only

due to higher study)

Informality in work place

Elegant and refined working environment

Biocon extends its support to numerous
community outreach and corporate citizenship
initiatives with special concentration in the
areas of healthcare, education and
environment.
 The Biocon Foundation, set up in 2004 has
launched Arogya Raksha Yojana, a unique health
initiative for rural India.
Biocon divests enzymes division for USD 115
million to Novozymes to focus on
biopharmaceuticals.

Acquisition for the marketing and distribution

of a range of pharmaceuticals in Germany and
Europe.
INSUGEN R

useful when oral agents fail to control blood glucose levels or

when therapy with Insulin is absolutely essential.

BIOMAB-EGFR :

Used in head and neck cancer

RAPACAN

Prevention of rejection and rescue therapy for rejection in

renal transplantation
• Biocon's R&D programs have advanced
rapidly and they are now at a critical stage
of development of
Oral Insulin and
Anti-CD6 Monoclonal antibody (an
antibody targeting T-cell mediated
autoimmune disease).

• These are two of their leading discovery led

research programs that are successfully
moving through the clinical stages and will
soon require incremental investment
support to take it to commercialization.
High self esteem: →she likes herself
She is proud of her tradition and her culture
High on conscientiousness: reliable,
responsible, organized ,dependable.
High on agreeableness: cooperating, warm
and trusting.
High on emotional stability: positive emotional
stability.
Extrovert
• Proactive personality

• Identify opportunities, show initiative.

• Create positive change

• Engage in career planning

• Develop contact with high place

 Chairperson and mission leader of National
Task of biotechnology
 member of the Prime Minister's Council on
Trade & Industry in India
 Member, Board of governor, IIM Bangalore
 Chairperson Karnataka’s Vision group of bio
technology
 Vice president of AWAKE (Association of Women
Entrepreneurs of Karnataka)
Kiran ranks 17th in Business Baron in a listing
of India’s Most Admired Chief Executives’.

Padma Shri in 1989.

The Lifetime Achievement Award from the

Indian Chamber of Commerce in 2005,
MV Memorial Award, given in honour of the
great engineer and visionary Sir M
Vishwesharaiah .

Wharton Infosys Business Transformation

Award in 2006.

 The Padma Bhushan in 2005,

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Award in Healthcare & Life Sciences Category
in 2002

"India's mother of invention" by New York

Times.
“ If I can build company like Biocon, anyone
can …. The first step was to dream however
big or small…..if you have a vision, no matter
how big or small, a plan , no matter if its
imperfect but if there is passion and
conviction for it, success is inevitable.”