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Govt should have built safety stock of essential drugs: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

The Biocon founder and Executive Chairperson points out that drugs like Remdesivir should be allowed at home as an emergency step

Amid pandemic, auctioneers paint a profitable canvas with hybrid auctions

Digital sales increase turnover for auctioneers - for some, by 20 per cent

Companies 'feel betrayed' due to capping of Covid-19 vaccine price: Shaw

She further said, "Covid Vaccine Jab Capped At Rs 250 At Private Hospitals: Government - understand vaccine cos (sic) feel betrayed as price is too low to sustain"

Women's economic empowerment vital to tackle gender inequality: Biocon head

Economic empowerment of women is extremely important to bridge the gap of gender inequality,US-India Business Council Vice Chair and Biocon Executive Chair Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said on Thursday. Speaking at a virtual event on 'Expanding the US-India Partnership: Promoting Gender Diversity at Work', she said gender inequality starts with the skewed distribution that women face when it comes to the distribution of assets or inheritance or workplace employment or representation in socio-political institutions. "Economic empowerment is what will bridge the gap of gender inequality. I think economic empowerment of the women is extremely important," Mazumdar-Shaw said. Even in the corporate world, there is a lot of tokenism in everything we do, she said. Of the top 100 BSE companies in India, 91 have only one woman director, which means it is just sort of ticking a box. Moreover, when they want to find a woman for the board, it is the same group of women they are looking at. The canvas ha

Market reacts negatively to Biocon's weaker results, exit of biologics' MD

Analysts have raised doubts over the $1 billion guidance for biosimilars by FY22 and Hamacher's exit due to "professional differences"

Biocon posts 19% dip in Q3 net profit as generics biz takes a hit

Biocon's consolidated revenue for Q3 of FY21 increased by 7.20 per cent at Rs 1878.9 crore as against Rs 1752.6 crore for the said quarter last year

Kamala Harris to Bilkis Dadi, here are the women who helped shape 2020

With just 8 days left for this year to end, let's take a look at these women who inspired millions with their outstanding contribution

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: Will take Covid vaccine; confident on safety, efficacy

Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute of India and Pfizer have applied to the Drugs Controller General of India seeking emergency use authorisation for their Covid-19 vaccine candidates

HCL Tech's Roshni Nadar tops the list of India's wealthiest women

Kotak Wealth Hurun-Leading Wealthy Women features eight dollar billionaires and 38 women with wealth of Rs 1,000 crore and above

Hopefully DCGI to give nod for Oxford's vaccine immediately: Biocon chief

India saw 37,975 new coronavirus infections in a day taking the country's Covid-19 caseload to 91.77 lakh

Transparency critical in coronavirus vaccine trials: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

She says, after healthcare workers, the military, the police and anyone who is on the frontlines, teachers and the young working class, should be given the vaccines

India needs to scale up Covid-19 testing to contain pandemic: Mazumdar-Shaw

She said some parts of the country are dealing with testing in a better way than other parts of the country but as a whole, it is not at optimal levels and certainly, way below other countries

Forbes India Rich List 2020: Ambani dominance continues; see full list

With a global health crisis raging, listed pharma entrepreneurs fared well while those with interests in real estate suffered

Entrepreneurship is about having a purpose, says Kiran Majumdar Shaw

Entrepreneurship is not about making money but about having a purpose, renowned businesswoman Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw told Delhi government school students on Wednesday

Covid-19: We need a shift to sustainability, says Kiran Majumdar-Shaw

The pandemic has thrown us into the deep end in terms of using technology, and that is a positive development, says Shaw

IT services to remain significant to India's job environment: TCS CEO

He added that this is on account of the demand for talent and services, which is "only going to explode given the role that technology is playing today and in future"

Biocon-Mylan launch insulin Glargine at lowest price in US market

The commercialisation in the US of the drug, which already has approval in 45 countries, gives a boost to Biocon's ambitious target of $1 billion in sales through its biologics division by FY22

Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw tests positive for Covid-19

Shaw adds to the list of high-profile people who have been tested positive in Bengaluru in a span of few weeks, including Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa

Infosys independent director Bobby Parikh fined for stock market trade

Parikh was appointed as an Independent Director of Infosys effective July 15, 2020, based on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board

Self-reliance to determine how high flag of freedom flies, says India Inc

Welcoming the National Digital Health Mission, Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar Shaw said it gives India's healthcare sector a digital backbone