Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is a pioneer of the biotechnology industry in India and the founder of the country’s leading biotechnology enterprise, Biocon. She has been recognised as the only Indian on Forbes’ list of ‘World’s Self-Made Women Billionaires. Mrs. Shaw has also received 2 national awards i.e Padma Bhushan in 2005 and Padma Shri in 1989. Mrs. Shaw is also author of 2 books and there are publications written on Mrs. Shaw mostly knowned " HOW KIRAN MAZUMDAR-SHAW FERMENTED BIOCON".