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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, 

Chairperson and managing director
age: 64
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The richest self-made woman billionaire in India saw a 35% jump in Biocon’s market capitalisation in FY17. A tie-up with Mylan boosted Biocon’s biosimilars business; Trastuzumab, their product, was the first biosimilar to be recommended for approval by the U.S. FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee. Biocon’s insulin manufacturing facility in Malaysia started commercial operations, supplying to the domestic market.
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