Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Quotes

We have a huge opportunity to build a very large business

I believe we are in a humanitarian business, she says, and I think we are doing our bit for affordable access, which is what we want

That is what then gave me the raison d’être to focus on biopharmaceuticals

I have always believed that successful businesses thrive on great human relationships, which are formed through collaborations and extend out into personal and professional networks. Very often, strong personal networks lead to robust professional relationships

Innovation and commerce are as powerful tools for creating social progress as they are for driving technological advancement

I call myself an accidental entrepreneur

My big idea is to marry affordability and access to ensure that we leverage innovation to develop affordable, cutting-edge therapies for chronic diseases. I am on a mission to make a global impact by ensuring affordable access to healthcare

Even in the U.S. now, the adoption of biosimilars is becoming far greater because health care costs are spiraling out of control, and anything you can do to rein in costs is going to be very important

I really believe that entrepreneurship is about being able to face failure, manage failure, and succeed after failing

Just because we cannot afford human insulin, we are having to use animal insulin, so let me do something about it