2nd Edition of Dr. K. Anji Reddy Fellowship
Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla
Chairman, Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd.
Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, Chairman of Poonawalla Group which includes the privately owned Serum Institute of India, India's top biotech company and the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced and sold globally (more than 1.5 billion doses).
In 1966 Dr. Poonawalla founded Serum Institute of India (SII) which launched its first therapeutic anti-tetanus serum within two years, and began producing anti-tetanus vaccines. By 1974 Serum Institute introduced the DTP vaccine, which protects children from diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, followed by an anti-snake-venom serum for snakebites in 1981. In 1989 Serum Institute began the production of its Measles Vaccine M-Vac and within a year Serum Institute became the country's largest vaccine manufacturer. In the 80s India was made self-sufficient for Tetanus, Diphtheria and Whooping Cough vaccines thanks to the production from Serum Institute.
Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at CNBC TV18's India Business Leader Awards on 7th December, 2024.
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1st Edition of Dr. K. Anji Reddy Fellowship
Mr. Satish Reddy
Chairman of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Dr. Reddy’s Foundation
Mr. Satish Reddy joined the company in 1993 as Executive Director and since then has held positions of increasing responsibility as Managing Director in 1997 and Vice-Chairman & Managing Director in 2013.
Mr. Satish was identified as a “Young Global Leader for 2007” by the World Economic Forum.
He was also presented with the “IBLA – India Corporate Citizen of the Year” award by CNBC in 2005 for his contributions to Corporate Social Responsibility. Mr. Reddy holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Osmania University, India, and an M.S. in Medicinal Chemistry from Purdue University, USA.
Mr. Satish Reddy joined the company in 1993 as Executive Director and since then has held positions of increasing responsibility as Managing Director in 1997 and Vice-Chairman & Managing Director in 2013.
Mr. Satish was identified as a “Young Global Leader for 2007” by the World Economic Forum.
He was also presented with the “IBLA – India Corporate Citizen of the Year” award by CNBC in 2005 for his contributions to Corporate Social Responsibility. Mr. Reddy holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Osmania University, India, and an M.S. in Medicinal Chemistry from Purdue University, USA.