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Biotech industry is clearly starved of talent. Over 70% of the two lakh Masters degree holders in the country are jobless and frustrated. With media and industry continuously building hype around the nascent biotech industry, several new courses in the subject have sprung up.
Various universities, All India Council for technical education (AICTE) and University Grants Commission (UGC) are giving approvals to several colleges to start courses in biotechnology. This has built a lot of hype and a huge rush among students to opt for biotechnology courses. However, these colleges do not have proper infrastructure or the wherewithal to groom the students. Many colleges don’t even have the basic physical infrastructure or trained teachers. ....More

Biotech Industry Revenues (in Rs Crore)

BioPharma sector generates maximum revenue

Segment	2005-06	2005-06 (Change %)	2004-05	2003-04
BioPharma	4,708	31.88	3,570	2,752
BioServices	720	69.29	425	275
BioAgri	598	81.21	330	130
BioIndustrial	375	17.19	320	238
Bioinformatics	120	20.00	100	80
Total	6,521	37.42	4,745	3,475

Biotech industry inches closer to $1.5 billion ($1.45 billion).

BioPharma sector crosses $1 billion ($1.046).

BioServices sector touches $160 million.

BioAgri sector crosses $130 million.

Industry records 37.42 percent growth.

Based on BioSpectrum-ABLE Industry survey 2006

For al those who inspire to serve da industry of BIOTECH n da nation.She, i believe is da mother of al inspirations wen it comes 2 biotechnologists like us....GET GOING !!!

Kiran Mazumdar-ShawChairman & Managing Director, Biocon Limited

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw's pioneering efforts in biotechnology have drawn global recognition both for Indian Industry and Biocon. Her unique vision has steered Biocon's transition from an industrial enzymes company to an integrated biopharmaceutical company with strategic research initiatives. Biocon is today recognised as India's pioneering biotech enterprise.

As Chairperson and Mission Leader of CII's National Task Force on Biotechnology she has led several delegations to USA, Canada, UK, etc. to propel India into the global super league of biotech trailblazers. She chairs Karnataka's Vision Group on Biotechnology and also served on the Board of Science Foundation, Ireland. She presently serves on the Advisory Council of the Government’s Department of Biotechnology where she has been instrumental in bringing government, industry and academia together, to chart a clear and progressive growth path for Biotechnology in India. Ms. Shaw is also a Board member of BVGH (Bio-Ventures for Global Health). Most recently, she has been invited to join the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade & Industry in India.

Ms. Shaw is the recipient of several prestigious awards including the ET Businesswoman of the Year, Best Woman Entrepreneur, Model Employer, Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Life Sciences & Healthcare, Leading Exporter, Outstanding Citizen, Technology Pioneer, etc. Her most cherished awards are however, the PADMASHRI (1989) and PADMA BHUSHAN (2005) presented to her by the President of India, for her pioneering efforts in Industrial Biotechnology.

A successful technocrat of global standing, Ms. Shaw is highly respected in the corporate world. She is a much sought after biotech pioneer who has been referred to as "India's Biotech Queen" by The Economist and "India's mother of invention" by New York Times.

Ms. Shaw received a graduate honours degree in Zoology from Bangalore University (1973) and qualified as a Master Brewer from Ballarat University, Australia (1975). Ms. Shaw also received an honorary Doctorate of Science, from her alma mater, Ballarat University, in recognition of her pre-eminent contributions to the field of Biotechnology. Recently she also received an Honorary Doctorate from the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), in recognition of her outstanding achievements in biotechnology and industrial enzymes.

She is married to John Shaw, a Scotsman and Indophile, who headed a leading textiles MNC, Madura Coats from 1991-1998 as Chairman and Managing Director. John Shaw has since joined Biocon as Director, International Business and is the Vice Chairman of the Board.