Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has received several awards on behalf of Biocon and in her personal capacity as one of India 's leading business entrepreneurs.

Biocon:

Syngene receives "BioServices Company of the Year", BioSpectrum Awards

Biocon's BIOMAb EGFR™ wins "Product of the Year",
BioSpectrum Awards

Best IT User Award in the Pharmaceutical Sector, NASSCOM

India's first and No. 1 biotech company with a global ranking of 16* (Source: Biospectrum July 2004)

Biocon in India's top 5 Life Sciences companies (at close
of trade as on July 30, 2004)

Best Reinvention of HR Function Award, Indira Group, Mumbai

Best Employer Of India Award, Hewitt

2003

Bio-Business Award for bio-entrepreneurship, Rabo India

Express Pharma Pulse Award for excellence in the
pharmaceutical industry

2001

Biotech Product, Process Development and Commercialisation Award, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India

2000

Technology Pioneer Recognition, World Economic Forum

Export Performance Award, Karnataka State Financial
Corporation (KSFC)

National Award for Best Small Industry, Government of India

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw:

Honoured with the, 'Veuve Clicquot Initiative For Economic Development For Asia' award

Honorary Doctor of Technology, University of Abertay, Dundee ( UK )

2005

Padmabhushan Award , one of India 's highest civilian honours, from the President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

The Indian Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award

Honorary Doctorate from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), in recognition of outstanding achievements in biotechnology and industrial enzymes

Rotary Award for Corporate Citizenship

Business Leader of the Year Award - Biotechnology,
Chemtech-Pharma Bio Awards

2004

Honorary Doctorate of Science from Ballarat University, in recognition of pre-eminent contribution to the field of biotechnology

Business Woman Of The Year Award, The Economic Times

Alumni High Achiever Award, Australian Alumni Association

2002

Karnataka Rajyotsava Award for pioneering biotechnology in India, the Government of Karnataka

Best Entrepreneur: Healthcare & Life Sciences Award,
Ernst & Young

Sir M. Visvesvaraya Memorial Award for contribution
to biotechnology, Federation of Karnataka Chambers
of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI)

1999

Woman of the Year Award, International Women's
Association, Chennai

1998

Golden Jubilee Felicitation, Mount Carmel College, Bangalore

1989

Padmashri for pioneering biotechnology in India,
Government of India

Outstanding Young Person Award, Jaycees India

Best Small Scale Industry in Karnataka Award,Rotary Club, Karnataka

Best Model Employer Award, Rotary Club, Karnataka

Outstanding Contribution Award, AWAKE

1982

Best Woman Entrepreneur Award, National Institute of
Marketing Management, India