Biotech entrepreneurs across Asia are navigating funding gaps, weak innovation ecosystems, and unpredictable regulatory systems. For many, these challenges make it difficult to scale science-led businesses and deliver affordable healthcare solutions. In this episode, host Gautam Kumra, Chairman of McKinsey Asia, sits down with Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Founder & Chairperson, Biocon Group. They discuss how she overcame a lack of funding, limited infrastructure, and regulatory hurdles to build one of Asia&rsquo;s first and most successful biotech companies &mdash; pioneering affordable biosimilars, shaping biotech policy in India, and scaling purpose-driven innovation from the ground up. The episode also features McKinsey partner Cheryl SH Lim, and Director of Learning, CEO Institute, Jennifer Chiang.See <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy">www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy</a> for privacy information

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