Cyrus S. Poonawalla

Cyrus S. Poonawalla (born in 1941), also known as the "vaccine king of India",[2][3][4][5] is an Indian Parsi businessman, and the chairman of Poonawalla Group, which includes Serum Institute of India, the Indian biotech company that manufactures paediatric vaccines.[6][7]

Cyrus S. Poonawalla
Born1941 (age 79–80)
CitizenshipIndian
Alma mater BMCC
Years active1966–present
OrganizationSerum Institute of India
Known forFounder of Serum Institute of India
Net worthUS$11.5 billion (October 2020)[1]
Spouse(s)Villoo Poonawalla
ChildrenAdar Poonawalla
AwardsPadma Shri (2005)
Websitecyruspoonawalla.com cyruspoonawallagroup.com

Family

Cyrus Poonawalla was born in a Parsi family. His father was a horse breeder. He was married to Villoo Poonawalla, who died in 2010.[8][9][10] They have a son, Adar, who currently works as the CEO of Serum Institute of India.[11]

Awards

Philanthropy

In May 2019, it was reported that Poonawalla, in partnership with Naum Koen, had proposed supplying Ukraine with 100 thousand doses of the measles vaccine for free vaccination.[19][20]

References
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  5. Pagnamenta, Robin (10 March 2020). "The Indian vaccine king attempting to create a coronavirus cure 'within six months'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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  8. "Villoo Poonawalla passes away at 67". Pune Mirror.
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  10. "Villoo Cyrus Poonawalla no more". mid-day. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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  12. "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013.
  13. "Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla - Honours and Awards". www.cyruspoonawalla.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  14. "Padma-Winning Pune Man Becomes 1st Indian to Get 'Doctor of Humane Letters' Degree!". The Better India. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  15. "Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla conferred honorary degree by The University of Massachusetts Medical School - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  16. "Honorary degrees awarded at Encaenia 2019 | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  17. "Honorary degree recipients for 2019 announced". The University of Oxford. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  18. "Oxford degree for Cyrus Poonawalla - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  19. Вергун, Костянтин. "Patrons ready to support fight measles outbreak in Ukraine | Journalist.today". Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  20. "Обеспечить украинцев вакцинной от кори помогут меценаты". vesti-ukr.com. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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