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Cyrus Poonawalla

Chairman, Serum Institute of India

Search every verified Cyrus Poonawalla interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. At the Centricity Invictus Private Wealth Hurun Stars 2026 event, Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla of Serum Institute of India participated in a fireside chat titled "A Lifetime Saving Lifetimes" with Anas Rahman Junaid of Hurun India. During the discussion, Poonawalla reflected on his career, noting that he had been called a "madman" for competing with multinationals in the vaccine business. He also shared advice for young entrepreneurs, emphasizing the importance of gaining hands-on experience early, maintaining a human touch with staff, and staying focused rather than diversifying too broadly. He credited his philanthropic mindset to his family background and stated that donating his wealth brings him more satisfaction than other achievements.

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“The only thing that is killing the sport is the betting tax and uh that and they have also got another tax on the winnings which at least now the government has made a rule that only if it is over 10,000 winnings then it'll be taxed. So that is not affecting the part so much but still players are still there in huge number what is the punters yes but because of the heavy tax all the betting is going underground clubs”

“We are waiting whether the betting tax is going to be on the total which is very bad for racing they have raised it to 40%. Or will it be on the bet? If that's on the bet the racing will thrive and we will get good dividend and more public will come. If it is on the total then 40% is tax out of 100 what is left for the party. Right. So a huge difference to the spot will be made in the next two months or 3 months maxi”

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