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Adar Poonawalla

CEO, Serum Institute of India

Search every verified Adar Poonawalla interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. At the Screen Awards, Adar Poonawalla said, "It’s a new industry for me," referring to his entry into entertainment. He thanked the event organizers, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and the cast and crew of his film, stating that all credit for the award goes to them. Poonawalla described the film as "very special," saying it discusses acceptance and that through it he was able to accept himself. He also recited a poem about his personal journey, mentioning his father's dream for him to become an actor and his own goal of winning an Oscar in the future. His speech was described as having gone viral for its humility and authenticity.

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“We're now on a good footing going for a turnaround. The turnaround has already begun. With the new team in place and the new investments, the Opex which is there to incubate some of these new businesses, I think you're going to see a huge turnaround in the figures in the coming year. We've written off a lot of the old legacy books to clean it up, and we've improved our collections to 85%. We've got an AUM of 30,000 c”

“We've substantially brought down prices from $10 to $4 for the malaria vaccine for example, and that's going to save hundreds of millions of dollars and hopefully save a lot of lives on the continent of Africa. We're investing to build a capacity of around 100 million doses annually, and we're hoping to see a large uptake as the funding gets into place.”

“The entire vaccine industry, my company included, struggles to cross even a billion dollars worth of profits annually, and that's nowhere near enough to be able to develop our own vaccines and molecules. The government has to relook at and relax some of the price controls that we have. We're not talking about removing price controls because we want the public at large to be able to access affordable healthcare, but t”

“We don't raise capital; we don't want to merge with other entities and complicate the thing. It's very important for us to keep our independence because if we were listed I wouldn't be able to make half the decisions that I do in terms of taking risks or building capacity ahead of time.”

“I think this has certainly sent a shock to the system and it could slow down a few things that are going on in the world. My concern is I hope it doesn't result in delays in vaccine pre-qualifications and getting vaccines approved globally.”

“We were shocked to hear about the funding being withdrawn by the US, and I hope that's only temporary and they relook at it because multilateral organizations like the WHO play a very critical role in maintaining global standards and surveillance.”

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