Biocon

Biocon Limited
Company typePublic
BSE: 532523
NSE: BIOCON
ISININE376G01013
Industry
Founded1978 (1978)
FounderKiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Headquarters,
India
Key people
  • Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (executive chairperson)
  • Peter Bains (Group CEO)
  • Siddharth Mittal (CEO & Managing Director)
  • Shreehas P Tambe (CEO & Managing Director, Biocon Biologics Limited)
Products
  • Biologics
  • Small molecules
  • Branded formulations
  • Research services
Revenue 16,470 crore (US$1.9 billion) (2025)
4,374 crore (US$520 million) (2025)
1,013 crore (US$120 million) (2025)
Total assets 58,797 crore (US$7.0 billion) (2025)
Total equity 27,712 crore (US$3.3 billion) (2025)
Number of employees
16,545 (March 2023)
Subsidiaries
  • Biocon Biologics
  • Syngene International
Websitewww.biocon.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of 31 March 2025.

Biocon Limited is an Indian biopharmaceutical company based in Bengaluru. It was founded by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw in 1978. The company manufactures generic active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) that are sold in approximately 120 countries, including the United States and Europe. It also manufactures novel biologics as well as biosimilar insulins and antibodies, which are sold in India as branded formulations. Biocon's biosimilar products are also sold in both bulk and formulation forms in several emerging markets.

Biocon's formulations for the Indian market include metabolics, oncology, immunotherapy and nephrology products. Some of Biocon's key brands in India include INSUGEN (rh-insulin), BASALOG (Glargine), BIOMAb EGFR (Nimotuzumab), BLISTO (Glimepiride + Metformin), CANMAb (Trastuzumab), Evertor (Everolimus), TACROGRAF (Tacrolimus), ALZUMAb (Itolizumab) and KRABEVA (Bevacizumab).

Syngene International Limited (Syngene) is a publicly listed subsidiary of Biocon, operating in the contract research and development organization.