Full Name Adar Poonawalla Name Adar Poonawalla Uncles Zavaray Poonawalla Religion Zoroastrianism Parents Cyrus S. Poonawalla | Ethnicity Parsi Spouse Natasha Poonawala Residence Pune, India Role Business executive | |
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Known for CEO & Executive Director of Serum Institute of India, Horse Racing, Cars | ||
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Adar Poonawalla (born 14 January 1981) the chief executive officer (CEO) of Serum Institute of India. Founded in 1966 by his father, Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, it is the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced.
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Adar Poonawalla was edcuated at the Bishops School (Pune), St. Edmund’s School, Canterbury Kent (UK), Cathedral & John Connon school (Mumbai), followed by the University of Westminster (UK).
He resides in Poonawalla park in pune.
A feature on dr cyrus poonawalla adar poonawalla and the serum institute of india
Career
Adar Poonawalla joined Serum Institute in 2001 after graduating from the University of Westminster in London. Then exporting its products to 35 countries, Poonawalla concentrated on the company's international market and getting new products licensed and pre-qualified by the World Health Organization for supply to United Nations Agencies including UNICEF and PAHO. As of 2015, the company exports its products to over 140 countries; 85 percent of its revenues are from overseas.
In 2011, he became the CEO of Serum Institute of India with full control of day-to-day operations of the company. In 2012 he played a major role in the acquisition of Bilthoven Biologicals a Netherlands-based government vaccine manufacturing company. In 2017 went on to acquire Praha Vaccine Limited at Czech Republic. Poonawalla is a board member of the GAVI Alliance, the global Vaccine Alliance.
He initiated and launched in 2014 Serum Institute’s oral polio vaccine, which went on to become a bestseller for the company and every year plans to launch a new vaccines for public health starting from 2017. In 2014, it was reported that he planned to expand the product portfolio to include vaccines for dengue, flu and cervical cancer.
In 2011, Award for Excellence, Best Industries 2011.
In 2013, Forbes India named him one of the "Four Scions to Watch Out For”.
In 2013 he hosted Charles, Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall during a private visit to Serum Institute's manufacturing facility in India.
In 2016, he hosted Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi to show what the Serum Institute is doing in the field of Vaccines and other Initiatives at the headquarter, Pune.
In 2016, he was selected by Economic Times as business leader under the age of 40.
He was also listed by GQ magazine as one of the 50 most influential young Indians and was awarded philanthropist of the year 2016.
On 7 January 2016 he launched www.adarpcleancity.com, a city-wide initiative where he committed and spent $20 million to clean up the city of Pune using hundreds of trucks, Glutton machines and bins across the city under his personal management and dedicated team.
In 2017, He got Health Care Excellence Award 2017 for Outstanding Contribution toward Public Health
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In 2013, Forbes India named him one of the "Four Scions to Watch Out For.
Adar Poonawalla and Cyrus Poonawalla bid £550 million for the Grosvenor House Hotel in London in July 2014.
We are working on malaria, dengue vaccines- Adar Poonawalla
Cyrus Poonawalla group to invest Rs 100 crore for clean Pune initiative
Adar Poonawalla Clean City Inaugurated At Serum Institute Of India, Pune By CM Fadnavis
Serum Institute eyes European market with new facility; to launch one vaccine a year
Poonawala’s clean initiative to take up water purification, toilets for women