Cyrus Poonawalla is an Indian billionaire has a net worth of $25.9 billionaire. He is the son of a horse breeder.
In 1966 he founded the Serum Institute which produces vaccines for flu, polio and measles. It produces 1.5 billion doses of vaccines per year.
The Serum Institute invested $800 million to construct a new factory to produce Covid-19 vaccines for the world.
Cyrus Poonawalla owns The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Pune.
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