Unreasonable Impact | Harnessing Nature Through Biotechnology to Impact Food, Water, and Health
by Brittany Lane
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Richcore India develops and delivers biotechnology solutions that conserve food, water, and energy, in addition to improving health. They create animal origin free (AOF) proteins for pharmaceutical companies that manufacture medicines like insulin and vaccines. In fact, their solutions are already present in one in three vaccines and one in four insulin shots globally. Their various solutions are also suitable for industries as diverse as cosmetics, textiles, and dairy.
Subramani Ramachandrappa, Chairman and Managing Director of Richcore, shares his relatively accidental path to entrepreneurship and the limitless potential of biotechnology to improve the world.
What inspired you to start this company?
In the 1950s, my father migrated from his village to Bangalore, India, and survived as a daily wage weaver in the handloom industry. His perseverance and my mother’s acumen ensured that he moved from being a daily wage worker to a first generation entrepreneur, having his own little silk sari weaving setup. Over the years, he built his business to a respectable size and earned social respect as an honorable businessman in old Bangalore.
