Mahima Datla

About Mahima Datla

Mahima Datla is the managing director of Biological E, a privately held vaccine producer, in which she holds a controlling stake.

The Hyderabad-based company's portfolio includes Corbevax, a Covid-19 vaccine developed in partnership with Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Biological E has 10 vaccines pre-qualified by the World Health Organization including those against polio, tetanus and measles. It exports vaccines to more than 130 countries.

Biological E was founded in 1953 by her paternal and maternal grandfathers.

In July 2025 Bioligcal E struck a licensing agreement with China's Jiangsu Recbio Technology to manufacture and commercialize HPV vaccines to combat cancer.