Interview: Madhusudhan Venkatachari – CEO, Natco Pharma Canada
Madhu Venkat, CEO of Natco Pharma Canada, highlights the company’s portfolio strategy, its strategic road map to be the first mover and become a leading generic supplier in oncology by…
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Tel: +91-40-2354 7532
Web: http://www.natcopharma.co.in/
NATCO Pharma Limited is an Indian enterprise molded by global aspirations. This has always demanded a preparedness and long- term organizational vision that can encompass the turbulence’s and paradoxes of shifting terms and terrain’s of business.
Background
Beginning:- NATCO PHARMA was promoted by Mr. V.C. Nannapaneni in the year 1981 as a Private Limited Company to be in the business of Research, Developing, Manufacturing and Marketing of Pharmaceutical Substances and Finished Dosage forms for Indian and International markets. NATCO PHARMA began operations in 1984 in Andhra Pradesh, India.
First Success:- In the first year of its operations it achieved a sales figure of Rs. 0.5 million. The company’s first product was Cardicap, which is an Anti-Anginal drug. Since then the company has introduced many dosage forms into the market. By 1985 it had dosage forms in Cardiovascular, Anti-cold, Anti-Asthmatic and Antibiotic segments. NATCO has the credit of having pioneered Time Release Technology in India.
The Journey:- NATCO PHARMA was ranked 82nd in sales among Indian Pharmaceutical companies in 1994. NATCO also has the credit of being one of the largest contract manufacturers in India. Some of the well-known companies like Ranbaxy, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, John Wyeth etc. get their products manufactured by NATCO. NATCO PHARMA grew in size when three companies merged with it.
NATCO Parenterals Limited
Dr. Karanth Pharma Labs Private Limited
NATCO Laboratories Limited
Today:- NATCO PHARMA LIMITED, which began its operations as a single unit with 20 employees, today has four manufacturing facilities and employs around 1500 people. It has an on-line data for Analysis and decision making. Consistently ranked among the fastest growing pharmaceutical companies in the country, Natco is utilizing its collective experience to kick start its future plans as a global company. Respected for Quality, Performance, Care, Responsibility and for creation and maximization of wealth for its shareholders NATCO Pharma Limited, the post-merger organization represents a strategic stage in NATCO’s constant evolution as the Complete Pharma Company.
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