Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Mumbai

Sun Pharma is the largest pharmaceutical company in India and the fourth-largest generic company in the world, founded in 1983 by Dilip Shanghvi with five psychiatry products in Kolkata and headquartered since at Sun Hou

Cipla was founded in Mumbai in 1935 by Khwaja Abdul Hamied as the Chemical, Industrial and Pharmaceutical Laboratories, and its head office is Cipla House on Peninsula Business Park, Lower Parel; the old factory at Vikhr

Lupin was founded in 1968 by Desh Bandhu Gupta, a chemistry lecturer, and is headquartered at Kalpataru Inspire on Western Express Highway, Santacruz East, with its Lupin Research Park at Rabale in Navi Mumbai.

Glenmark, founded in 1977 by Gracias Saldanha and named for his sons Glenn and Mark, is headquartered at Glenmark House in Andheri East and led by Glenn Saldanha; it is known for dermatology, respiratory and oncology pro

Alkem, founded in 1973 by Samprada Singh, is headquartered at Alkem House on Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, and is among the five largest Indian pharma companies in the domestic market; its Clavam and Pan brands are a

Wockhardt, built by Habil Khorakiwala from the Worli Chemical Works of 1960s, is headquartered at Wockhardt Towers in Bandra Kurla Complex and runs its research centre at Aurangabad; it is known for biotechnology product

Ipca, headquartered at International House in Kandivali West, is one of the largest makers of active pharmaceutical ingredients in India — chloroquine, artemisinin derivatives and others — alongside its formulations busi

Unichem, founded in 1944 by Amrut Mody, is headquartered at Unichem Bhavan in Jogeshwari West and makes APIs and generic formulations for export after selling its Indian brands to Torrent in 2017; Ipca bought control of

FDC, the Fairdeal Corporation of 1936, is headquartered at B-8 MIDC Industrial Estate, Waluj, with its corporate office in Jogeshwari; it is the maker of Electral oral rehydration salts, Zifi and Enerzal, and a large exp

USV, founded in 1961 by Vithal Gandhi with Revlon as partner, is a privately held Mumbai pharma company headquartered at Arvind Vithal Gandhi Chowk, BSD Marg, Govandi, and is the leader in diabetes medicines in India wit

RPG Life Sciences, the pharma company of the RPG group, is headquartered at RPG House on Worli and runs its plants at Thane and Ankleshwar; it makes formulations, APIs and biotechnology products.

Ajanta Pharma, founded in 1973 by the Agrawal family, is headquartered at Ajanta House, Charkop, Kandivali West, and is a listed mid-sized pharma company strong in Africa, Asia and the US with branded generics in cardiol

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Navin Fluorine, the Mafatlal group’s fluorochemicals company, is headquartered at Mafatlal House on H.

Indoco Remedies, founded in 1947, is headquartered at Indoco House on Dr.

Macleods, founded in 1986 by the Agarwal family, is a privately held Mumbai company headquartered at Atlanta Arcade, Andheri East, and among the ten largest Indian pharma companies by domestic sales, with a large anti-TB

Themis Medicare, founded in 1969, is a listed Mumbai pharma company headquartered at Plot 69A, MIDC, Andheri East, making APIs and formulations at Vapi and Haridwar.

Hikal, founded in 1988 by the Hiremath family and listed on the exchanges, is a pharmaceutical and crop-protection contract manufacturer headquartered at Great Eastern Chambers, CBD Belapur, with plants at Taloja, Mahad,