Clinical Research 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

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

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

Novartis India, listed on the exchanges, is headquartered at Inspire BKC in Bandra Kurla Complex, with the group’s large global development and business services centre in Hyderabad; Voveran, Calcium Sandoz and oncology

Reliance Life Sciences, the biotechnology company of the Reliance group, runs the Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre at Rabale in Navi Mumbai, where it makes biosimilars, plasma proteins and vaccines and does stem-cel

Bharat Serums and Vaccines, founded in 1971, makes anti-snake-venom serums, anti-D immunoglobulin and women’s health biologicals at its plant in Ambernath, with its head office at Airoli, Navi Mumbai; Mankind Pharma boug

Inventys Research, headquartered at One International Centre, Prabhadevi, is a contract research and manufacturing company for pharmaceutical and agrochemical customers, with plants at Butibori near Nagpur.

Accutest Research Laboratories in Navi Mumbai is a clinical research organisation running Phase I and bioequivalence studies for Indian and foreign drug makers.

OmniActive, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Thane, makes nutraceutical ingredients — lutein, curcumin and plant extracts — for supplement makers worldwide, with its own clinical research programme.

First Time US Pharmaceuticals in Navi Mumbai is a formulation development and contract research company working on generic dossiers for regulated markets.