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As one of the major pharmaceutical manufacturing cities of India, Ahmedabad has multinational companies like Zydus Lifesciences, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Cadila Pharmaceuticals and Intas Pharmaceuticals. The companies are producers of generics, biosimilars, vaccines, injectables and APIs with the facilities located at Sanand, Moraiya, Changodar and Bavla (PHARMEZ) industrial estates. Working in tandem with the pharmaceutical ecosystem in Gujarat and its highly skilled workforce, several companies are certified with WHO-GMP, USFDA, EU-GMP, MHRA and PIC/s and sell their products in various parts of the US, Europe, Latin America, and Africa. Inside this article, check the full list of Pharma Companies in Ahmedabad along with their addresses.
Key Highlights
- A list of 10 validated Pharmaceutical companies is based in or having major business in the city of Ahmedabad.
- Key product categories: Tablets, capsules, injectables (including sterile and oncology injectables), biosimilars, vaccines, APIs, branded formulations, and animal health products.
- Manufacturing strengths include solid oral dosage, complex biologics and parenterals.
- There are a number of companies who are very well established with exports to the US, Europe, Latin America, Africa and other regulated markets.
- Some of the most widely recognized certifications are WHO-GMP, EU-GMP, USFDA, PIC/s, MHRA (UK) and TGA (Australia).
Why Ahmedabad is a big pharmaceutical hub?
Several of the companies, like Zydus Lifesciences, Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Intas Pharmaceuticals, were established by the students of L.M. College of Pharmacy, who went on to become multi-nationals, with the founding of Cadila in 1952 by then lecturer Ramanbhai Patel and his business partner Indravadan Modi. Industrial estates around the area such as Sanand, Moraiya, Changodar, Vatva GIDC, Bavla (PHARMEZ) are where the presence of formulation and API manufacturing plants can be seen.
Several firms situated in Ahmedabad have a significant presence in the regulated market in the field of export advantages. Intas Pharmaceuticals has manufacturing plants throughout India, five in the UK and one in Mexico; its subsidiary Accord Healthcare is present in Europe and the US. Likewise, Torrent Pharmaceuticals has more than 2,000 product registrations across more than 40 countries globally and the Zydus group has solid market penetration in the regulated markets like the US, Europe (France, Spain), Latin America and South Africa as well as 25 other emerging markets around the world.
The regulatory framework has a good network of WHO-GMP certified facilities, and CDSCO has official lists of certified manufacturing units throughout Gujarat (including several in and around Ahmedabad, including Sanand, Bavla, Khatraj and Changodar).
List of Pharma Companies in Ahmedabad
| Company Name | Location/ Address |
| Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. (Headquarter) | The address of Zydus plant- Zydus Corporate Park, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad – 382481 |
| Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | The address of Cadila plant- Survey No. 1389, Trasad Road, Dholka, Ahmedabad – 382225 |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Corporate Office) | “Avirat”, Thaltej Shilaj Road, Ahmedabad – 380059, Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Corporate House, Near Sola Bridge, S.G. Highway, Thaltej, Ahmedabad – 380054 |
| Intas Manufacturing Plant | The address of Intas plant- Plot No. 457, 458 Sarkhej Bavla Highway, Matoda Village, Taluka, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382213. |
| Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Lincoln Pharmaceuticals is situated at “Lincoln House” behind Satyam Complex on Science City Road, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380060. |
| Eris Lifesciences Ltd. | Shivarth Ambit, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad – 380054 |
| Claris Lifesciences Ltd. | Near Parimal Crossing, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad – 380006 |
| Akron/Acron Drugs | G.I.D.C., Naroda, Ahmedabad |
| Mediwin Pharmaceuticals (corporate Office) | Anmol Business Centre, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380009 |
| Mediwin Pharmaceuticals (manufacturing) | Manufacturing Facility Address: A/128, Modern Bakery Road, GIDC Naroda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat – 382330 |
| Unison Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd (corporate office) | Unison House, Near Prernatirth Derasar, Near Ratnadeep-II, Satellite, Jodhpur, Ahmedabad – 380015 |
| Alloes Pharmaceuticals Private Limited (Corporate Office) | Alloes Pharmaceuticals Private Limited |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical India Private Limited (Corporate Office) | 21st Floor, B-Block, Westgate, Nr. YMCA Club, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Hwy, Ahmedabad |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical India | Address: Village – Vasana – Chacharwadi, Taluka – Sanand, Ahmedabad – 382 213. |
| Finecure Pharmaceuticals Limited | The area is located near Sarkhej (Gandhinagar) and Novotel, A1201, Mondeal Heights, Ahmedabad. |
| Merril Pharma | Corporate / Registered Office Address: A-402, Empire Business Hub, Opposite Shakti Farm, Science City Road, Sola, Ahmedabad – 380060, Gujarat, India. Factory / Manufacturing Plant Address: Plot No. 24, 25, 31, 32, Somnath Industrial Park, Kerala GIDC, Near Bavla, Ahmedabad – 382220, Gujarat, India |
| Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Head office) | Troikaa House, Satya Marg, Ahmedabad |
| Swiss Pharma Pvt Ltd | 3709, G.I.D.C, Phase IV, Vatva, Ahmedabad – 382445 |
| Yogi care (Corporate office) | Yogi care address- Office #1113, 1114, Binori B Square-3, Sindhubhavan Rd, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad – 380054 |
| Alvio Pharmaceuticals | Alvio Pharmaceuticals Private Limited official corporate address in Ahmedabad is:- Block D, 10th Floor, Signature 2 Towers, Sarkhej-Sanand, Ahmedabad. |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ans: The large companies headquartered in Ahmedabad, in terms of revenue and overseas operations include Zydus Lifesciences, Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, and Intas Pharmaceuticals.
Ans: Intas Pharmaceuticals has manufacturing facilities in India, UK and Mexico, and Zydus group has facilities in the USA, Europe, Latin America, South Africa and emerging markets. Claris Lifesciences is also approved by overseas regulatory agencies for export customers.
Ans: Bharat Parenterals has a facility that is WHO-GMP certified, and has more than 30 years of manufacturing experience. On their respective official websites, Intas and Eris Lifesciences also mention WHO-GMP approval of their facilities.
Ans: There are a few companies located in Ahmedabad area which are engaged in manufacturing on contract or provide third party manufacturing, but it is advisable to check the particulars with each manufacturer’s official website, because third party manufacturing is frequently provided by smaller or mid-sized manufacturers in GIDC industrial estates.
Ans: Claris Lifesciences is one of the leading market players in sterile injectables in India, and has operations in 76 countries across the globe and specializes in sterile injectables. Other companies that produce injectable formulations include Bharat Parenterals, Intas and Eris Lifesciences.
Ans: Sanand, Moraiya, Changodar, Vatva GIDC, Naroda and Bavla PHARMEZ industrial zone are the major manufacturing hubs.
Summary
There are a variety of large multinational pharmaceutical companies and medium-sized companies across generics, biosimilars, vaccines, sterile injectables and branded formulations in Ahmedabad. Major players such as Zydus, Torrent and Intas are export oriented and manufacturing facilities are located in the GIDC industrial estates in and around the city. The certificates these companies refer to are typically WHO-GMP, EU-GMP, USFDA, MHRA, and PIC/s certificates; however, many smaller companies will not provide certification information publicly. This has been indicated as “Not Publicly Available” in companies where information is not available from official or authoritative companies. Readers are advised to verify the details of their companies from official websites or regulatory bodies like CDSCO.
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