Ipca Laboratories
Indian multinational pharmaceutical company
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::summary Indian multinational pharmaceutical company ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ipca Laboratories Limited |
| logo | Ipca Labs logo.svg |
| logo_alt | Ipca Laboratories' logo |
| type | Public |
| traded_as |
| | foundation | 19 October 1949 as The Indian Pharmaceutical Combine Association Limited | | founder | K.B. Mehla Dr. N.S. Tibrawala | | location_city | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | | area_served | Worldwide | | key_people | Premchand Godha (MD) AK Jain (JMD) | | industry | Pharmaceutical | | products | Pharmaceutical drugs, generic drugs, antiviral drugs, over-the-counter drugs, vaccines, | | revenue | (2025) | | operating_income | (2025) | | net_income | (2025) | | subsid | CCPL Software, Ipca Traditional Remedies | | num_employees | 18,043 (2025) | | homepage | | | footnotes | Financials . | ::
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Ipca Laboratories Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai. It produces theobromine, acetylthiophene, and p-bromotoluene as active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Ipca sells these APIs and their intermediates globally. It produces more than 150 formulations that include oral liquids, tablets, dry powders, and capsules.
History
It was founded by group of businessmen and medical professionals in 1949. In 1975, the management of the company was taken over by Amitabh Bachchan, Ajitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, M.R. Chandurkar, P.C. Godha. In 1997, the Bachchan family sold their 36% holding in Ipca Laboratories to, at the time, the company's four whole time directors.
In 2004, Forbes selected Ipca, for the second consecutive year as one among the first 200 'Best under a billion company' in Asia.
It also got certification from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), UK-Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), South Africa-Medicines Control Council (MCC), Brazil-Brazilian National Health Vigilance Agency (ANVISA) and Australia-Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
Products and operations
The various kinds of drug intermediates that the company manufactures include theobromine, acetylthiophene, and p-bromotoluene. It is present in over 36 countries of Asia, Africa, CIS, and South America, including Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lagos, Madagascar, Mauritius, Myanmar, New-Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Ukraine, Vietnam and Yemen. The main activities of company are to produce and market pharmaceuticals and drugs. The various products of the company include formulations, drug intermediates, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).
References
References
- "Ipca Laboratories Ltd. :: Contact Us :: India Offices". Ipcalabs.com.
- (15 September 2000). "Ipca Laboratories targets Rs 425cr turnover this year". Expressindia.com.
- (31 August 2010). "Pawan Kothari". Expresspharmaonline.com.
- "Ipca Laboratories Ltd plans to diversify into Ayurveda business". AyurvedNews.com.
- "Annual Report 2024-25". Ipca Laboratories Ltd..
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- "Interview of Mr. AK Jain, Executive Director, Ipca Laboratories Ltd". Indiainfoline.com.
- (15 December 2009). "IPCA Laboratories Ltd Term Buy Call: StocksIdea.com | TopNews". Topnews.in.
- Tiwari, Vibha. (1997-02-07). "Bachchans To Sell 36% Stake In Ipca Labs To Directors". Business Standard India.
- (9 August 1988). "Ipca Laboratories Ltd Background details about Company Profile". Indiainfoline.com.
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