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While states like Maharashtra were enjoying the privilege of hosting key big domestic and international pharma companies, Cadila Pharmaceuticals, in the adjacent state of Gujarat, was growing steadily and made inroads into the league of big pharma companies in India. Today, Cadila is one of the largest privately held pharma companies in India, headquartered in Ahmedabad. Over the last five decades, the company has been developing and manufacturing pharma products in India and selling and distributing these in over 90 countries around the world. Medicine man of Gujarat
Gujarat's medicine man and Cadila Pharmaceuticals' late Founder and Chairman, Indravadan A Modi made the world notice India's ability of making affordable yet quality medicines. He redefined the way the world looks at India, as far as medicine production was concerned. For more than five decades Cadila met the healthcare needs of not just Indian citizens but also patients from across the globe. Modi's journey from bicycle to Rolls Royce is an example of sheer self belief and hard work. The post independence era was not at all conducive for indigenous medicine manufacturers. Medicine production was considered the monopoly of European countries. However, 'When the going gets tough, the tough gets going,' goes an old saying. Modi dared to foray into this February 1-15, 2013
J P PARSWANI Executive Director, Cadila Pharmaceuticals
The US FDA approval to Cadila Pharma has come without any 483 comments, which shows the competency of the group in its facilities, documentations etc industry with a small pharma unit, namely 'Cadila Laboratories,' way back in 1951. The idea to manufacture medicines germinated in Modi's mind while he was pursuing higher studies at Bombay University where his chosen area of study was pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. Modi inspired many young technocrats to follow the same path, which ultimately paved the way for self-reliance of the Indian pharma industry. His small but entrepreneurial venture and vision drastically transformed the scenario of the pharma industry.
Business is a thing, not everything Not just the growth of his organisation but also the well being of human beings remained focus areas for Modi as a business person and as a leader, throughout his life. “Indravadan Modi was a very simple and down-toearth man. He used to go on bicycle from doctor to doctor to sell medicines. He knew what it takes to become big and exceptional. For him, business mattered but the patient and his sufferings mattered the most. He built the company's overseas plant in a country like Ethiopia, as he felt that www.expresspharmaonline.com
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