Shantha Biotechnics Limited is an Indian

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company headquartered in

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. It is the first Indian company to develop, manufacture and market recombinant human

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products in India. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of

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group. Shantha Biotechnics caters to major international markets including Asia-Pacific, Africa,

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, and Latin America in addition to international organisations

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and

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History

Shantha biotechnics India manufacturing unit

Shantha Biotechnics, Ltd. began with the initiatives of Dr. K. I. Varaprasad Reddy and Khalil Ahmed. Varaprasad and Ahmed established the company in 1993 to produce affordable drugs for the general population, while maintaining international standards in quality. The project originated as an R&D project at

Osmania University Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918 , He released a farman to establish OSMANIA UNIVERSITY on the day of 28 August 1918. It ...

under the industry-university interactive programme in 1993, and later operated from the

Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology ( hi, कोशिकीय एवं आण्विक जीवविज्ञान केंद्र, IAST: ''Kośikīya evam āṇavik jīvavijñāna kendra'') or CCMB is an Indian fundame ...

until an independent research and development facility was built. In 2006 the European biotech major Mérieux Alliance bought a 60% stake in Shantha Biotechnics at a valuation of $175 million. In 2009, the vaccine division of French pharmacological company

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acquired the stake held by Mérieux Alliance, valuing Shantha Biotech at Euro 550 million (over Rs 3,770 crore). Over time, Sanofi acquired a further stake in Shantha Biotechnics and in 2013 acquired 100% of the company.

Products

Drugs developed by Shantha include SHANVAC-B, SHANFERON, SHANKINASE, SHANPOIETIN, pediatric combination vaccines Shantetra and

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, SHAN HIB-DPT, SHAN HIB and SHANTT.

Insuman cartridges project

The main object of the Insuman Cartridges Project is to produce insulin at a lower cost. It is in

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. The project cost is 460 crore.Details: Insuman Cartridges Project
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Sanofi Pasteur
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Shantha Biotechnics Insuman Cartridges project in Medak district

Telangana State: insuman cartridges Project
Biotechnology companies of India Manufacturing companies based in Hyderabad, India Sanofi Pharmaceutical companies established in 1993 Biotechnology companies established in 1993 Indian companies established in 1993 1993 establishments in Andhra Pradesh

History

Products

Insuman cartridges project

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