Strides Pharma Science Limited is an Indian

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company, headquartered at

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. The company manufactures pharmaceutical products,

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s and

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s. Products include softgel capsules, hard-gel capsules, tablets and dry and wet injectables. The company has 15 manufacturing sites in six countries and marketing presence in 50 countries. The company partners with generic companies to supply retail and hospital generics in injectable products and softgels. The company's stock trades on the

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and on the

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. Strides Arcolab changed name to Strides Shasun Ltd after an amalgamation of Shasun Pharmaceuticals with Strides Arcolab. In September 2014, the Board of Directors of both the companies had approved a scheme of amalgamation between the two companies. Arun Kumar is the founder and chairman, and has been on the board as managing director since its inception.Arun Kumar aims to reinvent Strides Arcolab with eye on new opportunities
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Manufacturing

Indian plants

In India the company operates eight pharmaceutical plants: *''KRSG Anekal'' - The company has a manufacturing plant at Jigani in the taluka of

Anekal Anekal (ಆನೇಕಲ್) is a major town and taluk of Bengaluru Urban district, part of the Bangalore Metropolitan Region. It is a major town in the suburbs of Bangalore, Bengaluru. The Chandapura-Anekal stretch is an emerging residential hu ...

in the southern part of the Bangalore metropolitan area. The plant makes soft gelatin capsules, hard gelatin capsules, tablets and ointments. *''STAR - Strides Technology & Research'' - the R&D centre at Bannerghata Road (opp. IIM-B, Bangalore) On 5 December 2013, the company announced that it had completed the sale of its Agila Specialties Division to

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Inc., for a total sum of up to US$1.75 billion.

Non-Indian plants

*''Europe'' - Italy (Beltapharm S.pA)

Global Disease Initiative

Strides operates in the international market for generics to fight HIV/ AIDS, TB and malaria. The company works with the

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to supply lower cost

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drugs for the treatment of

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as part of the Clinton Foundation's HIV/AIDS initiative. The company is also on the list of

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pre-qualified suppliers to supply generic fixed dose combination of anti-HIV drugs. It is an approved supplier to the

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, the

African Development Bank The African Development Bank Group (AfDB, also known as BAD in French) is a multilateral development finance institution, headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast since September 2014. The AfDB is a financial provider to African governments and ...

, PEPFAR

President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief The United States President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the global health funding by the United States to address the global HIV/AIDS Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, epidemic and help save the lives of those suffering from the disease ...

and

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References

External links

* {{Official website, www.strides.com Pharmaceutical companies of India Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Companies based in Bengaluru Pharmaceutical companies established in 1990