Alkem Laboratories

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Alkem Laboratories Limited
Company type Public
BSE:  539523
NSE:  ALKEM
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Founded1973
Founder Samprada Singh [1]
Headquarters,
India
Products Pharmaceuticals, generic drugs, over-the-counter drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, contact lenses, animal health
RevenueIncrease2.svg10,634 crore (US$1.3 billion) (2022) [2]
Increase2.svg2,052 crore (US$250 million) (2022) [2]
Increase2.svg1,645 crore (US$200 million) (2022) [2]
Total assets Increase2.svg14,069 crore (US$1.7 billion) (2022) [2]
Total equity Increase2.svg8,637 crore (US$1.0 billion) (2022) [2]
OwnerSandeep Singh (Managing Director & Executive Director)
Number of employees
15,357 (2021) [2]
Subsidiaries Galpha Laboratories
Website www.alkemlabs.com

Alkem Laboratories Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai, that manufactures and sells pharmaceutical generics, formulations and nutraceuticals in India and globally.

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Company

Alkem set up its research and development facility for ANDA development at Taloja in 2003. [3] In 2006 anti-infective drug Taxim of Alkem became the first anti-infective drug in the Indian pharmaceutical industry to cross 1,000 million in terms of domestic sales in India. [4] In 2014 Clavam another drug from Alkem crossed 2,000 million mark in terms of domestic sales in India.

In 2007 the company filed its first ANDA for drug Amlodipine which was approved in 2009. [3] Alkem has developed a portfolio of 705 branded generic drugs, with 13 of the brands featured among the top 300 brands in India for the fiscal year 2015 and a portfolio of 705 brands in India in the six months ended 30 September 2015. Alkem have 21 manufacturing facilities, 19 in India and 2 in US. 5 of the facilities are US FDA, TGA, UK MHRA approved.

Acquisitions

Alkem has 21 manufacturing facilities: 19 in India and 2 in the US. [5] These 2 facilities in the US were acquired in 2012 and 2013 respectively. In 2014, Alkem acquired the "Clindac-A" brand in India from Galderma S.A. In 2015, Alkem acquired a formulation manufacturing facility in the US. [6]

Governance and administration

Samprada Singh was the founder and chairman emeritus of the company, he led and shaped Alkem what it is today, he had a B.Com. degree from Patna University. He was the 42nd richest person in India and a billionaire. [7] His brother, Basudeo Narayan Singh, [8] was also the co-founder of the company. Samprada Singh died on 27 July 2019 at the age of 94 years after a brief illness in Mumbai. [9]

As per Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, dated OCTOBER 09, 2024, Singh family is ranked 41st with a net worth of $7.1 Billion. [10]

PositionName
Founder Chairman EmeritusMr. Samprada Singh
Executive ChairmanMr. Basudeo Narayan Singh
Joint Managing DirectorMs. Dhananjay Kumar Singh
Joint Managing DirectorMr. Sandeep Singh
Independent DirectorDr. Dheeraj Sharma
Independent DirectorMr. A.K. Purwar
Independent DirectorMr. N. K. Aneja
Independent DirectorMr. R. L. Shenoy
Independent DirectorMs. Sangeeta Singh
Independent DirectorMs. Sudha Ravi [11]

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