Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited is an Indian pharmaceutical company headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It is one of the larger privately held pharmaceutical manufacturers in India, with operations spanning the development, manufacture and marketing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), finished formulations, biologicals and herbal products.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pharmaceuticals |
| Headquarters | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Healthcare and life sciences |
Background
Cadila Pharmaceuticals traces its origins to the Cadila Group founded in Ahmedabad by Ramanbhai Patel and Indravadan Modi. Following a restructuring of the original group in the mid-1990s, the business was split between the two founding families, with the Modi family retaining the Cadila Pharmaceuticals business while the Patel family established a separate enterprise that later became Zydus Cadila (now Zydus Lifesciences). Cadila Pharmaceuticals has since been led by the Modi family, with Rajiv I. Modi serving as Chairman and Managing Director.
Operations
The company operates manufacturing facilities in Gujarat, including a principal site at Dholka near Ahmedabad. Its product portfolio covers therapeutic areas such as cardiovascular disease, anti-infectives, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, oncology, pain management and diabetes. Cadila Pharmaceuticals also has interests in vaccines, biotechnology and active pharmaceutical ingredients, and exports products to multiple international markets.
Research and development
Cadila maintains in-house research and development capabilities focused on new drug delivery systems, biologics and novel formulations. The company has been associated with research collaborations involving Indian and international academic and industry partners.
Subsidiaries and joint ventures
Over time, Cadila Pharmaceuticals has established subsidiaries and joint ventures in areas including diagnostics, contract research, herbal healthcare and overseas marketing operations.
Significance
As a long-standing Ahmedabad-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, Cadila Pharmaceuticals is part of the cluster of life sciences enterprises that have made Gujarat one of the leading pharmaceutical-producing states in India. The company is frequently distinguished from Zydus Lifesciences (formerly Cadila Healthcare), with which it shares a common historical origin but which has been a separate corporate entity since the 1990s.
Related topics
- Pharmaceutical industry in India
- Zydus Lifesciences
- Ahmedabad
- List of pharmaceutical companies in India
- Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance
References
- Wikidata entity: Q18379736