Template:Infobox company Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited is an Indian pharmaceutical company headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.[1]
History
The company was founded by Hasmukh Chudgar in 1977[2] and was incorporated in 1985.[3]
In 2013, ChrysCapital acquired 16.14% stake in the company, and in 2015, ChrysCapital subsequently sold 10.13% to Singapore-based Temasek Holdings[4] and in 2017, it further diluted 3.01% stake to Capital International. Though, by May 2020, ChrysCapital bought back Capital International's stake.[5] Currently, the Chudgar family, owns 83.85% stake in the company, with 10.13% being held by Temasek Holdings, and 6.02% by ChrysCapital.[3]
As of March 2021, the company is operating 19 manufacturing facilities globally - 13 in India, 5 in the UK, and 1 in Mexico.[3] The company has setup a new manufacturing facility in PHARMEZ (Bavla, near Ahmedabad) with capacity to manufacture and export more than 1 billion solid dosages and 5 million injectables.[6]
Divisions
Biologics Unit (formerly, Intas Biopharmaceuticals)
In 2006, an independent biotechnology division of Intas Pharmaceuticals was incorporated as Intas Biopharmaceuticals by Urmish Chudgar, a hematologist. Later in 2012-13, the subsidiary was merged with the parent company Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited.[7] This division is involved in development and manufacturing of biosimilar products based on recombinant DNA and monoclonal antibodies.[8]
The company faced an EU-GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) audit in December 2006, to seek approval for a clinical trial of its biosimilar Filgrastim in Europe and was certified as EU-GMP compliant in April 2007, becoming the first company in India to receive such certification.[9] In 2015, the company launched its first biosimilar product, Filgrastim in Europe, to treat patients with advanced HIV infection and immune system disorders such as neutropenia.[10][11]
Apart from EU-GMP certification, the company has approvals from MCC South Africa, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Syria, Yemen, Belarus and several other national health authorities for its manufacturing facility and products.[12]
Subsidiaries
Accord Healthcare
London-headquartered Accord Healthcare is a fully-owned subsidiary of Intas Pharmaceuticals, which deals with large-scale generic pharmaceuticals in Europe and North America markets. It also manages an American R&D unit which is located at Research Triangle Park, Durham. As of 2018, the company has approval for 89 Abbreviated New Drug Applications and is selling 255 dosing presentations.[13]
Acquisitions
Teva Pharmaceuticals (UK & Ireland)
In 2016, Intas acquired the assets of Teva Pharmaceuticals in the UK and Ireland for US$764 million.[14][1]
Actavis (UK & Ireland)
In 2017, the company's Accord Healthcare announced acquisition of Actavis UK Ltd. and Actavis Ireland Ltd from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, for an enterprise value of £603 million.[15][16] The deal included a portfolio of generic medicines and a manufacturing plant in Barnstaple.[17]
Sanofi's Fawdon Plant
In 2018, Intas' subsidiary Accord Healthcare reopened Sanofi 's Fawdon plant in the UK for manufacturing generic effervescent medicines. The plant was acquired in 2015 after Sanofi closed the facility.[18] This is the fifth manufacturing location for Accord in the country after Harrow, Barnstaple, Haverhill, and Didcot.[19]
Financials
The company had an annual revenue of US$1.8 Billion (₹12,600 crore) in 2019 and a profit of $204 Million (₹1,248 crore) after taxes in the financial year 2019. The company's 69% of revenue came from international operations in the FY2019 while 31% came from India.[20]
Controversies
In December 2020, the company along with Mankind Pharma received show-cause notices for selling anti-diabetic medicine without seeking price approval from National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority.[21]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chudgars of Intas: A family that dreams big together. The Economic Times(7 October 2016).
- ↑ Hasmukh Chudgar & family. Forbes. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited: Long-term rating upgraded to [ICRAAA+ (Stable); shortterm rating reaffirmed], Dewan, Shamsher. ICRA Limited(19 July 2021). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ Temasek pumps more than Rs4,600 crore into India in Q1, Sarkar, Pooja. mint(2015-07-10). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ ChrysCapital backs Intas again, buys 3%, valuation hits $4.3 billion. The Times of India(2 June 2020). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ Analyst Report - Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, March 11, 2021, Modi, Krunal. CARE Ratings(11 March 2021). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ Intas Pharmaceuticals: Intas Pharma merges group companies, subsidiaries. The Times of India(18 June 2012). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ Global pharma looks to India: Prospects for growth, Shetty, Sujay. PricewaterhouseCoopers. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ Intas mfg unit gets EU-GMP certification. The Economic Times(13 June 2007). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ Intas Pharma launches biosimilar in Europe. The Hindu(2015-02-23). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ Intas Pharmaceuticals launches biosimilar in Europe. The Financial Express(2015-03-06). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ Intas's Growth Driver : Biopharmaceuticals. NCK Pharma(2015-01-23). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ Accord Healthcare Inc August 9, 2018. Pharmacy Times(9 August 2018). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ Intas buys Teva's UK & Ireland assets for $764 million to break into global top 20 generic players club. The Economic Times(2016-10-06). Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ↑ Intas Pharmaceuticals Completes Deal to Acquire Actavis. Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ↑ Intas to acquire UK & Ireland generics businesses from Teva for £603 million. @businessline. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ↑ Intas Pharma In No Hurry To List, Says MD Binish Chudgar, Babla, Shraddha. BloombergQuint. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ Intas puts the fizz back into ex-Sanofi plant with generic effervescents(31 January 2018).
- ↑ 500 jobs to be created by Accord Healthcare at its new Fawdon Pharmaceutical Factory. Invest North East England(2018-01-25). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedfy19 - ↑ Mankind Pharma, Intas found selling diabetes drug ‘without nod’, to get show cause notice. ThePrint(31 December 2020). Retrieved 2021-10-03.