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Wockhardt
Wockhardt is an Indian pharmaceutical and biotechnology company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It produces formulations, biopharmaceuticals, nutrition products, vaccines and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). The company has manufacturing plants in India, UK, Ireland, France and US, and subsidiaries in US, UK, Ireland and France. History Wockhardt was founded by Dr. Habil Khorakiwala in the 1960s. His father Fakhruddin T. Khorakiwala had acquired Worli Chemical Works in 1959. This was incorporated as Wockhardt Pvt. Ltd., in 1973. Wockhardt Ltd. was incorporated on 8 July 1999. In the 1990s, Wockhardt gained market share with its painkiller Proxyvon (opioid tramadol + paracetamol) and blood pressure drugs (lisinopril, etc.). In 1995, it expanded into biotechnology, and subsequently started producing intravenous fluids. In 1999, Wockhardt joined the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance as a founding member in an effort to promote the development of generic drugs in India. Wock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habil Khorakiwala
Habil Khorakiwala is the founder and Chairman of Indian Multinational corporation, multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Wockhardt. He founded Wockhardt in 1967, which since then has grown into one of the top Indian makers of generic drugs, formulations, biopharmaceuticals, nutrition products, vaccines, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and a chain of advanced Super Speciality Hospitals. Early life and education Habil Khorakiwala was born in a Dawoodi Bohra family of Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1942. His father Fakhruddin T. Khorakiwala was the founder of India's first departmental store 'Akbarallys' and also the former Sheriff of Mumbai. He has three children who are handling different divisions of Wockhardt. He graduated in pharmacy from L.M. College in Ahmedabad and then did a master's degree in Pharmaceutical Science from Purdue University, and an Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School, USA. Career Habil Khorakiwala founded Wockhardt Limi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danone
Danone S.A. () is a French multinational corporation, multinational food-products corporation based in Paris. It was founded in 1919 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. It is listed on Euronext Paris, where it is a component of the CAC 40 stock market index. Some of the company's products are branded Dannon in the United States. As of 2018, Danone sold products in 120 markets, and, in 2018, had sales of €24.65 billion. In the first half of 2018, 29% of sales came from specialized nutritional preparations, 19% came from branded bottled water, and 52% came from dairy and plant-based products (including yogurt). History Name Danone was founded by Isaac Carasso (born İzak Karasu), a Thessaloniki-born Sephardic Jewish physician from the Ottoman Empire, who began producing traditional Turkish yogurt in Barcelona, Spain in 1919. The brand was named Danone, which translates to "little Daniel", after his son Daniel Carasso. In 1929, Isaac Carasso moved the company from Spain to Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandra Kurla Complex
The Bandra Kurla Complex is the central business district of the city of Mumbai, the financial capital of India. It is a prominent upscale hub and is considered to be one of the most expensive neighbourhoods in the world. According to MMRDA, the complex is the first of a series of "growth centres" created to "arrest further concentration" of offices and commercial activities in eastern parts of Mumbai. Subjects BKC houses a number of commercial buildings including Jammu & Kashmir Bank, National Business Centre, National Stock Exchange of India, National Stock Exchange, SEBI, SIDBI, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, ONGC, Punjab National Bank, Twitter, Twitter India, NABARD Head Office, Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, ICICI Bank, Citibank, Dena Bank, Bank of Baroda, State Bank of India, Bank of India, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bharat Diamond Bourse, Unit Trust of India, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, IL&FS, Amazon.com, Spotify, Asian Heart Institute, Dow Chem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enso Group
Enso Group is a Multinational corporation, multinational diversified Conglomerate (company), conglomerate. The group was founded in 2005 by Chairman Vinay Maloo. It was started with a cluster of oil and gas exploration and production companies in Jordan, Nigeria, Georgia (country), Georgia, Australia and India. The group has consultancy arms in the UK and Singapore with operational offices globally. Most of the group companies are privately held. Vaibhav Maloo holds the position of managing director of the group. Enso Oils & Lubricants is the Indian partner for Gazprom Neft engine oils. Enso Global Trading is a trading house based out of Dubai. Natural resources Potash mining The group has Horizontal integration, expanded horizontally into a potash mining project in Saskatchewan, Canada, an area which has one of the highest reserves of potash in the world. Energy Enso Group has stake in a major gas block in Siberian, Siberia, near Irkutsk. The group sold its stake in Ensearch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the county of Denbighshire (historic), Denbighshire, it became part of the new county of Clwyd in 1974. It has been the principal settlement and administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough since 1996. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 44,785, and the wider county borough, which also includes surrounding villages and rural areas, had a population of 135,117. Wrexham was awarded city status in 2022. Wrexham was likely founded before the 11th century and developed in the Middle Ages as a regional centre for trade and administration. Wrexham has historically been one of the primary settlements of Wales, and was the largest settlement in Wales fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance
The Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) is an association of domestic Indian pharmaceutical companies. IPA was founded in August 1999 by Dilip G Shah and six Indian drugmakers: Cipla, Dr. Reddy's, Lupin, Piramal, Ranbaxy, and Wockhardt. IPA was founded to promote the cause of generic drugs in India and has since expanded to include 24 domestic pharmaceutical companies. Sudarshan Jain is the current secretary general of the IPA. History The IPA was founded in opposition to the intellectual property rights for drugs defined by the TRIPS agreement. Divya Rajgopal, writing for The Economic Times, notes that: Shah and the IPA became the body that resisted the Intellectual Property Rights that lower income countries like India were forced to sign under the World Trade Organisation's TRIPS agreement. The IPA positioned itself as the voice of generic drug companies that claimed to represent the interests of Indian drug companies who were bullied under these TRIPS agreement. Recently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the seventh-most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. Mumbai has the highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia. The seven islands that constitute Mumbai were earlier home to communities of Marathi language-speaking Koli people. For centuries, the seven islands of Bombay were under the control of successive indigenous rulers before being ceded to the Portuguese Empire, and subsequently to the East India Company in 1661, as part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisinopril
Lisinopril is a medication belonging to the drug class of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure), heart failure, and heart attacks. For high blood pressure it is usually a first-line treatment. It is also used to prevent kidney problems in people with diabetes mellitus. Lisinopril is taken orally (swallowed by mouth). Full effect may take up to four weeks to occur. Common side effects include headache, dizziness, feeling tired, cough, nausea, and rash. Serious side effects may include low blood pressure, liver problems, hyperkalemia (high blood potassium), and angioedema. Use is not recommended during the entire duration of pregnancy as it may harm the baby. Lisinopril works by inhibiting the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system. Lisinopril was patented in 1978 and approved for medical use in the United States in 1987. It is available as a generic medication. In 2022, it was the third most commonly presc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Direct Investment Fund
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (, RDIF) is Russia's sovereign wealth fund established in 2011 by the Russian government to make investments in companies of high-growth sectors of the Russian economy. Its mandate is to co-invest alongside the world's largest institutional investors, direct investment funds, sovereign wealth funds and leading companies. RDIF's reserved capital under management equals $10 billion. RDIF has invested and committed for this purpose 2.1 trillion rubles, of which RDIF invested 200 billion rubles and 1.9 trillion rubles came from co-investors, partners and banks. RDIF also attracted over $40 billion of foreign capital into the Russian economy through long-term strategic partnerships. Kirill Dmitriev is the RDIF's chief executive officer. History RDIF was founded in June 2011 under the leadership of both Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. In June 2012, RDIF and China Investment Corporation (CIC) established the Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. , it had a population of 3.2 million. It has a total area of and over of Coastline of Wales, coastline. It is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperate climate, north temperate zone and has a changeable, Oceanic climate, maritime climate. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff. A distinct Culture of Wales, Welsh culture emerged among the Celtic Britons after the End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was briefly united under Gruffudd ap Llywelyn in 1055. After over 200 years of war, the Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by King Edward I o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
The Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccine, sold under the brand names Covishield and Vaxzevria among others, is a viral vector vaccine COVID-19 vaccine, for the prevention of COVID-19. It was developed in the United Kingdom by University of Oxford, Oxford University and British-Swedish company AstraZeneca, using as a vector the modified chimpanzee Adenoviridae, adenovirus ChAdOx1. The vaccine is given by intramuscular injection. Studies carried out in 2020 showed that the Vaccine efficacy, efficacy of the vaccine is 76.0% at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 beginning at 22 days following the first dose and 81.3% after the second dose. A study in Scotland found that, for symptomatic COVID-19 infection after the second dose, the vaccine is 81% effective against the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant, Alpha variant (lineage B.1.1.7) and 61% against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, Delta variant (lineage B.1.617.2). The vaccine is stable at refrigerator temperatures and has a good safety prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fill And Finish
In the pharmaceutical industry, fill and finish (also referred to as fill finish, fill-finish or fill/finish) is the process of filling vials with vaccine, biological and pharmaceutical Drug Substances (DS) and finishing the process of packaging the medicine for distribution. Many vaccine manufacturers use third parties to fill and finish their vaccines. The fill/finish process is a common bottleneck in the manufacturing and deployment of vaccines. To address this problem, in 2013 the U.S. federal government created the Fill Finish Manufacturing Network, a network of third-party provider contracts intended to perform fill and finish operations for vaccines against future infectious diseases. As part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
