Awards

Once again Zydus Animal Health and Investments limited has retained its crown in 2018 for the Animal Pharm Award- “Best Company in India, Middle East, Africa. It has been the 3rd Animal Pharm Award in the last 4 years. Earlier, Zydus had also received 3 national awards for being the Best Poultry Company & the Best Animal Pharma Company.

Zydus Animal Health and Investments limited (Zydus AHL), a division of Cadila Healthcare Ltd is headquartered at Ahmedabad, India. Zydus AHL is one of the leading players in the Indian veterinary formulations market having the most comprehensive range of products in all major therapeutic segments to cater to the varied demand of Large & Small Ruminants, Poultry, Pigs, Equines and Companion Animals.

Zydus maintains highest standards in its product offerings and ensures innovative solutions through continued improvement in its operations. A wide range of capabilities have helped Zydus Animal Health and Investments limited to create a robust manufacturing infrastructure. The firm has a state-of-the-art WHO- GMP compliant plant in Haridwar for manufacturing powders, tablets, liquid and injectables. Recently, the plant has cleared the audit of Saudi Arabia regulatory authority.

Zydus’ dedicated probiotic manufacturing plant at Ahmedabad is also expanding its reach to cater for Indian and international veterinary probiotic markets.

Backed by Pharmaceutical Technology Centre of Zydus with more than 400 scientists, Zydus AHL has an unmatched record of introducing large number of new products for the first time in the country. In 2018, Zydus introduced six new products to strengthen its food animal portfolio. The company received Indian approval for two poultry vaccines, as well as 26 marketing authorizations from south-east Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

The company keeps on exploring newer opportunities to expand its market reach year after year and has current turnover in excess of INR 500 Crore. Going forward, export will be a major growth driver for Zydus.

Ahmedabad-based Zydus Animal Health was named best company India/Africa/Middle East.

The firm is a division of Zydus Cadila Healthcare and is one of the oldest players in the Indian veterinary formulations market. The firm has a strong presence in all the major therapeutic segments and currently markets more than 134 brands.

Zydus keeps on expanding its market reach year after year and it currently has domestic market leadership in many therapeutic segments. In India, Zydus provides round-the-clock technical services to the veterinary and farming fraternities through its technically trained field force and wide distribution network.

Zydus claims one of the major reasons behind its continued success is its ability to introduce a variety of first-to-market products. The company has had a significant record of introducing the highest number of new products (over 20) for in India, to serve the unmet needs of animal healthcare.

During 2015, Zydus introduced 10 new products, four of which were introduced for the first time in India. The firm also has 10 products that will be unique to the Indian market in its pipeline. At least two of these are expected to be launched in 2016.

The company achieved sales of INR3,083m ($46m) in 2014-15 with a growth of 12% over the previous year.

Its vision is to become the leading animal health firm in India by 2020. Zydus recently boosted its chances of realizing this goal by acquiring select Zoetis generic brands and the firm’s manufacturing operations in Haridwar, India.