Sandoz sets up global capability centre in Hyderabad
The Hindu
Facility will provide support to the pharma firm’s worldwide knowledge services, initially have 800 employees, 1,800 in near future, company says after meeting of leadership with KTR
Global leader in generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars Sandoz has set up its global capability centre (GCC) in Hyderabad.
The facility will provide support to the firm’s worldwide knowledge services and initially have 800 employees. The plan is to have around 1,800 people in the near future, Industries and IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao’s office said after Sandoz CEO (designate) Richard Saynor met him here on Tuesday.
The announcement by Sandoz, which is a Novartis Division, cements Hyderabad’s leadership position in the pharma and GCC space. Hyderabad has emerged as the second largest location for Novartis globally, the Minister’s office said in a release.
“We are looking forward to a similar patronage and association with Sandoz,” Mr. Rao said.
Hyderabad boasts of a top-notch business environment backed by the State and there is a strong emphasis of the government on growth of the life sciences industry, he said.
Sandoz has a development centre in Genome Valley, which is into cutting edge research and development work, including analytical characterisation, formulation development and process development.
The leadership team of the company, during the meeting, informed the Minister that a state-of-the-art laboratory focused on automation is being added in the Genome Valley facility. The Sandoz CEO was accompanied by Chief Scientific Officer Claire D’Abreau-Hayling, Head Sandoz Development Centre India Vandana Singh and Head, Novartis Corporate Centre, Naveen Gullapalli. Industries and IT Secretary Jayesh Ranjan and Director, Life Sciences and Pharma, government of Telangana, Shakthi Nagappan were present during the meeting.