Dishman Pharmaceuticals

Dishman Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals Ltd. manufactures API intermediates, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), fine chemicals, and quaternary compounds for various pharmaceutical companies.

The company has a global presence and exports its products to pharma companies spread across the world. Dishman Pharmaceuticals was set up in the year 1983 in with its head-office in Ahmedabad. The main purpose of this company was the research and development in the field of life-sciences and pharmaceutical ingredients.

The company is presently the world market leader in the pharmaceuticals intermediaries segment. The super quality products, innovative manufacturing, and reasonable prices are the key factors in the success of Dishman Pharmaceuticals. The company also operates in collaboration with the Schütz & Co. of Germany, to form the Schütz Dishman Biotech Private Limited. The tie-up is responsible for produceing chemical compounds like Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Chlorhexidine HCl, Chlorhexidine Base, and Chlorhexidine Acetate solutions.

Corporate Structure of the Dishman Pharmaceuticals:

Board of Directors:

• Mr. Rajnikant T. Vyas, Chairman & Managing Director
• Mr. Janmejay R. Vyas, Managing Director
• Mr. Ashok C. Gandhi, Director
• Mr. Sanjay S. Majmudar, Director
• Mrs. Deohooti J. Vyas, Director
• Mr. Yagneshkumar B. Desai, Director

Key Personnels:

• Mr. Janmejay R Vyas
• Mr. Mark Eugenio
• Mr. Curtis Koeppe
• Dr. Henk Pluim
• Mr. Navin Ajwalia
• Mr. Graham Rowe

The R&D activities of the company are categorized into 4 types:

• Improvement and optimization of process
• Client based pilot studies of new molecules
• Process improvement and contract based research of molecules manufactured on contract
• In-house applications research for the production of APIs, fine chemicals and other intermediates

Intermediaries product manufactured by the company:

• Aceprometazine
• Aceprometazine Dimaleate
• Piperacetazine
• Alizapride
• Butethamate
• Ethylphenacemide
• Cisapride
• Cisatracurium Besylate

Bulk APIs manufactured by the Dishman Pharmaceuticals:

• Lignocaine HCl
• Omeprazole Sodium
• Tramadol HCl

Special chemicals manufactured by the Dishman Pharmaceuticals:

• Crown Ethers
• Bromopropionic acid
• Trimethoxy benzoic acid
• Pyridinium

Quats manufactured by the company:

• Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
• Quaternary Phosphonium Compounds
• Phosphoranes
• Wittig Reagents

Last Updated on 06/06/2011