- Business
- NATCO Pharma Limited, headquartered in Hyderabad, India, and founded in 1981, develops, manufactures and markets finished dosage formulations, active pharmaceutical ingredients and agrochemicals, with a focus on generic oncology medicines; branded drugs in cardiology, diabetology, gastroenterology, neurology, infectious diseases including HIV and hepatitis C, orthopedics and rheumatology; and niche products such as chemotherapy agents, targeted therapies, antiviral medications, central nervous system treatments, cardiovascular drugs and biosimilars for cancer and autoimmune conditions. The company operates facilities in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, supplies APIs to other pharmaceutical firms, provides contract manufacturing services and exports to over 50 countries spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and emerging markets. In 2025, NATCO completed its strategic acquisition of a 35.75% stake in South Africa's Adcock Ingram Holdings Limited for approximately Rs 2000 crore, marking entry into the African pharmaceutical market and leveraging the target's established presence for expanded revenue streams and regional growth; it also launched generic versions of complex blockbusters like Glatiramer Acetate for multiple sclerosis in the US and continues portfolio expansion in specialty formulations and crop health sciences with products such as chlorantraniliprole-based agrochemicals.