- Business
- Panacea Biotec Limited, a research-driven biotechnology company founded in 1984 and headquartered in New Delhi, India, with principal manufacturing facilities in Lalru, Punjab, and Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, develops, manufactures, and markets a broad portfolio of pharmaceutical formulations, vaccines, biosimilars, and nutraceuticals targeting oncology, nephrology, diabetology, gastroenterology, immunology, pain management, orthopaedics, organ transplantation, and pediatric care; key products include oncology therapies such as protein-bound paclitaxel (PacliAll), diabetes formulations like gliclazide (Glizid series), metformin (Metlong), and glimepiride (Betaglim), nephrology drugs including lanthanum carbonate, sevelamer, and valganciclovir, transplant medications like tacrolimus (PanGraf) and mycophenolic acid (Mycept), gastroenterology treatments such as Sitcom for haemorrhoids and aceclofenac combinations (Willgo CR), and an extensive range of WHO-prequalified vaccines encompassing polio, haemophilus influenzae type b, diphtheria-tetanus-polio combinations, DPT-hepatitis B-pentavalent (EasyFive), hexavalent (EasySix), dengue (Dengiall), influenza, tetanus, and pneumococcal vaccines. The company operates primarily in India across therapeutic segments for hospitals, physicians, and public health programs, with exports to developing markets, the United States, Germany, and UN agencies including UNICEF; it maintains offices in Mumbai and international subsidiaries such as the recently incorporated Panacea Biotec Inc. in Delaware, USA. Recent developments include a US$20 million long-term loan commitment from the US International Development Finance Corporation in 2024 to expand hexavalent vaccine EasySix production for global childhood immunization, additional UNICEF awards worth approximately US$5.20 million for bivalent oral polio vaccine supply in 2025, launches of toxin-free baby skincare (NikoMom) and infant milk substitute (Staart Prime) products by wholly-owned subsidiary Panacea Biotec Pharma Limited, appointment of Bal Krishan Saini as senior management personnel in operations and plant engineering effective November 2025, and an announced intent to acquire Power Gummies in 2025 to bolster nutraceutical offerings.