- Business
- Shilpa Medicare Limited, founded in 1987 and headquartered in Raichur, Karnataka, India, manufactures and sells active pharmaceutical ingredients, generic formulations, and biologics primarily in oncology and other therapeutic areas including leukemia, breast cancer, multiple myeloma, and non-oncology indications such as psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, and chronic hepatitis B; core products encompass APIs like anastrozole, capecitabine, gemcitabine HCl, and lenalidomide, formulations including injectable dosage forms (azacitidine, bendamustine, bortezomib, busulfan, clofarabine, decitabine, docetaxel, gemcitabine, irinotecan, melphalan, pemetrexed, zoledronic acid), oral solids (apremilast, bicalutamide, capecitabine, dimethyl fumarate, erlotinib, imatinib, pirfenidone, prucalopride, thalidomide, tenofovir alafenamide, lenvatinib, teriflunomide, fingolimod, sunitinib), and biologics such as monoclonal antibodies, biosimilars, vaccines, and recombinant human albumin; the company also provides contract development and manufacturing organization services covering chemical development, high-potent APIs, peptide synthesis, polymer development, continuous flow chemistry, and formulation development for regulated markets in the US, Europe, and MENA regions through five manufacturing facilities in India and subsidiaries like Shilpa Biologicals Pvt Ltd and Koanna International FZ LLC in UAE. Recent developments include a 2025 joint venture in Saudi Arabia via Koanna with Pharma Pharmaceutical Industries for bulk formulations supply, local manufacturing, and technology transfer aligned with Vision 2030; an exclusive distribution agreement with Orion Corporation for recombinant human albumin in Europe; approval of a 1:1 bonus share issue and planned Q3 launch of NorUDCA, India's first-in-class therapy for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; divestment of a 31% stake in joint venture Sravathi Advance Process Technologies for INR 496 million; strategic investment by subsidiary Shilpa Pharma Inc. in Alveolus Bio; capacity expansions for key APIs like UDCA, new dedicated blocks for oligonucleotides commercializing in FY26, and mammalian-based projects in biologics and food sectors.