India’s pharmaceutical market is projected to grow threefold over the next decade — jumping to about $120 to $130 billion by 2030. And, as the largest global provider of generic medicines and vaccines, the country’s efforts to create, develop and manufacture innovative therapies and low-cost drug alternatives has turned certain cities, like Hyderabad, into world-class pharma hubs. The world’s largest pharma cluster, for example, is a 19,000-acre industrial park named ‘Hyderabad Pharma City’ that employs more than 560,000 industry professionals.
This type of investment, as well as the following companies, keeps India at the top of the pharma industry.
Top Pharmaceutical Companies in Hyderabad
- Novartis
- GSK
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
- Lonza
- Aurobindo Pharma
- Hetero Healthcare Limited
- Excelra
Top Pharma Companies in Hyderabad
HTS Biopharma manufactures and supplies API impurities, API intermediates, fine chemicals, carbohydrates and vitamin chemistry products. It can also perform custom synthesis contract manufacturing. Based in Hyderabad, the company has served clients across India, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
Daewoong Pharmaceutical develops and produces biologic, chemical and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products. It runs multiple R&D centers worldwide, and has branch operations in the United States and Asia (with an office in Hyderabad).
GSK is a global biopharmaceutical company developing vaccines, specialty medicines and general medicines. It features a portfolio of over 20 vaccines to treat diseases like whooping cough, polio and measles. GSK’s India Global Capacity Centre is based in Bengaluru, with satellite sites in Mumbai and Hyderabad.
AXIS Clinicals is a full-service clinical and biopharmaceutical development provider for partners across the globe. The company offers services in trial management and monitoring, quality assurance, bio-analytical expertise and more. Headquartered in Hyderabad, AXIS Clinicals has teams located in India, the United States, Mexico and China.
Aurore Life Sciences is an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and intermediates manufacturer. It houses an R&D facility that develops therapeutic products from anti-allergy solutions to immunosuppressants. Aurore Life Science also has two manufacturing units located in Hyderabad.
Piramal Pharma Solutions provides drug development and manufacturing solutions across the drug lifecycle, with pharmaceutical products and services offered in over 100 countries. Its Hyderabad-based facility is used for the development of large molecule therapeutics through an investment in Yapan Bio Private Limited.
Excelra provides data curation, clinical data and semantics data services to help biopharma organizations in data-driven drug discovery and development. The company also provides bioinformatics services to aid in early R&D and clinical research. Excelra has offices in Hyderabad, the United States and the Netherlands.
Pulse Pharmaceuticals specializes in pharmaceutical product research, development and manufacturing, with a distribution network of over 150,000 retail and hospital pharmacies. Formulation research, process research and gene and cell therapeutics are just a few divisions found at Pulse Pharmaceuticals’ R&D facility in Hyderabad.
Devsynthesis is a discovery chemistry contract research organization (CRO) offering rare chemistry molecules to chemical development companies. It aims to help accelerate drug discovery and research for biotech, pharma and academic institutions. Headquartered in Hyderabad, Devsynthesis has company locations in India, North America and Spain.
Novartis, the parent company of Novartis India, is a pharmaceutical manufacturer developing medicinal treatments for areas like cardiovascular, oncology, immunology and neurology. Treating over 250 million patients worldwide, Novartis operates globally with offices included in Hyderabad and Mumbai.
Converge Biotech is a Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical manufacturer creating products related to critical care, metabolics, oncology and specialty areas. Along with manufacturing, the company partners with patients, caregivers and academic innovators to educate on topics like HbA1c, antimicrobial resistance as well as colorectal, breast and lung cancer.
Bion Therapeutics manufactures pharmaceutical products for the areas of metabolic disorders, neurological health, women’s wellness and wound care. It also develops treatments for heart disease and diabetes through its subsidiary Lakshya Lifescience. Bion Therapeutics is headquartered in Hyderabad and operates in over 16 states in India.
Founded in 1897, Lonza is a multinational pharmaceuticals manufacturer with resources to support early phase discovery of treatments to custom development of pharmaceutical ingredients. Its portfolio of specialized capsules include different dosage forms — gel, inhalation, sprinkle and targeted enteric capsules — and equipment. In 2022, Lonza’s tech was used in more than 825 preclinical and clinical trials as well as 195 commercial products, producing over 250 billion capsules in total.
Divi’s Laboratories is one of the largest manufacturers of generic active pharmaceuticals in the world, exporting thousands of tons of medications to over 100 countries per year. Founded in 1990, the pharmaceutical company also develops intermediate and nutraceutical ingredients, and offers custom synthesis services. The $1.2 billion-in-revenue manufacturer services 12 of the top 20 Big Pharma companies.
Aurobindo Pharma is a pharmaceutical company that manufactures generic pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients distributed to more than 125 countries. Its main research areas span neuroscience, antibiotics, antiretrovirals, cardiovascular, central nervous system, gastroenterological and anti-allergic therapies and products. Partnered with major players in the space, like AstraZeneca and Pfizer, the company claims over 500 patents.
Laurus Labs is a pharmaceutical and biotech company that develops drug substances and products, particularly for antiretroviral, Hepatitis C and oncological treatments. Headquartered in Hyderabad, the $650 million-in-revenue company has more than 200 granted patents, and manufactures over 90 different active pharmaceutical ingredients distributed 56 countries.
Hetero Healthcare is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company with divisions in antiviral, diabetes, oncology and other medications. Its R&D center works to develop a range of branded and non-branded generic drug products for patients globally. Hetero Healthcare bills itself as launching the first generic Remdesivir medication in India for Covid-19 treatment.
Sigachi Pharma manufactures pharmaceutical excipients and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic and chemical industries. Based in Hyderabad, it runs two R&D centers and two in-house laboratories to develop products from concept to commercialization.
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories makes active pharmaceutical ingredients, generics, branded generics, biosimilars and over-the-counter drugs for more than half a billion patients worldwide. The company, which has an annual revenue of $2.99 billion, specializes in gastro-enterology, cardiovascular, diabetology, oncology, pain management as well as dermatology. With a team of about 25,000 industry professionals, Dr. Reddy’s was recognized as a two-time top employer by Science Magazine, and plans to triple their customer reach by 2030.
Suven Pharmaceuticals offers drug development, manufacturing and support services for life science, pharmaceutical and fine chemical companies. With offices in Hyderabad and Mumbai, Suven Pharma specializes in process research and development, custom synthesis and formulations, among other services, to assist in lab-to-commercialization efforts.
