Akums Drugs ink pact with global pharma firm for production, supply of pharma formulations in European market

Written By : Ruchika Sharma |Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Published On 2024-12-24T14:30:28+05:30 | Updated On 24 Dec 2024 3:33 PM IST

Delhi: Akums Drugs andPharmaceuticals Limited has entered into an agreement with a Global Pharma Company (“Company”) for Manufacture and Supply of selected pharmaceutical formulations in European Market.

Akums group will manufacture and supply multiple SKUs of Oral Liquid Formulation to be marketed in multiple European countries by the Company.

This is in line with Akums growth objective of expanding in European and other regulated markets. The commercial supply of these products from Akums will commence in 2027 till 2032. Akums group will also initiate European approvals of its oral liquid site which it intends to leverage to manufacture these products.

The approval of the site and the product dossiers is expected to be received by 2026. Akums already has 2 of its sites (Injectable and Oral Solids) approved by European Regulators. The composite value of the agreement is approx. Euro 200 million (INR 1,760 crores approx).

Akums group, against this agreement, will receive an upfront payment for product development and site approval from European authorities. The project has been secured with an upfront payment of Euro 100 million (INR 880 crores).

Speaking on this development, Sanjeev Jain, Managing Director of Akums added “It gives us immense pleasure to enter in a strategic collaboration to manufacture and supply a globally renowned brand for one of the largest multinational pharma company. This opens doors for us to further expand our footprints in regulated markets and replicate the domestic CDMO success globally.”

Sandeep Jain, Managing Director of Akums added, “These products are currently being manufactured in Europe. Manufacturing these products in India opens further collaboration opportunities with other global pharma companies to optimize their manufacturing costs and make their supply chain robust. This association is the testimony of our manufacturing excellence and our world class R&D capabilities. With this, we will add one more dosage form in our portfolio, can be offered in European market. Akums already has European approved facility for tablets, hard gelatin capsules, sachets, ampoules, vials, eye-drops and dry powder injection.”

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Ruchika Sharma

Ruchika Sharma joined Medical Dialogue as an Correspondent for the Business Section in 2019. She covers all the updates in the Pharmaceutical field, Policy, Insurance, Business Healthcare, Medical News, Health News, Pharma News, Healthcare and Investment. She has completed her B.Com from Delhi University and then pursued postgraduation in M.Com. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751

Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli

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