USV (company)
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Pharmaceuticals |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Founder | Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi |
| Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Leena Tewari (Chairperson) Prashant Tewari (Managing Director) |
| Products | Pharmaceutical drugs, generic drugs, antiviral drugs, over-the-counter drugs[1] |
| Revenue |  ₹3,894 crore (US$460 million) (FY22)[2] |
| ₹1,078 crore (US$130 million) (FY22)[2] | |
Number of employees | 5000 |
| Website | www |
USV Private Limited (formerly USV Limited) is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company in Mumbai.[3] The company operates across 75 countries globally,[4] and is a leading producer of Metformin in India.[5]
The company was founded by Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi. Leena Tewari, his granddaughter, is the chairperson of the company,[6] and Prashant Tewari is the managing director.[7]
The company is focused on the development of small-molecule active pharmaceutical ingredients along with custom research services for drug development.[3]
USV is also the producer and retailer of Sebamed products in India.[8][9] It is also the marketer of some of Fujix Corp's products in all global markets outside Japan and United States.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "API List: Active Parmaceutical Ingredients, Api pharma, USVIndia". www.usvindia.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ a b "USV Private limited". CRISIL. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ a b "USV Limited: Private Company Information – Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Uniquely Positioned". www.usvindia.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "India's top-10 selling drugs dominated by diabetes products". www.thepharmaletter.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Beyond Pipes and Dreams – by Mrs. Leena Gandhi Tewari, an Inspirational Worth Reading Life Story of Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi". The Free Press Journal. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Prashant Tewari, Usv Pvt Ltd: Profile and Biography – Bloomberg Markets". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "German skincare brand Sebamed cuts prices, to use sachets for Indian market". 20 February 2022.
- ^ Vyas, Maulik (17 June 2022). "HUL, Wipro Enterprises get HC relief in ad spat with Sebamed distributor". The Economic Times.
- ^ "USV to take Fujix cures worldwide".
