www . biospectrumindia . com | November 2017 | BioSpectrum
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“ We are preparing to make our direct existence in Dubai ”
With the mission of “ BioSciences in the service of Humankind ” the journey of the HiMedia Laboratories began 42 years ago . HiMedia with the vision of “ Quality First ” presently is catering valued clients worldwide , a broad range of sophisticated , supreme quality products at reasonable price , for excellent and accurate results . Innovation is its backbone and R & D section has been the heart of the company which comprises team of more than 100 scientists who rely on 100 % captive technology and innovation that is considered essential for the changing global demands . Hence , the journey started years ago from Microbiology with barely 5 to 6 products which further expanded to Animal Cell Culture , Plant Tissue Culture , Molecular Biology , Agro-industry and so on . Today , the company has over 4,500 products in all these segments of Biosciences . With the dedicated work force around 800 of all sections , we are proud to share that HiMedia is generating sales revenue over Rs 500 crore . In an interaction with BioSpectrum India , Dr G M Warke , Founder , Chairman & Managing Director , HiMedia Laboratories shared his plans on taking the company to the next level .
Your products are available in over 140 countries . But you have direct presence with offices in USA , Canada and Germany . Are you looking at expanding your direct presence in other counties as well ?
Of course , we are aggressively growing industry and would like to expand internationally . At present , we have our own warehouse in USA and Germany to deliver the products to USA , Canada , Europe and other
« Dr G M Warke
Founder , Chairman & Managing Director , HiMedia Laboratories Pvt . Ltd . Mumbai
neighboring . We are glad to share that Russian Government has approached us for opening offices in Russia . In order to establish manufacturing unit in Russia , we may share our technology to some extent . We are also preparing to make our direct existence in countries such as Dubai which can cater to Middle East and African countries .
How do you see the market for Asia Pacific and are you keen on opening an office in the region ?
We are already established very well in many countries like China , Malaysia , Singapore , Philippines and Thailand . Considering enormous supply different products to China , we are planning to open our warehouse in China . Some of the few countries like Malaysia , Singapore , Philippines and Thailand approached us to for opening manufacturing units of ready prepared media in their countries as there is massive demand for HiMedia products . Understanding this global demand , we would like to open our store at Thailand and Philippines to cater nearby countries .
HiMedia has been supplying products to many industries like pharmaceutical , agriculture , brewery and fermentation , environmental & sanitar , textile and petroleum , cosmetics , food , dairy , veterinary and biotechnology . Of these many industries where do you see high growth for the company and why ?
As India is second hub for the FDA approved products , we understand enormous opportunities of development in pharmaceutical / health care industry . As pharma industry is expanding at almost 18-20 % CAGR , we are also keen to expand our portfolio in this segment especially supply of varieties of ready prepared