Herentals, Belgium
Kemin Pharma, a division of Kemin Industries South Asia Private Limited, is pleased to announce the opening of its new offices in Chennai, India. The new facility enables Kemin Pharma to expand its R&D activities in India, as the organization advances its pipeline of human therapeutic products through clinical development and the launch of its lead product, the Bacillus subtilis probiotic PB6 into global markets.
"We have been operating in India over the past year primarily in early clinical research," said Kemin Pharma President Keith A. Bostian. "We are now well poised to increase our team and capabilities in India as an integral component of our global R&D effort. Our plans in India are to move toward earlier preclinical development and discovery stages of the pharmaceutical research process, aiming to become a lead company in the rapidly growing Indian pharmaceutical industry.
The office will initially staff up to 20 clinical research and general management personnel, with research facilities at the same location as well as in Gummidpundi.
The office is located at:
The Trapezium, 1st Floor
#39 Nelson Manickam Road
Aminjikarai, Chennai - 600 029
India
Tel: +91 44 42202800 Fax: +91 44 42202810
Kemin Pharma Bvbc, a member of the Kemin group of companies, with operations in Europe, United States and India, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel drugs for the treatment of infectious and inflammatory diseases. Its mission is to develop new and unique compounds for treatment, including new drugs and treatment approaches against bacteria, viruses and fungi, as well as protozoa, which present a serious, unmet medical challenge throughout the world, and for both acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases. Its drug development pipeline includes several early clinical-stage candidates as well as an advanced-stage probiotic being launched as a dietary supplement.
The Kemin group of companies strives to improve peoples' lives of half the people in the world every day through its products and services. With over 1,000 employees worldwide, the organization operates in more than 60 countries, with manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, India, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand and the United States.
The Kemin family of companies strives to improve the lives of half the people in the world every day through its products and services. With over 1,000 employees worldwide, the organization operates in more than 60 countries, with manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, India, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand and the United States.
Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)