USV (company) explained

USV Private Limited
Type:Private
Founder:Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi
Location City:Mumbai, Maharashtra
Location Country:India
Key People:Leena Tewari (Chairperson)Prashant Tewari (Managing Director)
Industry:Pharmaceuticals
Products:Pharmaceutical drugs, generic drugs, antiviral drugs, over-the-counter drugs[1]
Revenue: (FY22)
Net Income: (FY22)[2]
Num Employees:5000

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: API List: Active Parmaceutical Ingredients, Api pharma, USVIndia. www.usvindia.com. 31 Dec 2020.
  2. News: USV Private limited . 3 December 2023 . CRISIL.
  3. Web site: USV Limited: Private Company Information – Businessweek. www.bloomberg.com. 14 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Uniquely Positioned. www.usvindia.com. 31 Dec 2020.
  5. Web site: India's top-10 selling drugs dominated by diabetes products. www.thepharmaletter.com. 31 Dec 2020.
  6. Web site: 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. 30 January 2019.
  7. Web site: Prashant Tewari, Usv Pvt Ltd: Profile and Biography – Bloomberg Markets. www.bloomberg.com. 31 Dec 2020.
  8. Web site: German skincare brand Sebamed cuts prices, to use sachets for Indian market . 20 February 2022 .
  9. News: HUL, Wipro Enterprises get HC relief in ad spat with Sebamed distributor . The Economic Times . 17 June 2022 . Vyas . Maulik .
  10. Web site: USV to take Fujix cures worldwide .