Despite having its initial roots in active pharmaceutical ingredients, generics and later biosimilars, Dr Reddy’s is increasingly exploring new ventures in the innovative arena. The firm has more recently branched out into areas including nutraceuticals and immuno-oncology new chemical entities, is placing a greater emphasis on contract development and manufacturing activities, and is exploring new frontiers in digital health and cell and gene therapy.
Dr Reddy’s CEO Sees Strength Through Diversity
Erez Israeli Explains The Indian Giant’s ‘Two-Horizon’ Approach To Its Business
With Dr Reddy’s organization now spanning a range of innovative interests and CDMO activities as well as the firm’s traditional small-molecule generics and burgeoning biosimilars businesses, CEO Erez Israeli talked to Generics Bulletin about how these various areas were complementary thanks to the Indian giant’s ‘two-horizon’ approach.

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