Alkem Laboratories Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai. Specialising in generics and speciality pharmaceuticals, Alkem manufactures and markets pharmaceutical generics, formulations and nutraceuticals across India and global markets.
History
Samprada Singh was the founder and chairman emeritus of the company; he had a B.Com degree from Patna University. His brother, Basudeo Narayan Singh, was also the co-founder of the company.[6]
Alkem set up its research and development facility for ANDA development at Taloja in 2003.[7] In 2006 anti-infective drug Taxim of Alkem became the first anti-infective drug in the Indian pharmaceutical industry to cross 1,000 million in terms of domestic sales in India.[8] In 2014 Clavam another drug from Alkem crossed 2,000 million mark in terms of domestic sales in India.