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Introduction :-
Pankaj Patel’s full name is a Pankaj Ramanbhai Patel. He was born on 16, March,1953 in Ahmedabad, India. Pankaj Patel is a Indian billionaire businessman. He is a Chairman of 5th largest pharmaceuticals company named Zydus Lifesciences (Formerly known as Cedila Healthcare) in India. Also a owner of Zydus Hospitals and Cadila healthcare Ltd. Pankaj Patel from Gujarati family, He also a member of Gujarati community. He joins cadila healthcare in 1976 after completing Graduation.
Pankaj Raman bhai Patel
Education :-
Pankaj Patel completing his bachelors degree in Bachelor of Pharmacy and also holds Masters degree in Masters of Pharmacy from Gujarat University’s L.M College of Pharmacy. Also holds Arts in Science and Law from the University of Mumbai. He was a leader of the Rashtriya Vidhyarthi Parishad, as a student days, also Navmiraman Movement’s Active leader.
About Zydus & Patel’s Early Life :-
Cadila Healthcare Limited was founded in 1952 by Ramanbhai Patel(Father of pankaj patel) He was also professor in the L.M college of Pharmacy. Founded with his Business partner Indravadan Modi.
But in 1995 Family separated them business Modi family moved into a new company named Cadila Pharmaceuticals. And Patel family holding the company name Cadila Healthcare.
He joined cadila healthcare in 1976, to help is father for making vitamins. Zydus word comes from Zeus, its a name of Greek god. D letter was added in the word Zeus, and its become a word “Zydus”.
He was only 8 years old when he used to went with the father’s company and see workers work with tablet machines.
Zydus Lifesciences Limited, formerly known as Cadila Healthcare limited. It’s a largest multinational pharmaceuticals company in India. Zydus headquarters located in Ahmedabad & manufacturing a generic drugs.
Zydus is 5th Largest pharmaceuticals company. Currently active in world’s 17 countries. Net worth of this company around 42,610 crore. In 1995 company’s turnover is 250 crore, later in year of 2000 approx turnover is 1000 crore, increasing in, the year of 2013 turnover is around 6300 crore, During covid time is 20,000 crore. and in 2024 19,500 crore turnover of Zydus LiveScience.
In 2022 Zydus Lifesciences is a New name of cadila healthcare ltd.
Zydus wellness is a also brand which is part of Zydus lifesciences. There are some brands founded by Zydus wellness like Complan, Sugar lite, Glucon-D, I’m lite, Everyuth Naturals, Nycil, Nutralite, and Sugar free D lite.
Awards and Achievements :-
He was received lots of awards by his contribution in pharmaceuticals company and society. Here some notables awards like “Best Pharma Man of the year 2003” and this award organized by Foundation of Indian Industry and Economics. Conferred Doctor of Science by Dr. A.P.J Kalam Technical university, Lucknow. “Worlds most influential people in the field of healthcare” for ranked in the first Pharma 40 list by Worlds Pharmaceuticals Frontiers. And many several awards like Acharya PC Ray Memorial Gold Award, Eminent Pharmacist Award, India Innovator Award, and The Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year Award.
Major Achievements :-
He was also achieving some major achievements in his life like Making a first Indian drug for high colestrol diabetes. Making sugar free brand and everyuth face wash. They made India’s first H1N1 vaccine named VaxiFlu-s for fighting against Swine flu. They are worked in 70 countries worldwide, and the 5th largest drugmaker in India. During Covid-19 pandemic Zydus developed a vaccine for fight against covid-19 named Zycov-D. Also become a huge supplier of hydroxychloroquine and Remdesivir (its a antiviral medication used to treat COVID-19 patient in hospitals).
Family :-
He is married to Priti Patel. And they have two children one son and daughter. Son name is Dr. Sharvil Patel and he is a managing director of Zydus Lifesciences ltd. And he married to meha. Daughter Shivani is a married to Pranav Patel.
He also believe in philanthropy. He believes that philanthropy is not just donating its also a part of giving time, and ideas. He dont like to share he’s donation.
Father Son Duo
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