Vol. 02 Issue 04   Friday, March 21, 2008
“Visit us at ‘Chemspec India 2008’ at Bombay Exhibition Centre (NSE), Goregaon (E), Mumbai, India from April 9-10, 2008, at Hall-1, Stand No: C 8”
“Visit us at 'CPhI Japan' at Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan, from April 9th – 11th, 2008, at Booth J – 29”
  APIs

  Commercial Scale
 
  Antitubercular
  Pyrazinamide
  Isoniazid
  Rifampicin

  Antimalarial
  Artesunate
  Arteether
  Artemether
  Dihydroartemisinin

  Macrolides
  Azithromycin
  Erythromycin base
  Erythromycin estolate
  Erythromycin ethylsuccinate
  Erythromycin oxime  (intermediate)
  Erythromycin phosphate
  Erythromycin propionate
  Erythromycin stearate
  Roxithromycin

  Antihypertensive
  Lisinopril dihydrate
  Losartan potassium

  Antiepileptic
  Sodium valproate
  Valproic acid

  Antiosteoporotic
  Alendronate sodium
  Zoledronic acid

  Sedative, Hypnotic
  Zopiclone

  Antidepressant
  Venlafaxine hydrochloride

  Antihistaminic   
  Cetirizine dihydrochloride

  Antithrombotic
  Clopidogrel bisulphate
 

  Pilot Plant Scale
  Carvedilol
  Clarithromycin
  Pioglitazone hydrochloride
  Rosiglitazone maleate
  Valsartan

  R & D Scale

  Lumefantrine
  Pamidronate disodium
  Perindopril erbumine
  Zolpidem tartrate

  Development
  Benazepril hydrochloride
  Candesartan
  Desvenlafaxine
  Glipizide
  Irbesartan
  Levocetirizine
  Ramipril
  Rifabutin
  Rifapentine
  Risedronic acid
  Telmisartan

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Article on the "Heralding Growth" of Calyx covered exclusively in Express Pharma fortnightly issue, 1-15 March 2008
Many  try to  become  jacks  of  all  trades and  ultimately end  up  becoming  master  of  none. But  Calyx  Chemicals  and Pharmaceuticals with its strong focus has already become a leading global supplier of anti-TB drugs. And they aim to  make their mark in the anti-malarial, anti-hypertensive and anti-infective segments too. Suja Nair reports.
Calyx Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals has come a long way since
its inception in 1979. As an  extension of  finished dosage company Alma Laboratories, the company is today a US FDA, WHO (Geneva), European Directorate for the Quality of  Medicines (EDQM) approved, ISO 9001  and  14001  certified  manufacturer  of  intermediates  and
Active  Pharmaceutical  Ingredients [APIs]  with an excellent custom synthesis  capabilities. Calyx is  headquartered in  Mumbai, with  its manufacturing and R&D facilities on the outskirts of the city
.

"As an Oragnization we need to  bring ourselves in such a position that through
us the industry at large is also benefited."

                                    - Smitesh shah
             Chairman and Managing Director
                                                       Calyx


The company started with world  class  flask technology  with  five  20 litre flasks and  today  have their presence in multiple locations with huge multiple reactors of world standards. It has grown from  being a three member team to  staff  strength of 580 people, of which almost one third are in R&D with a  minimum master’s degree and PhDs. According  to Smitesh Shah, Chairman and Managing Director, Calyx, "As a company we have more than 50 Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs) signed and are actively working with 25 of  them on live  projects, from  gram to ton quantities. Out  of the  top  ten innovator companies, we work with at least four on an active basis world-wide. We currently service leading drug discovery companies around  the world with  their requirements for  contract manufacturing, custom synthesis  and collaborative R&D that include
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) as well  as  Fee-For-Service (FFS)  and  bioanalytical services." The multipurpose  manufacturing plants have capabilities to produce from  grams to  tons in  compliance  with  current Good  Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), United  States Food  and  Drugs  Association (US FDA), World  Health  Organization (WHO), European  Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM), ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14000:2004, HIS  and Certificate Of  Suitability (COS) norms, while their global footprint includes marketing and sales offices in US, Japan and sourcing office in China.
                                 
                                                                                                                                                   Read the full article.

 

 



We participated in ‘Mazda’s Marvel Pharma-Chem  2008’  Exhibition held on February 29th – March 2nd, 2008, at Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai, India.

 





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“Meet us at 'Chemspec India 2008’ at Bombay Exhibition Centre (NSE), Goregaon (E), Mumbai,
India, from April 9-10, 2008, at Hall-1, Stand No: C 8”

“Meet us at 'CPhI Japan' at Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan, from April 9th – 11th, 2008, at Booth J – 29”