印度 Cipla  

CIPLA（西普拉）是印度第二大药厂，资金及科研力量雄厚，尤其是在廉价抗艾滋和抗癌药物方面深受广大发展中国家患者的欢迎。

Cipla is a global pharmaceutical company whose goal is ensuring no patient shall be denied access to high quality & affordable medicine and support.Cipla’s mission is to be a leading global healthcare company which uses technology and innovation to meet everyday needs of all patients.

In 1935, our founder, Dr. K. A. Hamied set up Cipla to make India self-reliant in healthcare.

In 1939, Mahatma Gandhi visited Cipla and inspired our founder to make essential medicines for the country, and strive for self-sufficiency. During World War II, when India was dependent on imported medicines and there was an alarming shortage of life-saving drugs, we manufactured them for the country.

In the 1960s, we pioneered API manufacturing in the country and helped lay the foundation for the bulk drug industry in India.

In 1970, we spearheaded the New Patent Law by which an Indian pharmaceutical company was allowed to manufacture a patented product as long as the process to manufacture it was changed. This enabled Indian companies for the first time to manufacture any medicines and make them available and affordable for all Indians.

In 1978, we pioneered inhalation therapy in India with the manufacture of Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI), at a time when the country stopped receiving imported supplies. Today, we have the world’s largest range of inhaled medication and devices.

In 1994, we launched Deferiprone, the world’s first oral iron chelator which revolutionized the treatment for thalassemia. For the first time patients with thalassemia had an option that was affordable, painless and convenient.

In 1996, we gave the world the first transparent dry powder inhaler which was so simple and easy to use, it changed the face of inhalation therapy in India.

In 2001, we pioneered the access to HIV treatment by making antiretrovirals (ARVs) available at less than a ‘Dollar a Day'. The cost of treatment dramatically fell from $12,000 per patient per year to $300 per patient per year. This caused a revolution where HIV treatment became a reality for the world and millions of lives could be saved.

During the 2005 Bird Flu epidemic, we produced an anti-flu drug within a period of 2-3 months, which would have normally taken at least 3 years to develop.

In 2012, we made a breakthrough in reducing the prices of cancer drugs, thus making world-class medicines affordable and accessible to cancer patients.

We are committed to addressing the unmet medical needs of the world by venturing into newer challenges in platform technologies, biotechnology and stem cells.