Dr Anji Reddy holds a Ph.D. from National Chemical Laboratory, Pune India. The National Chemical Laboratory is a government laboratory in Pune, India near Pashan. ... Pune, formerly Punavadi and Poona, Maharashtra state, western India, is situated at the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers. ...

In 1984 he founded Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories with a vision to establish India’s first discovery led global pharmaceutical company. Today, the company with revenues of Rs.1947 crore (US $446 million), as of fiscal year 2005 and is India’s second largest pharmaceutical company and the youngest among its peer group. 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

K. Anji Reddy (B.Sc.-Tech in Pharmaceuticals and Fine chemicals from Bombay University and PhD in Chemical Engineering from National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 1969) is the founder Chairman of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited (Dr. Reddy’s). He served in the state-owned Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (1969-75), was founder-Managing Director of Uniloids Ltd (1976-80) and Standard Organics Limited (1980-84), before founding Dr. Reddy’s in 1984. The University of Mumbai is one of the outstanding universities of India. ... The National Chemical Laboratory is a government laboratory in Pune, India near Pashan. ... Pune, formerly Punavadi and Poona, Maharashtra state, western India, is situated at the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Under Dr. Anji Reddy’s leadership, Dr. Reddy’s has become a pioneer and a trendsetter in the Indian Pharmaceutical industry. It has turned the Indian bulk drug industry from import-dependent in mid-80s to self-reliant in mid-90s and finally into the export-oriented industry that it is today. Dr. Reddy’s has become the first company to take up drug discovery research in India (1993) and has led the industry from being- dubbed as ‘copycats’ for several years to now being acknowledged as ‘Innovators’. Dr. Reddy’s was listed on the New York Stock Exchange – the first non-Japanese Asian pharmaceutical company to list on NYSE – in April 2001 (RDY). New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the second largest stock exchange in the world. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. ...

Dr. Reddy is a serving member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade & Industry, Government of India, and has been nominated to the Board of National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER). He is also a Member of the Board of Governors of Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai. Dr. Reddy chairs the Governing Body of Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation and also serves on the Board of Vision Research Foundation, Chennai. Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest city. ...

Naandi Foundation, a not-for-profit development institution that strives for eradication of poverty has Dr. Reddy as its founding father. He is also founder-Chairman of Dr. Reddy’s Foundation for Human & Social Development, a social arm of Dr. Reddy’s, which acts as a catalyst of change to achieve sustainable development.

Dr. Reddy has been the recipient of several awards and honors. Notable among them are the Sir PC Ray award, twice conferred on Dr. Reddy by Indian Chemical Manufacturers Association (1984, 1992) and the Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations (FAPA)’s FAPA-Ishidate Award for Pharmaceutical Research in 1998. He was voted Businessman of the Year by India’s leading business magazine Business India in the year 2001. For his pioneering work and introduction of affordable medicine, CHEMTECH Foundation has bestowed on him the Achiever of the Year award in the year 2000 and the ‘Hall of Fame’ award in 2005, for his Entrepreneurship, Leadership and thrust on Innovation.

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Biography of Dr Anji Reddy