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Chairman of Lupin, Dr DB Gupta
passes away
The founder and chairman of the
Pharmaceutical
giant, Lupin
limited, Dr Desh
Bandhu Gupta
passed away
last month in
Mumbai.
The 79 year-old businessman was
known for his vision to fight life
threatening diseases of highest
national priority by delivering good
quality medicines at an affordable
price. It was with this objective that
he moved to Mumbai and founded
Lupin in 1968.
In order to eradicate poverty
by encouraging sustainable
development at the grass root
level in rural India, Dr Gupta set-
up Lupin Human Welfare and
Research Foundation (LHWRF)
in 1988. His efforts have led to a
positive impact on the lives of 2.8
million families in 3,463 villages
across India.
In their message, Ms Vinita Gupta,
CEO and Mr Nilesh Gupta, MD
– Lupin, said “We are deeply
saddened with the demise of our
father early this morning. What
DBG put in motion 50 years ago in
helping to create, innovate and lead
in the pharmaceutical space is an
unparalleled legacy.”
AstraZeneca Pharma India
appoints GS Bedi as new MD
Drug firm AstraZeneca Pharma
India recently in its statement to
press revealed that Mr Gagan Singh
Bedi will take over as the Managing
Di rector of the company with effect
from July 1.
The company
has accepted
resignation
of Sanjay
Murdeshwar
as MD and as
a director. He
is shifting to a
global role within the AstraZeneca
group, based in Gaithersburg,
Maryland, US.
The Board has co-opted Mr Singh
as additional director on the board,
who will take over as the Managing
Director of the company. He had
joined AstraZeneca Pharma India
in February 2006. Prior to joining
AstraZeneca, he had worked with
Baxter India and Eli Lilly.
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