API Manufacturer in India | Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

Following the acquisition of Parabolic Drugs by our Company in 2021, we entered the business of the manufacture and sale of key starting materials, intermediates and APIs, and acquired manufacturing units in Dera Bassi and Lalru in Punjab. Details of our API units are set out below

Expertise, Capacity, and Quality Assurance

State-of-the-art manufacturing facilities with global reach, capable of producing APIs at scale

50+

Commercial APIs

Across Beta-lactams
and General API

3

Facilities

Located across
Punjab and Haryana

737.38 MT

KL Capacity

Annual production
capacity

200+

Customers

Serving customers across
25+ countries

1500+

Professionals

Experienced professionals
across our operations

50+

Dedicated Scientists

Focused on research,
development and innovation

5

Patents Filed

R&D-driven innovation
and development

600 MT/Year

Cephalosporin API Capacity

Dedicated annual
production capacity

Developing and Manufacturing High-Quality APIs

Expertise in diverse methodologies, with a proven track record of developing High Quality APIs.

Reaction Capabilities - Commitment to Safe and Efficient API Manufacturing

Equipped to handle a wide range of reaction types, including hazardous and high-pressure reactions

Grignard Reaction

Wittig Reaction

Aldol Condensation Products

Metal Reductions

Oxidation

Hydrogenation Reaction

Metal Hydride Reduction

Amide Coupling

Esterification Reactions

Sandmeyer Reactions

Intramolecular Cyclization

Fischer Indole Synthesis

Silylation Reactions

Friedel-Craft Reactions

Diazotization Reactions

Pall-Knorr Pyrrole Synthesis

Mannich Reaction

Reactions in Cryogenic Reactors

Lyophilization

Preparative HPLC

Enzymatic Reactions

Cryogenic & Photo-sensitive Reactions

Our Expertise in Developing APIs

Extensive experience in developing APIs for various areas, dedicated to meeting the unique needs of our customers

R&D Capabilities

Our strong scientific capabilities in synthetic chemistry, analytical chemistry and process engineering have helped us build a varied portfolio of 50+ commercial APIs across niche areas including Cephalosporins, Non-Beta-Lactam, Sterile, Oncology, High-Potent (OEB5) and Lyophilized categories. This expertise spans key therapy areas including Cardiovascular/Statins, Anti-Diabetic, CNS/Neuro, Antibiotics, Respiratory, and Gastro-Intestinal. Our DSIR-certified R&D centre at Barwala supports in-house product development, contract research, scale-up and custom synthesis for global customers, backed by a 64-member R&D team and 5 patents filed to date.

Chemical Processes

Our capabilities include multistep synthesis & scale-up. We have the expertise to perform versatile chemical reactions, route scouting, process development and optimization, QbD implementation, solid state characterization, polymorph screening, chiral chemistry, enzyme technology, and impurity & reference standard synthesis.

Regulatory

Akums has extensive global regulatory expertise focused on international markets. Our top-class quality and cGMP compliance are designed to ensure our products meet stringent quality standards at all times. We have a dedicated team for regulatory affairs. Our team of regulatory affairs understands the complex issues associated with regulatory agencies and assists in the approval of each complex API by analyzing the latest regulatory trends, quality requirements through active monitoring and proactive assessment of potential risks. Akums API business supplies high quality affordable APIs to leading generic formulators across the world, enabling them to accelerate access to affordable medicines for patients worldwide. We are the preferred API partner to pharma companies across the globe. Our business thrives on the deep technical strengths focused in the development and manufacture of complex APIs such as Beta-lactams, non Beta-lactams and highly potent APIs (HPAIs/oncology drugs). This expertise is supported by our strength in intellectual property and regulatory affairs which helps us consistently meet and exceed regulatory & quality standards. Akums has extensive global regulatory expertise focused on international markets. All API facilities operate under a unified Quality Management System and are EU-GMP and WHO-GMP certified, in addition to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018.

Our Accreditations

ISO

9001-2015

ISO

14001 - 2015

ISO

45001 - 2018

EU

GMP

WHO

GMP

Manufacturing and R&D Facilities

Manufacturing facilities with advanced capabilities, complemented by dedicated R&D laboratories for continuous innovation.

Cephalosporins Facility — Derabassi / Sundran, Punjab

Dedicated to Cephalosporins API manufacturing across 8 production blocks on a 19-acre site, with an annual capacity of 600 MT/yr and 330 KL multi-step synthesis capability. The facility runs Zero Liquid Discharge operations, supports 900+ personnel, and holds 3 CEPs (Certificates of Suitability) for Cefpodoxime Proxetil, Cefuroxime Axetil and Cefixime Trihydrate.

General API Plant — Derabassi / Chhachhrauli, Punjab

Manufactures a broad portfolio of non-beta-lactam APIs across 3 production blocks on a 21-acre site, with an annual capacity of 300 MT/yr and 220 KL multi-step synthesis capability. Zero Liquid Discharge facility supporting 500+ personnel, with 2 CEPs currently under process.

R&D Centre & High-Potent Oncology Plant — Barwala, Haryana

A DSIR-certified, state-of-the-art R&D centre for in-house product development, contract research, scale-up and custom synthesis, with a dedicated GMP oncology facility for high-potent (OEB5) synthesis and a separate impurity synthesis lab. Spans 4,207 sq.mt with a 64-member R&D workforce and 5 patents filed, covering General APIs, Heterocyclics, Steroids, Oncology, Cephalosporins & Macrolide Antibiotics, and Intermediates & KSMs.

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