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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Pharmaceuticals |
Founded | 1961 |
Founder | Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi |
Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Leena Tewari ( Chairperson) Prashant Tewari ( Managing Director) |
Products | Pharmaceutical drugs, generic drugs, antiviral drugs, over-the-counter drugs [1] |
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Number of employees | 5000 |
Website |
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USV Private Limited (formerly USV Limited) is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company in Mumbai. [3] The company operates across 75 countries globally, [4] and is a leading producer of Metformin in India. [5]
The company was founded by Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi. Leena Tewari, his granddaughter, is the chairperson of the company, [6] and Prashant Tewari is the managing director. [7]
The company is focused on the development of small-molecule active pharmaceutical ingredients along with custom research services for drug development. [3]
USV is also the producer and retailer of Sebamed products in India. [8] [9] It is also the marketer of some of Fujix Corp's products in all global markets outside Japan and United States. [10]