Pfizer, Dr Reddy’s, Serum, Jubilant among winners of Frost & Sullivan healthcare awards 2009

Indian arm of Pfizer Inc, Merck and desi companies including Dr Reddy’s, Jubilant Organosys, Serum Institute, Veeda Clinical research are among the 19 companies from the medical devices, healthcare IT, medical imaging, drug discovery, biotechnology and clinical diagnostics background that won ’2009 India excellence in healthcare awards instituted by Frost& Sullivan.

Frost & Sullivan, which hosted ’2009 India excellence in Healthcare Awards’ at Mumbai, said the award spotlighted world-class companies that have performed par excellence and demonstrated best practices.

A 10-person jury comprised prominent healthcare industry experts. The Frost & Sullivan award jury examined the dynamics and performance of an extensive range of organizations following a meticulous measurement-based methodology to select companies in South Asia for each award category.

The jury then evealuated the short-listed companies based on actual market performance indicators like revenue growth, market share in specific category and growth in market share, breadth of services and solutions, demonstrated leadership in new services and innovation, major customer acquisitions, geographical expansion and partnership, business and marketing strategies, Frost & Sullivan said in a press release.

Multinational Pharmaceutical Company of the Year was Pfizer Limited, Indian Pharmaceutical Company of the Year was Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd, Indian Contract Manufacturing Company of the Year was Jubilant Organosys, Indian Biotech Company of the Year was Serum Institute of India Ltd, Indian Clinical Research Organization of the Year was Veeda Clinical Research, Indian Emerging MNC Pharmaceutical Company of the Year was MSD Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd and Indian Drug Discovery Research Organization of the Year was Chembiotek, in the biotech and pharmaceuticals category.

These companies have contributed and in the future would drive the growth of the industry through their market leadership, competitive strategies, and innovation, the release said.”Gross under penetration of healthcare services in India will provide a fertile ground for the growth of the healthcare sector,” Sandeep Sinha, Deputy Director, South Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Healthcare was quoted as saying.

2009 India in Excellence Award recipients

Healthcare IT

Indian Healthcare IT Company of the Year – Karishma Software

Multinational PACS Company of the Year – FUJIFILM India Pvt. Ltd

Indian PACS Company of the Year – Ashva Technologies

Indian Telemedicine Company of the Year – TeleVital India Pvt Ltd

Biotech and Pharmaceuticals

Multinational Pharmaceutical Company of the Year – Pfizer Limited

Indian Pharmaceutical Company of the Year – Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd

Indian Contract Manufacturing Company of the Year – Jubilant Organosys

Indian Biotech Company of the Year – Serum Institute of India Ltd

Indian Clinical Research Organization of the Year – Veeda Clinical Research

Indian Emerging MNC Pharmaceutical Company of the Year – MSD Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd

Indian Drug Discovery Research Organization of the Year – Chembiotek

Medical Devices

Indian Emerging Medical Devices Company of the Year – Relisys Medical Devices Ltd

Minimally Invasive Devices – Laparoscopy Company of the Year – KARL STORZ Endoscopy India Pvt Ltd
Patient Monitoring

Blood Glucose Monitoring Device Company of the Year – Roche Diagnostics India Pvt Ltd

Sleep and Respiratory Devices Company of the Year – Philips Healthcare

Imaging

Ultrasound Equipment Company of the Year – GE Healthcare

CT Scan Equipment Company of the Year – Siemens Healthcare

Diagnostics

Immuno Assay Company of the Year – Roche Diagnostics India Pvt Ltd

Diagnostic Services Company of the Year – Super Religare Laboratories Limited

Panel of Judges for 2009 India Excellence in Healthcare

Awards

1. Dr. Rajiv Shukla – Director Investment – Chemical & Pharma, ICICI Venture

2. Dr. Nadig Ramananda -President & Deputy Dean CREMA India

3. Mr. Ananthpadmanabhan – President – Kovai Medical Centre

4. Mr. Satyamurthy – Retd – Director, Telemedicine – ISRO

5. Dr. Sujay Prasad – Director – Anand Lab

6. Dr. MG Bhat – Consultant GI & minimal access surgery, Wockhardt Hospitals

Hospital

7. Dr. Radhesh – Radiologist, Clumax Diagnostic

8. Nitin Naik – VP – Healthcare, APAC

9. Reenita Das – Sr. VP – Healthcare – APAC

10. Sandeep Sinha – Deputy Director – Healthcare – SAME

11. Nanda Kishore -Industry Manager – Healthcare – SAME