On April 27, 1936, East India Pharmaceutical Works Limited, one of the oldest pharmaceutical companies in India, was born. It started with the extraordinary vision of an extraordinary man, Late Ashoke Kumar Sen. Few years later, another visionary and also an extraordinary man, Late Hirendranath Dutt Gupta joined Late Ashoke Kumar Sen and led the company towards its present heights.

The object was simple - to develop, through private entrepreneurship, an organization to synthesize modern drugs from basic chemicals and cater to the needs of the millions.

Depending solely on national resources and talents - East India Pharmaceutical Works Limited ( EIPWL ) now has emerged as a large pharmaceutical company with three manufacturing units, workforce of 1500 employees and an annual turnover of around Rs.800 million.

Quality is the hallmark of EIPWL. At every stage of production, from raw materials to finished products, highest standard of quality is ensured with the help of most modern equipment, trained personnel and the state-of-the art R&D Department. Maintaining this hallmark EIPW has now obtained ISO 9001-2000 Certification.

Right from the inception, EIPW, concentrated in building up an effective marketing network to attend to the needs of the medical profession as well as to reach out to the common man. At present, the Company has 300 well trained field personnel, 18 sales offices and a large number of approved wholesalers to ensure the presence of its products everywhere - from metro cities to remote villages.

With forward looking ideas, R&D orientation, quality consciousness and a strong financial fundamental, East India Pharmaceutical Works Limited is determined to open up new horizons.