Aurobindo Pharma has announced that the UK-MHRA has issued a certificate of GMP Clearance for its unit-VIII situated at Kazipally, near Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh. With this clearance, the API site completes one of the important formalities of supplies to be made in the European Union and observer states. The certificate is also recognized by several other regulatory agencies and customers globally. The facility has already been inspected successfully in the past by US-FDA and WHO-Geneva as well.
Fortis Healthcare has announced that International Hospital,a wholly owned subsidiary of the company has together with Oscar Investments entered into an agreement for acquisition of equity shares of Malar Hospitals, Chennai. 39,00,000 equity shares from promoters of Malar Hospitals representing approximately 28% of its present paid-up equity capital.
Allotment of 46,66,666 equity shares of Malar Hospitals representing 25.10% of the fully expanded voting equity capital, by way of preferential allotment consequent to conversion of loan into equity.