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Indegene
IndustryHealth care
Founded1998 (1998)
Founder(s)sDr. Rajesh Nair (President)
Manish Gupta (CEO)
Dr. Sanjay Parikh (EVP)
Anand Kiran (EVP)
Gaurav Kapoor (EVP)
Headquarters,
India
Area served
Worldwide
Websitewww.indegene.com

Indegene Inc.[1][2] is a company offering research and development and management services to healthcare and pharmaceutical enterprises.[3] It was founded in 1998 and is based in Bangalore, India.[4]

Indegene has offices in North America, Europe, China and India. [5]

History

Indegene was founded in 1998 by Dr. Rajesh Nair, Manish Gupta, Gaurav Kapoor, Dr.Sanjay Parikh and Anand Kiran.[6] Indegene's first acquisition was Medsn, a company that provided medical education. Medsn continued to operate under that name in the United States.[7] In 2008, Medsn officially became known as Indegene Pharmaceutical Solutions in the United States.[8] In 2006, Indegene acquired MedCases, a continuing medical education company based in the United States.[2][5]

In 2009, Indegene signed a master service agreement with six pharmaceutical companies.[1][9] The following year, Indegene acquired Canada-based Aptilon, a multichannel marketing firm, for $4 million.[10] The company subsequently acquired Atlanta-based Total Therapeutic Management in 2014.[11] In February 2021, Carlyle and Brighton Park agreed to invest US $200 million in Indegene [12]

In 2011 and 2012, The Economic Times named Indegene one of the best companies to work for in the Professional Services industry.[13] In 2012, Indegene had 900 employees in offices in India, the United States, the European Union, and China. [14] By 2021, the number of employees at Indegene increased to 4,100.[4]

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Unnikrishnan, CH (8 November 2006). "Indegene buys US firm". Business Standard. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. Das, Avik (2 September 2015). "Flipkart, Practo CEOs get top rating from staff". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Murayama, Keiichi (19 February 2015). "India's tech muscle has the world's attention". The Nikkei. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Indegene acquires MedCases, LLC". NFV Zone. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  6. Amirapu, Deepika (9 March 2012). "Indegene eyes US call centre buy for $10–15 million". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  7. D'Silva, Jeetha (17 September 2005). "Indegene acquires US medical education co". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  8. "Medsn to Become Indegene Pharmaceutical Solutions, Inc.: Change Signifies the Success of Its Innovative Global Services Model". PR Newswire. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  9. "Indegene highlights benefits of patient adherence programs for pharma cos". PharmaBiz. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  10. Mukherjee, Rupali (7 November 2012). "Indegene to acquire Canada-based company for $4 million". Times of India. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  11. Craig, Tara (9 January 2014). "Indegene acquires Total Therapeutic Management". PMLive.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  12. Madhurima, Nandy (3 February 2021). "Indegene to raise $200 mn from Carlyle, Brighton Park". LiveMint. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  13. "Best companies to work for 2012: Companies that came up trumps across various sectors". The Economic Times. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  14. Vijay, Nandita (7 November 2012). "Indegene plans next phase of growth through acquisition in US, EU markets". PharmaBiz. Retrieved 2 October 2015.