Windlas: Quality all the way

Ashok Kumar MD, Windlass Biotech

Windlas Biotech is a fast growing company with a commitment towards service contract manufacturing. The company was established as a leading business venture of the Windlass group. The company with its complete and exclusive focus on outsourcing has constantly strived to become better and excel in its field of pharmaceutical formulations.

The right move

Foresight and vision are two essential elements that helped the company rise up the ladder of success. The company at a very early stage could visualize the rising pharma scenario in Uttarakhand. It was then that the company decided to move to tax free zone of Uttarakhand. The support from the government also persuaded the company to finalise on its decision. "Free excise and exemption of tax is a major feature vis -a -vis lack of red tapism and cooperation of the authorities to encourage entrepreneurs makes Uttarkhand lucrative for our company," says Ashok Kumar Windlass, Managing Director, Windlas Biotech.

The company's move to Uttarakhand proved to be a very correct and beneficial decision since the place in upcoming years has developed to become a big pharma hub. The company's presence in this place has undoubtedly added great value to its business. "The move to Uttarakhand has led to our expansion, increase in our clients base and inculcation of industrial culture," avers Windlass.

According to Windlass, the state government has taken innovative steps to develop Uttarakhand as a lucrative centre for pharmacos. "The state government has promised to render all possible help, assistance to the entrepreneurs and industrialist for the establishment of industries in the pharma sector. The state government has also designed a delineated Pharma Zone especially for the pharmacos," adds Windlass.

Strategy

"Adhering to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), client and customer satisfaction are our main strategies to survive in the face of intense competition," says Windlass. The company has developed facility, equipments, professional and experienced staff to serve its clients at its best. The services of the company include all phases of manufacturing, from product development to the distribution of product. The company believes in GMP and lives up to its minutest detail. With a full range of services from pre-formulation, analytical and formulation development to scale-up and commercial manufacturing, Windlas Biotech has the capability and the facility to take a compound from bench to market. The company also provides turn-key manufacturing services for finished dosage forms, including parenteral, solid and liquid formats. The company guarantees manufacturing processes, quality management and documentation according to the highest standards.

No wonder, today Windlas Biotech boasts of a well-known pharmacos as its valued customers. Pharmacos like Lupin, Emcure, Mankind, Win Medicare, Intas Pharmaceuticals, Wockhardt and German Remedies are there in its clients list. The list is evident to the fact that the company, over the years, has earned a reputation amongst the established players of the pharma industry.

Services

The strength of Windlas Biotech lies in the manufacture of Non-Beta Lactam group of products, in the dosage forms of tablets, capsules, liquid orals and small volume parenterals. However, the company has also developed its own market. "We at Windlas are mainly operating on contract manufacturing of pharmaceuticals product on principal to principal basic on behalf of our clients. Further, we also have our own market for our pharmaceuticals product," says Windlass.

The company is focused on meeting the needs of its clients and hence offers them services of their choice. "With the increase in business horizon it is not possible for industries to set up manufacturing unit at each point where they market the product. It involves a lot of initially exercise, capital outlay and it is not always certain that the objectives shall be met. With contract manufacturing as a concept we are trying to attract the attention of the business community whereby their products are manufactured as per their specifications and under their control as guidance as if in house production," explains Windlass.

Quality

In today's competitive market, just providing services is not enough for a company to grow. Especially when it comes to pharmaceutical companies, quality and customer satisfaction plays a key role. Windlas Biotech have identified with this mantra of success. Quality is therefore the governing factor at Windlas. For Windlas, the experience as quality manufacturers goes back to more than 60 years since it is an integral part of Windlass group. A focused attention to quality also helped the company to build strong and healthy customer relationships. The company has a clear focus on meeting its clients' needs through flexibility, creativity and service excellence. The company's manufacturing services are supported by professional project managers, dedicated quality control and assurance units along with environmental health and safety staff.