|
1998 |
Avesthagen was
founded by Dr. Villoo Morawala-Patell |
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2001 |
Avesthagen started
its business operations |
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2001 |
Avesthagen received
raised $1.5 million from ICICI Venture Funds as first round of venture
funding |
|
2001 |
Global
Trust Bank became a strategic investor by investing Rs. 2 Crore |
|
2001 |
TATA
Industries Ltd. has picked up 5% stake in
Avesthagen |
|
2001 |
Avesthagen has
announced an exclusive tie-up with the US-based Genetic Id Inc, thus
becoming the first Indian Company to offer globally approved testing and
certification for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s). |
|
2002 |
Avesthagen has tied
up with pharma major AstraZeneca for drug discovery program in
tuberculosis (TB). |
|
2002 |
Avesthagen has been
rated amongst the top five life sciences companies for its business plan
presented at the TiEcon, 2002 (the world's largest conference on
entrepreneurship held in Silicon Valley, US) held at Westin, Santa
Clara, California. |
|
2002 |
Wipro ties up with Avesthagen to
explore BT |
|
2003 |
The one billion euro
French biotechnology giant, bioMerieux, in collaboration with
Avesthagen, is setting up a global research project in Bangalore to
develop diagnostic solutions for Tuberculosis (TB). |
|
2003 |
Avesthagen has
announced the launch of new facilities in Andhra Pradesh in
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (lCRISAT)
at Patancheru |
|
2003 |
Avesthagen entered
into a alliance with bioMerieux to develop diagnostic kit based on the
Affymetrix gene chip technology. |
|
2003 |
Avesthagen has tied
up with Imperial College London for population genomics study. The
project is expected to focus on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) a
generalized autoimmune disease |
|
2003 |
Avesthagen has
tied-up with state government of Andhra Pradesh and the international
Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to provide
technological support to the emerging food, water and seed-testing
sectors. |
|
2003 |
Avesthagen and Kerala
Government signed an MoU and agreed to set up a special purpose vehicle
(SPV), |
|
2003 |
Avesthagen gets US
patents for multiple use technology |
|
2004 |
Avesthagen ties up
with CIPLA Ltd. |
|
2004 |
Avesthagen received
Rs. 2.75 crore CSIR grant for DHA research |
|
2004 |
Avesthagen has
obtained exclusive market rights to Raisio’s top-selling product,
Benecol, in India. |
|
2004 |
Godrej Industries Ltd. picks up Stake in
Avesthagen |
|
2004 |
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd and Avesthagen have signed
a long term collaborative research agreement in the area of new drug
discovery research |
|
2004 |
Ahmedabad based Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
and Avesthagen have entered into a collaboration wherein Avesthagen will
develop novel laboratory and pilot plant scale processes for expression
of recombinant proteins for Intas. |
|
2004 |
Avesthagen and Nordic
Bio-sciences, a subsidiary of the Denmark-based Center for Clinical &
Basic Research (CCBR), have announced a strategic joint venture
Avesta Nordic Research Pvt Ltd |
|
2005 |
Avesthagen ties up with US Company Sequenom |
|
2005 |
Expansion of Laboratory and Office space (14,500
sq ft) into Innovator building at ITPL |
|
2005 |
Acquisition of Good Earth Foods Pvt Ltd. |
|
2005 |
Inception of Avesta Biotherapeutics & Research Pvt
Ltd (JV with Cipla Ltd, India) |
|
2005 |
Strategic alliances with Nestle Nutrition SA,
Novartis AG and with TNO Quality of Life |
|
2005 |
Dr. Patell received the GR8! Women Award for
Science & Technology |
|
2005 |
Series B – follow-on investments by bioMérieux SA,
France, and Godrej Industries Ltd, India. |
|
2005 |
Granting
of “Pearl Millet” patent in Australia
|
|
2006 |
Signing of agreement for construction on new
headquarters with Ascendas within ITPL campus, Bangalore. |
|
2006 |
Winner of the Red Hearing Asia Award for
“Disruptive Innovation” |
|
2006 |
Expansion of Laboratory and Office space (4,000 sq
ft) into Discoverer building at ITPL |
|
2006 |
Grant from Indian Department of Biotechnology
under the SBIRI scheme. |
|
2006 |
R&D tie up with Group Danone |
|
2006 |
Strategic Alliance with Groupe Limagrain, France
and inception of Atash Seeds Pvt Ltd. |
|
2006 |
Extension of Nestlé Nutrition Deal |
|
2006 |
Dr. Villoo
Morawala-Patell receives the BioSpectrum Entrepreneur of the Year Award
2006 |
|
2007 |
Avesthagen gets patent for salt tolerant rice |
|
2007 |
Avesthagen IP model achieves global benchmark valuation of Euro 115 mn |
|
2007 |
Avesthagen announces
the closure of Series "C" round Euro 25 mn. New Investors are Fidelity,
Daninvest, Limagrain and Bennett Coleman Co. Ltd. |
|
2007 |
AVESTHAGEN-ONE,
Avesthagen breaks ground for its new corporate headquarters and R&D
center at International Technology Park, Whitefield, Bangalore |
|
2007 |
Avesthagen launches
THE AVESTAGENOME PROJECTTM, Undertakes path breaking project
for Novel Therapies and Diagnostics |
|
2007 |
The Avestagenome
ProjectTM Nature, March 29, 2007 |
|
2007 |
Dr. Villoo
Morawala-Patell received the 2006 FICCI AWARD |
|
2007 |
Avesthagen and
Manipal Acunova announce collaboration in drug discovery, pre-clinical,
clinical research including regulatory matters
|
|
2007 |
Avesthagen Receives
INR 225 Million Share Capital Investment from NYLIM India Fund
|
|
2007 |
Avesthagen-Limagrain
announces co-acquisition of majority stake in two seed companies
|
|
2007 |
Avesthagen enters
into agreement with Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation to manufacture
Bio Similar products |
|
2007 |
Dr. Villoo
Morawala-Patell’s profile was published in Nature Biotechnology, July
2007 |
|
2007 |
Avesthagen Acquires
US Dietary Supplement Company Renaissance Herbs, Inc. (RHI) |
|
2007 |
Avesthagen receives
Australian Patent “A process for generating
cytoplasmic male sterile line in rice and other crops by RNA editing” |
|
2007 |
Avesthagen-CIPLA
Joint Venture acquires Siegfried Biologics GmbH company |
|
2007 |
Avesthagen arm acquires Siegfried Biologics
|
|
2007 |
Dr. Villoo
Morawala-Patell takes over as Chairman of Avesthagen |
|
2008 |
AVESTHAGEN becomes AVESTHAGEN LIMITED
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2008
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Avesthagen Limited launches Avestaä brand of plant–based bioactives
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2008
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Parsi communities in Hyderabad, Navsari and Surat provide participative
support to The AVESTAGENOME Project™.
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2008
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Avesthagen begins Phase III Human clinical Studies for its AVESTA BRAND
OF Bioactives.doc
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2008
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Affymetrix Signs Agreement With Avesthagen Limited
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2008
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AVESTHAGEN LIMITED and DuBiotech to enter into a Joint Venture
|
2008
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AVESTHAGEN LIMITED and LIMAGRAIN Introduce India’s First 100%
Biodegradable Plastic
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2008
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France Government honors and awards Dr. Villoo Morawala – Patell
‘Officer of the National Order of Merit’
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2008
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Avesthagen launches Whole wheat crackers with TeestarTM - a
clinically validated bioactive that would help those who are prone to
Type II diabetes
|
2008
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AVESTHAGEN announces the clinical trial results of TeestarTM
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2008
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Avesthagen partners with ShigaMediX to develop vaccines for cervical
cancer and tuberculosis
|
2008
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ABRPL Gets RCGM’s Nod for Pre-Clinical Evaluation of Biopharmaceutical
Products
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2008
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Avesthagen and ICMR join to promote biomedical research in India
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2008
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Dr. Villoo Morawala-Patell Receives the Prestigious ‘Astitva Award’ for
Excellence in Science and Technology
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2008
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Avesthagen Limited and Mallika Sarabhai Present “And They Came to India”
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2008
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Avesthagen Limited’s
new Strategic Scientific Advisory Board addresses its multidisciplinary
product pipeline
|
2008
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Avesthagen Limited’s
Intellectual Property For Diabetes Management Valued at $470 million
|
2008
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Avesthagen Limited’s gets
“License To Heal”: To Manufacture Bioactives for Ayurvedic Drugs
|
2008
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Dr. Villoo Morawala-Patell Awarded For Achievement in Innovation And
Creation Of Value.
Award Conferred By The Adolfo Ibanez University
|
2009
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AVESTHAGEN LIMITED Appoints Two Independent Board Members
|
2009
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His Excellency Dr Boni Yayi, President, Republic of Benin today visited
the campus of AVESTHAGEN LIMITED, at ITPB, Bangalore.
|
2009
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Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year;
Dr. Villoo Morawala-Patell,
Conferred Upon By The World Zarathusthi Chamber of Commerce (WZCC) at
Houston,Texas, USA
|
2009
|
Avesthagen sails into Latin American waters. Forms Avesthagen Latam SpA
to tap a large emerging market for its technologies, products and
services. Announces strategic alliance with Chilean biotech company -
Uxmal S.A. The venture is being actively supported by the Chilean
government.
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2009
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Avesthagen and The Harvard Medical School (HMS) Department of Genetics
sign MOU to share knowledge and services in the field of Genomics
|
2009
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Avesthagen and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, sign MOU to
conduct product-based research projects in the
field of Theranostics
|
2009
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AVESTHAGEN to initiate Clinical Trials for biosimilar AVDESP™
|
2009
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Avesthagen revives
IPO plans
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|
2009 |
Avesthagen forms
global Joint Venture with Limagrain in ATASH Seeds Private Limited
'Novel seeds for the challenges of the changing environment' |
|
2009 |
Dr. Villoo Morawala Patell received
prestigious
‘Karmaveer Puraskar’ as a ‘Corporate Citizen’ for her
contribution in the field of agriculture and healthcare in Nov 2009 by iCONGO (Indian Confederation of NGOs) & Karmaveer Puraskar
is a National Award for Social Justice & Citizen Action |
|
2010 |
Avesthagen Limited was
granted Patent registration for trapezoidal packaging design of its Good Earth Foods range of Products.
The sub-category 09-03 includes Boxes, Cases, Containers, (Preserve) Tins and Cans and is effective from Jan
31, 2008. |
|
2010 |
Avesthagen's Strategic Scientific Advisory
Board meeting was held on Feb 15, 2010 |
|
2010 |
Avesthagen achieves significant commercial milestone
Sends first batch of cell lines for cGMP production of Clinical grade biosimilars to Inno Biologics, Malaysia |
|
2010 |
Avesthagen moves towards Clinicals of its biosimilar AVENTTM |
|
2010 |
Jacques Vincent
joins Avesthagen Board. |
