A leader in the animal health care products, how have things changed for IIL?
When we started in 1983, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) felt the need to serve the farmers ambit and launched the products at a very low cost. We were able to bring down the cost of the vaccines to as low as Rs 3.50. The company remained a one-product company till it set up its plant in Hyderabad in 1989-90. We realized that we needed to work on other vaccines. In 1994-95, we expanded on the vaccines portfolio. Apart from that, we also saw the need to tune to the changing markets as in this knowledge-based industry, we have to value people for the contribution that they make. Today, we are more performance-driven and innovative, besides being result-oriented. We believe in constant research and coming out with new products. What has been your experience in India and globally? Has the world begun to recognize IIL as a great vaccines manufacturer? What is next on your agenda? The world has slowly begun to recognize the Indian vaccine manufacturers as the ones who have the abilit
