Top 10 Healthcare Companies in India

1. Wockhardt Ltd

Wockhardt Ltd is an Indian company founded by Habil Khorakiwala in the year 1960. It is a global company with a huge presence in developing countries like Brazil, Russia, Mexico, etc.

The company has manufacturing plants in developed countries like the US, UK, France, and Ireland. Wockhardt has state-of-the-art treatment facilities and hospitals.

Industry: Pharmaceuticals and Health Care
Products: Formulations, Biopharmaceuticals, Nutrition products, Vaccines
Revenue: The total estimated revenue of the company is Rs 4614 Crore
Employees: The number of employees could be 8000 or more.
Headquarter: The company's head office is in Mumbai, India, and hospitals operating throughout the country.
Website: www.wockhardt.com

2. Apollo Hospitals

The second healthcare company on our list is Apollo Hospitals. The company or chain of hospitals was founded by Dr. Pratap Reddy in Chennai in the year 1983. Apollo has over 2000 beds in hospitals all over the country.

The company is growing rapidly, and one could see new hospitals opening all across the country.

Industry: Healthcare and Hospitals
Products: The company is basically into Hospital Chains, and they are also developing their own drugs.
Revenue: The revenue of the company could be around $490 million to $500 million
Employees: The number of employees is 10,000+
Headquarter: Apollo is headquartered in Chennai, India, and has a huge hospital in New Delhi.
Website: www.apollohospitals.com

3. Fortis Healthcare

The third best healthcare company in our top 10 list is Fortis Healthcare. The company was founded by Dr. Parvinder Singh in the year 2001. The company has a chain of super-specialty hospitals in Amritsar, Kolkata, Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad, Mohali, Jaipur, Chennai, Kota, Bengaluru, Gurgaon. The company is also present in Singapore.

Industry: Healthcare
Products: The company’s key services are in building Super Specialty Hospitals
Revenue: Estimated revenue of the company is around $140 million to $150 million
Employees: The number of employees working is around 1000 to 2000
Headquarter: The head office of the company is in New Delhi, India
Website: www.fortishealthcare.com

4. Piramal Enterprises Ltd

The fourth company in our top 10 list is Piramal Enterprises Ltd. The company was founded by Ajay Piramal in 1988. Its business units are Piramal Healthcare, Piramal Life Sciences, Piramal Capital & Decision Resources Group.

It is a very rapidly growing company and has many units.

Industry: Diversified Healthcare Conglomerate
Products: Piramal Healthcare, Piramal Life Sciences, Piramal Capital
Revenue: The revenue of the company could be around $550million to $600 million
Employees: Total number of employees is 5000 – 7000 across the country.
Headquarter: The company is located in Mumbai, India
Website: www.piramal.com

5. Cipla Limited

Cipla Limited is basically a pharmaceutical company that manufactures drugs of different varieties. The company was founded by Khwaja Abdul Hamied in 1935 in India.

Cipla makes drugs to treat cardiovascular disease, arthritis, diabetes, weight control, depression, and many other health conditions.

It is also the world’s largest manufacturer of antiretroviral drugs that fight HIV and AIDS.

Industry: Chemical and Pharmaceuticals
Products: The company makes Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics drugs.
Revenue: The total revenue of the company has crossed billion dollars and remains at $1.1 billion
Employees: Company has over 16,000+ employees.
Headquarter: Company is based in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra
Website: www.cipla.com

6. Sun Pharma

The sixth healthcare company in the top 10 list is Sun Pharma. Sun Pharma was founded by Dilip Shanghvi in the year 1983. The company manufactures drugs in 23 different locations like the US, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and Israel.

The company offers formulations in various therapeutic areas, such as cardiology, psychiatry, neurology, gastroenterology, and diabetology.

Industry: The core business of the company is Pharmaceuticals and making drugs.
Products: Pharmaceuticals and generic drugs
Revenue: Total assets of the company are around $1.2 billion and growing rapidly.
Employees: The number of employees working could be 11,000 to 12,000
Headquarter: Company was founded in Kolkata, but the head office is in Mumbai, India
Website: www.sunpharma.com

7. Siemens Healthcare

The seventh healthcare company in India is Siemens Healthcare. The company was founded by Werner von Siemens in the year 1847 in Berlin. However, it is a German company but has a huge presence in India.

The company manufactures different kinds of healthcare systems. Many hospitals in the country use medical equipment build by Siemens.

Industry: Healthcare and Medical Solutions, Communication systems, power generation technology, industrial and buildings automation, lighting, medical technology, railway vehicles
Products: Siemens Healthcare Systems as the health industry is concerned.
Revenue: The total revenue of the company around the world is $70 billion to $80 billion
Employees: The total number of employees is around 450,000+
Headquarter: Company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany
Website: www.siemens.com

8. Serum Institute of India

The eighth Indian healthcare company is the Serum Institute of India. The company is founded and owned by Cyrus S. Poonawalla. He is also MD and chairman of the company.

The company is the fifth-biggest vaccine maker. Half of the world’s children populations are immunized by vaccines made by the Serum Institute of India.

Industry: The company is in Bio-Technology and producing low-cost vaccines.
Products: Prime product of the company is Immunobiological Vaccines
Revenue: Total revenue of the company is around $200 million to $250 million
Employees: The employees are around 1000+
Headquarter: The company is headquartered in Pune, India
Website: www.seruminstitute.com

9. Opto Circuits

Opto circuits limited (OCI) is a vertically integrated multinational medical technology group. The company was founded in the year 1992 in Bangalore.

The company is operational in 150 different countries. Vinod Ramani is the chairman and managing director of the Opto circuits.

Industry: Medical Systems
Products: Medical Devices and Systems, some of the products are Cardiac Science, Criticare, Eurocor, Medicaid, AMDL, and Unetixs Vascular.
Revenue: The total revenue of the company is $160 million to $200 million
Employees: The total number of employees is around 1800+
Headquarter: The company is headquartered in Bangalore, India
Website: www.optoindia.com

10. ICICI Lombard

The last healthcare company in India is ICICI Lombard. Although ICICI Lombard is an insurance company, it is only for serving healthcare. It is the largest private sector general insurance company in India.

The company issued over 7.6 million policies and settled over 4.4 million claims per year in 2012.

Industry: Healthcare Insurance
Products: General Insurance
Revenue: The estimated revenue of ICICI Lombard is $22 million to $25 million
Employees: The total number of employees is around 2000 to 3000
Headquarter: Company is headquartered in Mumbai, India, with offices all over India.
Website: www.icicilombard.com

So this was the list of the top 10 healthcare companies operating in India. If you are a student looking for a job in the healthcare industry, these companies could offer you an opportunity.