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Establishment of public funded pharmaceutical research institutes
by the British

During early stages of development of the pharmaceu cal industry in India, many developments in medical treatment were

occurring around the globe, par cularly, in western world. Louis Pasteur’s discovery that pathogenic bacteria is causing many

infec ous diseases made many Bri sh scien sts come over to India to study the tropical infec ous diseases, which had been

taking a heavy toll on their army men. This led to the establishment of Government sponsored pharmaceu cal research
ins tutes like: Ha ine Ins tute, Bombay (1899), Central Research Ins tute and Pasteur Ins tute, Kasauli (1900), King Ins tute

of Preven ve Medicine, Madras (1904), Pasteur Ins tute Coonor (1907), etc. In 1939 the func ons of Pasteur Ins tute of India

were merged with those of CRI Kasauli.

Alembic Chemical Works Ltd., 1907

called Mumbai) to manufacture alcohol-based chemicals, which was followed up by se ng up of another dis llery in Baroda in

1905. On 30th July 1907, Alembic Chemical Works Ltd. was incorporated with an investment of Rs. 5 Lakh by taking over the

two dis lleries. Bengal Immunity was set up in 1919 by some leading physicians and scien sts like Sir Nilratan Sirkar, Sir. K K

Bose, Dr. P.C. Roy and others. This unit undertook the manufacture of sera and other biological products for the first me.

First Annual Report of CRI (Formerly Pasteur Ins tute of India), Kasauli
9th August 1900 to 9th August 1901

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