no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . january 2012 vivimed labs limited type public limited company nse vivimedlab bse 532660 isin ine526g01013 industry chemicals manufacturing founded 1988 headquarters hyderabad india key people dr. v. manohar rao chairman santosh varalwar ceo dr. richard smith coo sandeep varalwar executive director products active ingredients apis hair dyes photochromics revenue inr 3 524.66 million 2009 1 operating income inr 704.69 million 2009 1 profit inr 310.11 million 2009 1 number of employees 650 2010 2 not in citation given website www.vivimedlabs.com vivimed labs limited nse vivimedlab bse532660 is an india based global supplier of specialty chemicals and pharmaceuticals . headquartered in hyderabad india vivimed is a manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients active ingredients for home and personal care hair dyes imaging chemicals and photochromics . vivimed labs operates in 50 countries citation needed and sbus based in america vivimed labs usa inc and europe vivimed labs europe along with a marketing office in china . the major areas of concentration are cosmetics pharmaceuticals nutraceuticals photochromics natural actives colors and dyes . since 2005 vivimed has acquired james robinson uk and har met international inc. . the company currently has five manufacturing plants located in india along with r & d labs in the uk and india citation needed . the company s current slogan is the beauty of chemistry . contents 1 history 2 specialty chemicals 3 vivimed health care 4 time line 5 references 6 external links history edit vivimed was originally incorporated as m s emgi pharmaceuticals & chemicals private limited in 1988 . 3 the company was founded by dr. v. manohar rao who is today the chairman of vivimed labs limited . in 1997 the name changed to vivimed labs limited . vivimed was mainly into health care until its foray into the home and personal care industry came with the advent of triclosan . rapid advances in the h & pc sector led to the company being listed with the bse and the nse in 2005 . in 2007 vvs pharma a sister company which operated in the pharmaceutical and health care sector merged with vivimed labs . the specialty chemicals division was headed by santosh varalwar and the health care division was headed by sandeep varalwar . in 2008 vivimed labs acquired james robinson 4 a 170 year old manufacturer of hair dyes fluorescents solvent ink dye markers and photochromics . james robinson continued to operate independently until its assimilation into the vivimed group in 2010 . james robinson was renamed vivimed labs europe in april 2010 . dr. richard smith the md of james robinson before and during its acquisition was appointed as the coo of vivimed labs limited . its manufacturing base was shifted from germany to hyderabad india . the kilo lab for photochromics and hair dye r & d is still located in huddersfield uk . the james robinson brand names of jarocol for its hair dyes and reversacol for photochromic dyes have been retained . in 2009 vivimed acquired har met a specialty chemicals distributor chain based in pennsylvania . in 2010 har met was incorporated as vivimed labs usa inc. vivimed labs usa inc operates as a separate sbu in america the biggest market in the home and personal care industry and its neighboring countries . specialty chemicals edit in 1997 hyderabad based vivimed labs started manufacturing triclosan a product with anti microbial properties and able to be incorporated in formulations . vivimed entered this market supplying of triclosan . in 2002 vivimed diversified its product range and ventured into the other areas of the home and personal care sector . its current product range includes sunscreens anti wrinkle skin lightening preservative anti dandruff hair growth hair conditioners anti microbial and oral care . vivimed health care edit vivimed health care is the pharmaceutical vertical of vivimed labs . vivimed health care manufactures finished formulations and active pharmaceutical ingredients apis . the manufacturing units are located in haridwar kashipur and hyderabad and their r & d is located in hyderabad . the major markets are the countries of the erstwhile ussr and africa . drugs manufactured by vivimed health care cater to the areas of diabetes nutritional supplements tuberculosis oncology hygiene and infectious diseases . time line edit 1988 founded as emgi pharmaceuticals 1997 commenced manufacturing of triclosan . name changed to vivimed labs 1998 diversification into other areas of home and personal care industry 2002 consolidation capacity expansions product innovations 2005 public listing of vivimed labs 2007 vvs pharma joins vivimed group 2008 acquisition of james robinson 2009 acquisition of har met 2010 james robinson and har met merged into the vivimed group to become vivimed labs europe and vivimed labs usa inc respectively 2011 acquisition of octtantis nobel india based marketing company with focus on nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals 2011 acquisition of klar sehen pvt. india based pharma company with specialities in ophthalmic products and delivery systems 2011 acquisition of uquifa api manufacture company ex yule catto with facilities in spain and mexico . references edit a b c http www.moneycontrol.com annual report vivimedlabs directors report vl07 vivimedlabs.com . . vivimed labs . retrieved 2010 09 25 . http www.sebi.gov.in dp vivi.pdf company profile james robinson . rsc.org . retrieved 2010 09 25 . external links edit http www.vivimedlabs.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title vivimed labs & oldid 730091522 categories chemical companies of indiacompanies based in hyderabad indiaindustries in hyderabad indiaspecialty chemical companieshidden categories orphaned articles from january 2012all orphaned articlesall articles with failed verificationarticles with 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