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Vol. 20 No. 3 May – June 2015 H O U S E J O U R N A L O F B L U E C R O S S L A B O R A T O R I E S P V T L T D .

Looking Back, Looking Forward… a Journey of 25 Years The journey since 1990 has been really fascinating. Looking back at the journey since 1990 we can clearly recall the baby steps as well as the giant leaps that Blue

Cross took as we surged ahead adopting the best and the latest in technology and systems in order to adapt better and stay ahead of competition. Implementing SAP, the world’s best ERP system, way back in

2001, upgrading it in 2007 and extending it to all our major functions and operations in 2010 was one such initiative.

Another was the well-considered decision to start the BCL generic division. It was not just a part of our business strategy, but was also meant to fulfill our social commitment towards providing quality medicines at the lowest possible prices to the institutions, hospitals and individuals who need them the most. I am sure we can look at similar projects in the future also.

The most heartening part of the journey has been the team spirit displayed by all of you at every crucial juncture when such spirit was needed the most. Our shared commitment to our mission to ‘Initiate efforts to provide world class products for markets that

deliver value to customers, satisfy unmet medical needs, improve patients’ lives and offer a uniform quality product at affordable cost to all human beings’ has been

visible till date. But it was amply demonstrated when both our Goa Plant and Nasik Plant were ISO 9001-2008 certified by SUV-SUD. Though the last 25 years of Blue Cross have been extremely eventful and fulfilling, I look forward to the future with a lot of excitement and optimism, as the years ahead are going to be full of opportunities, such as we have never seen before. However, as we all know, wherever there are new opportunities there will be new challenges too.

But the one thing I am very confident about is - The Blue Cross Team has the resolve and the spirit to meet and overcome every challenge and scale newer and newer heights!

Good Luck for the next 25 years!Manoj Israni, Managing Director

Dr. David Day, President and Ms. Carolyn Zhang, Vice President, M/s Ningbo Smart Pharma Co.

Ltd., China, a major supplier of Mefenamic Acid which is the main ingredient in our product ‘Meftal’ were warmly welcomed at Blue Cross during their recent trip to India.

They visited the Goa Plant on April 9, 2015, where they were taken on a tour of the facility and planted a Christmas tree in the plant premises.

Silver Jubilee

with Blue Cross Laboratories

Chairman Mr. N.H. Israni congratulates Mr. Manoj N. Israni, Managing Director, for completing 25 years of dedicated

service with the Company.

Chairman Mr. N.H. Israni with Dr. David Day, President and Ms. Carolyn Zhang, Vice President, M/s Ningbo Smart

Pharma Co. Ltd., China.(more picures on page 2)

Visitors from China Warmly Welcomed

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Training Time

SEs from BC from all the regions, attended a training program held in June 2015, at Hotel Juhu Plaza in

MumbaiSEs from BCL from all over India, attended a training

program held in June 2015, at Hotel Juhu Plaza in Mumbai

Mr. Haresh Sheth, Sr. GM – Purchasing, visited China, from June 20-27, 2015, to meet the team at M/s Ningbo

Smart Pharma Co. Ltd. This company supplies Mefenamic Acid to Blue Cross Labs and has vast experience of over 15 years in manufacturing this product, producing around 800 MT per year. Their plant is GMP approved with state-of-art facilities.

Mr. Sheth also visited the huge Pharmaceutical Exhibition of APIs, chemicals and intermediates that was held in Shanghai. Over 2500 exhibitors from China as well as other countries worldwide participated in this exhibition, which was visited by manufacturers and visitors from around the world.

The participation from India, including that of Blue Cross Laboratories, was very prominent and gained an encouraging response. The tour was very successful with regard to developing alternate vendors for Mefenamic Acid and new molecules, as well as for making new contacts and looking at new developments for the growth of the company.

Visitors from China Warmly Welcomed

A Visit to Our Principals in China

Mr. Haresh Sheth, Sr. GM – Purchasing, seen with Mr. Wang Guangtian, Vice President, TIANXIN Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., at the pharmaceutical exhibition in Shanghai.

The visitors were warmly welcomed by Mr. Manoj Israni, Managing Director, at the Corporate Office in Mumbai.

The visitors (second and third from left) with Goa Plant executives.

A Visit to Our Principals in ChinaMr. Haresh Sheth, Sr. GM – Purchasing, visited M/s (put M/s on next line)Ningbo Smart Pharma Co. Ltd., China,

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TUSQ and KOLQ Chota Patient Benefit Camps

In order to help a large number of patients, Blue Cross RMs and SEs conducted Chota (Mini) Patient Benefit Camps

(PBCs), directly in Doctors’ clinics. During these camps, SEs presented free trial packs of

TUSQ and KOLQ to patients who had Doctors’ prescriptions for the same. Doctors all over India appreciated this unique initiative and have requested Blue Cross to continue conducting such activities on a regular basis.

Hypertension Day Across Blue Cross

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Hypertension Day Across Blue CrossBlue Cross

celebrated Hypertension Day

across India on May 17, 2015, with a series of Disease Detection

Camps.

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More Field Events & Activities

A Patient Education Programme

was recently conducted at the Diabetic Association in Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra.

A CME (Continuous Medical Education) programme was conducted for IMA personnel in Calicut, Kerala.

A CME programme was conducted at Rajula, Amreli

HQ, on May 14, 2015, by Mr. Shailesh Patel, Regional Manager, Junagadh and Mr. Bharat Hadiya, ABM.

The Pune BC & EXL team

participated in a special Paediatric Conference on fever.

Disease Detection Camps Around the CountryThe Blue Cross team educated people about Hypertension and Diabetes at a number of Disease Detection Camps (DDCs) during the last two months...

A DDC in Shiroli, Kolhapur, in association with Dr. N. M. Patil.

A DDC in Kolhapur by the BC and EXL

teams.

A DDC in Asifabad by Mr. M. Ahmeduddin, with Dr. M. Satyanarayana.

A DDC in Islampur, Maharastra.

A DDC in Akola by Mr. Vijay Giri, RM.

A DDC in Bhavnagar, Gujarat

A DDC in Ghaziabad by

Mr. Vikas Yadav, RM.

A DDC in Haridwar by Mr. Abhisek Trigunay, RM.

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Warm congratulations to the following children of Blue Cross employees who notched up a high percentage in different examinations. Examination

Toppers are Warmly

Felicitated

Vinayak, son of Mr. P. S. Parameswaran: (SSC) 94.2%

Pratik, son of Mr. Panchanan Routray: (ICSE) 92.6%

Herschelle, daughter of Mrs.Christabelle D’Souza: (SSC) 75.40%

Rohit, son of Mr. Umesh Shetty: (SSC) 74.60%

Tirth, son of Mr. Mahesh Parmar: (SSC) 72.80%

Rohit, son of Mr. Manoj Israni: (ICSE) 71.33%

Anish, son of Mr. Subu John: (HSC) 81%

Urvi, daughter of Mr. Hitesh Shah: (HSC) 77.85%

Rhea, daughter of Mrs. Merciana Nayak: (HSC) 73.69%

Vaishnavi, daughter of Mr. P. S. Parameswaran: (BA) CGPA of 3.29/4

Hrishikesh, son of Mr. B. M. Deore: (SSC) 90.60%

Vrushali, daughter of Mr. S. B. Digholkar: (SSC) 89.80%

Dhiraj, son of Mr. Suresh More: (SSC) 86.40%

Kaustubh, son of Mr. M. V. Kulkarni: (SSC) 84.60%

Ritwik, son of Mr. S. S. Chumble: (SSC) 81%

Manasi, daughter of Mr. S. D. Gharate: (SSC) 76.20%

Bhagyesh, son of Mr. K. G.Dharmadhikari: (SSC) 67.60%

Deepika, daughter of Mr. Bapurao Kendre: (SSC) CGPA of 9.7/10

Sharayu, daughter of Mrs. Swati Vinchurkar: (7th Std. Scholarship Examination) 69.3%, 24th in Nasik District Merit list.

Nizamabad

Cheers to the High Scorers in the Blue Cross FamilyChildren of Blue Cross employees who obtained good results in their examinations were warmly felicitated.Mumbai

The young achievers are seen with Mr. Manoj Israni, Managing Director.

Nasik

A felicitation function was organised to commend the young achievers.

The Nasik team gathers together for the June 2015 Monthly Celebration.

Monthly Celebrations

A cake is cut during the June 2015 Monthly Celebration in Mumbai.

Nashik

Mumbai

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Send in articles and suggestions for Blue Cross News, addressed to Mr. Santosh Shetty, Asst. Manager-HR, to reach by September 15, 2015.

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Head OfficeMr. William Fernandes as Corporate Training ManagerMs. Nivedita Bagwe as Asst. Manager – Legal & Secretarial

Nasik

Moving Upwards & Onwards!

Cheers to Our Long Servers

Retirements

Mr. P.T. Shinde, Packer, Mumbai

Mr. Madhurkar, Peon, Mumbai

25 YearsMr. Mukund Lahoti, Nasik Ms. Nisha Patel, Nasik 20 Years

Mr. Arjun Kumar Jha, Biratnagar Mr. Ramesh Kumar Shukla, Patna 10 YearsMr. M. Jagdish, Hospet Mr. Anoop T.T., ErnakulamMr. Satyam Kumar Sinha, PatnaMr. Kumar Jashwani, DelhiMr. K.Rabi Kumar, Berhampur5 YearsMr. B. Manikandan, Trichy Mr. Rajesh Ranjan, Purnea Mr. C. Chandrashekar, Cuddapah Ms. Sharmila Kasbekar, Mumbai Mr. Mir Basheer Ali, Hyderabad Mr. Uppara Viswanatham, Anantapur Mr. M. Manjunath, Bangalore

Mr. Anand Krishna, BangaloreMr. Rajshekar Patil, Raichur Mr. M. Raja Ramesh, SiddipetMr. V. Veerabramham, Kurnool Mr.. S. Satish Kumar, Anantapur Mr.. Pappu Singh, Siddharth nagar Mr. Sunil Raina, AnantnagMr. P. Pratap, SrikakulamMr. Y. Anjaneyulu, HyderabadMr. Shake Ibrahim, RajahmundryMr. Parag Sharma, DehradunMr. Mansoor P Muhammed, TrichurMr. T. Ravi, TirupatiMr. Ch.Ch.G Sastry, AmalapuramMr. Dhananjay Shire, MumbaiMr. J. Srinivas, Kamareddy

Mr. Sudarshan Sapkota, Nepal15 YearsMr. Chandan Kumar, Gaya Mr. Vishal Bhandari, Amritsar Mr. Rajeev Sharma, Delhi

Nasik Factory Visits

Students and faculty members of Sophia

College, Mumbai, visited the Nasik Factory on May 15, 2015.

SEs visited the Nasik Factory on May 17, 2015.

Mr. Prakash Chandra Rijhwani (left) as General Manager – Costing & Mgmt. Services

ManagerMr. Tanmoy Roy as Area Business ManagerMr. Samar Sikdar as Area Business ManagerMr. Hirdesh Kumar as Area Business ManagerMr. Vivek Kumar Pandey as Area Business ManagerMr. Sandeep Poonia as Area Business ManagerMr. Dinesh Debnath as Territory ManagerMr. Keshav Verma as Territory ManagerMr. Manish Srivastava as Area Business ManagerMr. Rakesh Singh Rathaur as Area Business ManagerMr. Mohammad Daud as Area Business Manager

Mr. Chandrakant Gite as Asst. Manager – Depot

FieldMr. Ram Sushil Namdeo as Regional