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A former official of drug maker Wockhardt on Thursday settled with Sebi a case pertaining to alleged non-disclosure of adverse observations made by the USFDA about the company's manufacturing facility to the exchanges in 2013. Vijay Khetan, who was the compliance officer of Wockhardt, paid Rs 27.06 lakh towards the settlement charges to the capital markets regulator for the alleged violations of insider trading rules, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in an order. The order came after Khetan proposed to settle the pending proceedings through a settlement order. Sebi, through a show cause notice in September 2022, alleged that Khetan, being the compliance officer of Wockhardt at the relevant point of the time, had failed to ensure disclosure of price sensitive information immediately to stock exchanges. Therefore, he allegedly violated the code of conduct specified under the insider trading rules, as per the show cause notice. It was also alleged that Wockhardt
Drug firm Wockhardt plans to roll out two vaccines within a year from its UK-based facility as part of a tie-up with Serum Institute of India, a top company official said. Last year, a Wockhardt unit tied up with a subsidiary of Serum Institute of India to set up a vaccine manufacturing facility in Wrexham, North Wales (UK). "Serum has identified two vaccines and we plan to manufacture these products within the next 12 months after exhibit batches and regulatory approval is received," Wockhardt Managing Director and Global CEO Murtaza Khorakiwala said in an analyst call. Elaborating on the tie-up, he noted that the company has already concluded an agreement with Serum and as a result of that Wockhardt has received 10 million pounds as a contribution for reserving the manufacturing facility for 150 million doses per year of vaccine for 15 years. "This is 150 million doses per year for about a 15-year agreement. And in addition to a contract manufacturing, there is a joint venture ..
Drug firm Wockhardt on Saturday said it has tied up with various partners to roll out products in the US market with its Illinois-based manufacturing plant all set to relieve all workers in a phased manner as part of business restructuring in the US market. The Mumbai-based company said it has engaged multiple US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) approved manufacturing partners in the US market, after thorough due diligence and inspection of their facilities, to manufacture various products for sale in the US/ North America. "The company is relieving all its staff who were directly engaged by our US subsidiary in its plant in connection with the manufacturing process in a phased manner and in full compliance with the applicable local laws," Wockhardt Ltd said in a regulatory filing. This new arrangement is in the best interest of the company as it will help avoid the manufacturing and quality management cost completely resulting in significant savings in operating and overhead co