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Top 25 Drug development and research companies based in India

Name: Drug development and research companies based in India
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 1,358 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,358 drug development and research companies headquartered in India as of September 2026 and tracks 211,724 professional contacts across them, including 32,759 with verified work emails. Hyderabad is the largest hub.

This list covers drug development and research companies headquartered in India, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest drug development and research companies based in India

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,358 drug development and research companies based in India, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to drug development and research companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Zydus Group	Indirect evidence	Ahmedabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	13,927 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Zydus Group with an overarching purpose of empowering people with freedom to live healthier and more fulfilled lives, is an innovative, global life-sciences company that…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Alkem Laboratories LTD	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	12,789 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A single idea, which sprouts from a human mind, contains the potential to create marvels that can influence generations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Glenmark Pharmaceuticals	Partial evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	12,536 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited is a research-led, global organization committed to enriching lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Torrent Pharmaceuticals LTD	Indirect evidence	Ahmedabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	10,145 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Torrent Pharma, with annual revenues of more than Rs 11,500 crores, is the flagship Company of the Torrent Group, with group revenues of Rs crores.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Syngene International Limited	Strong evidence	Bengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	8,064 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Syngene International Ltd.(BSE: 539268, NSE: SYNGENE, ISIN: INE398R01022) is an integrated research, development, and manufacturing services company serving the global…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited	Indirect evidence	Ahmedabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	7,760 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded by Shri I.A.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Ajanta Pharma LTD	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	7,360 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ajanta Pharma Limited is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	MSN Laboratories	Partial evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	7,225 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MSN Group is one of the fastest-growing, research-based and fully integrated pharmaceutical companies based out of Hyderabad, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Micro Labs Limited	Strong evidence	Bengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	4,966 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Micro Labs Limited emerges as a preeminent technology-driven healthcare entity, recognized for its cutting-edge Research and Development (R&D) and state-of-the-art…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Indoco Remedies LTD	Partial evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,582 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Indoco is a fully integrated, research-oriented pharmaceutical company with a strong global presence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Aragen Life Sciences	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,277 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aragen is a trusted R&D and manufacturing partner to the global life sciences industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Unichem Laboratories Limited	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,901 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Promoted by the late Mr.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	SAI Life Sciences LTD	Indirect evidence	Gachibowli, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,878 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sai Life Sciences is built on the bedrock of partnership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Laurus Labs Limited	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,467 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Laurus labs is an innovation-driven¸ people-centric & client-focused organization offering a broad and integrated portfolio of products & services to the global pharmaceutical…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Strides	Indirect evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,240 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Strides Pharma Science is a global pharma company headquartered in Bengaluru and a footprint across 100 countries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Anthem Biosciences Limited	Strong evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,336 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Anthem Biosciences, a Bangalore-India based Contract Research Development Organization (CDMO) Anthem Bio offers a whole gamut of services dedicated to enabling and sustaining…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Novartis India	Indirect evidence	Mumbai, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	1,890 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Novartis is reimagining medicine in India since 1947.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Jubilant Biosys Limited	Strong evidence	Noida, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,882 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Jubilant Biosys is an integrated Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO) providing drug discovery, development, and GMP manufacturing services to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Hetero Healthcare Limited	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,601 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hetero Healthcare Ltd is a leading Innovative Pharmaceutical Company in India, headquartered at Hyderabad.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Meyer Organics Pvt. LTD	Indirect evidence	Thane (west), IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,458 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MEYER Organics is one of the leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in India, founded in 1982.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Zydus Cadila Healthcare Limited	Indirect evidence	Ahmedabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,451 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Zydus Cadila Healthcare Limited is a biotechnology company based out of Zydus Tower Opp Fun Republic Satellite Cross Roads Satellite Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Veeda Lifesciences	Indirect evidence	Ahmedabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	1,320 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We partner with innovator and generic companies using our high-quality infrastructure and a global network of clinical trial sites, to launch novel therapies and new products for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Vimta Labs LTD	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,239 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1984 with headquarters in Hyderabad, India, VIMTA LABS LTD.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services Limited	Strong evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	1,092 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services is leading contract research, development, and manufacturing organization (CDMO).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Apotex India	Partial evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,040 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Apotex is a proudly Canadian, global pharmaceutical company with a presence in India consisting of Apotex Research Private Limited (ARPL), an affiliate of Apotex that operates in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: drug development and research companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names drug development and research companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of drug development and research companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name drug development and research companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Drug development and research companies based in India at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

15.5%Verified-email coverage

155.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

11.8%Largest-city concentration · Hyderabad

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

340

11-50

456

51-200

311

201-500

121

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for India, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for India, over 1,358 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among drug development and research companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in India whose own description of what they do matches “drug development and research companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names drug development and research companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among drug development and research companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside India are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 32,759 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Drug development and research companies by metro

Drug development and research companies in Hyderabad160
Drug development and research companies in Mumbai115
Drug development and research companies in Ahmedabad92
Drug development and research companies in Bangalore63
Drug development and research companies in New Delhi58
Drug development and research companies in Pune49
Drug development and research companies in Chennai48
Drug development and research companies in Bengaluru43
Drug development and research companies in Noida29
Drug development and research companies in Delhi28
Drug development and research companies in Navi Mumbai27

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names drug development and research companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many drug development and research companies are there based in India?

RevenueBase identified 1,358 drug development and research companies headquartered in India as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Zydus Group, headquartered in Ahmedabad, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most drug development and research companies?

Hyderabad leads with 160 headquartered companies, followed by Mumbai (115) and Ahmedabad (92).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 32,759 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,358 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.