Venus Remedies, a leading research based global pharma company, has emerged as a winner of 'Silver Certificate of Merit' in the Economic Times' India Manufacturing Excellence Awards (IMEA), 2011 held in Mumbai. The company has bagged this award for its Baddi unit, based on the assessments conducted at the site and whetted by the jury of Economic Times' IMEA 2011 in partnership with Frost & Sullivan.

Ashutosh Jain, executive director of Venus Remedies Limited said on winning this prestigious award, “This award is recognition and acknowledgement of our high standards in terms of our manufacturing practices, quality, regulatory approvals, significant investment on our state-of-the-art R&D centre, well equipped facilities and fine infrastructure. It is an endorsement to our continuous endeavour in building Venus Remedies and making it stand amongst the top pharma giants of the industry.”

IMEA acknowledges the best facilities in India that have achieved and sustained manufacturing excellence by recognizing the Indian manufacturing capabilities and assessing the global competitiveness. This award celebrates success stories and honour entrepreneurs who have dedication, perseverance, foresight and diligence to develop a successful manufacturing organization and sustain continuous learning.

Out of 103 shortlisted companies, 35 were conferred with this prestigious award under various categories. Besides this, Venus has recently won the prestigious LACP's (League of American Communications Professionals) Global Communications Competition, the '2011 Spotlight Awards' for its annual report and also bagged 'Patent Award' in Gold category by Pharmexcil.