GVK Biosciences is a multinational contract research organization

Contract research organization

A contract research organization, also called a clinical research organization, is a service organization that provides support to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in the form of outsourced pharmaceutical research services...

 (CRO), based in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

 and founded by Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy

Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy

Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy also referred to as GVK is the chairman of GVK Group. He was awarded Padma Bhushan - the second highest civilian award of India in 2011.His GVK group owns stakes in Mumbai & Bangalore international airports.GVK group recently bought Hancock mines in Australia.-See...

. It provides services for companies in the pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical company

The pharmaceutical industry develops, produces, and markets drugs licensed for use as medications. Pharmaceutical companies are allowed to deal in generic and/or brand medications and medical devices...

, biotechnology

Biotechnology

Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...

 industries, including consulting, clinical studies

Clinical trial

Clinical trials are a set of procedures in medical research and drug development that are conducted to allow safety and efficacy data to be collected for health interventions...

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The company is a part of the $1 billion GVK Group - Urban Infrastructure, Power, Transportation, Services (Hotels, Life-sciences and Financial) and Manufacturing (Particle Boards, Resins and Chemicals).

GVK Bio has operations in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

, Columbia

Columbia

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 in U.S.A.. The company provides services for Pharma R&D value chain. It includes patent research, clinical trials management, data management, biostatistical analysis, drug development consulting, biochemistry and training. The company, provides Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....

 Research services in partnership with Wyeth

Wyeth

Wyeth, formerly one of the companies owned by American Home Products Corporation , was a pharmaceutical company. The company was based in Madison, New Jersey, USA...

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The company, has recently partnered up with the consortium of Product development Partners for clinical services in Asia

External links

• http://archives.digitaltoday.in/businesstoday/20060423/features2.html
• http://www.gvkbio.com/seminar/images/GVK_Wyeth_Symposium_Brochure.pdf
• http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/27/stories/2008052755791700.htm