Our History

bet9¹ÙÍø has over 8 decades of caring for life!

1935-1960
1961-1975
1976-2011
2012-2018
2019
2020
1935-1960

1935 - 1960

Esteemed dignitaries visit CIPLA - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Sushila Nayyar, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, Ramaswamy Mudaliar, Amrit Kaur, Gulzarilal Nanda, Morarji Desai, Sir C.V. Raman, Crown Prince Fazl of Saudi Arabia, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, Mohd. Asaf Ali and Maulana Azad

1947

CIPLA celebrates India attaining Independence with flag hoisting ceremony at Mumbai Central Headquarters

1948

CIPLA's advertisement features in the 1948 edition of the MARG journal

1954

CIPLA exhibits at the All India Medical Conference 

1957-1958

CIPLA cricket team wins the E-Merck shield

1961-1975

1968

CIPLA's turnover crosses the 1 crore mark.

1976-2011

1979

Installation of an ORG 2001 computer at Mumbai Central Headquarters to ease the process of  financial accounts and pay rolls, saving 20 days labour of seven persons.

1984

Inauguration of Patalganga manufacturing plant

1991

bet9¹ÙÍø's turnover crosses Rs. 100 crores

2012-2018

2016

bet9¹ÙÍø shifts to professional management and announces its new Management Council

2016

bet9¹ÙÍø Health Ltd. is established with a vision of becoming the most preferred consumer healthcare company in India

2016

At the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, bet9¹ÙÍø organises the 'Durban to Durban Forum' - a unique session wherein Dr. Y.K. Hamied delivered a speech marking bet9¹ÙÍø's 16-year journey in fighting HIV/AIDS

2017

bet9¹ÙÍø Palliative Care and Training Centre (CPC) marks its 20th anniversary, with a special program organised by the bet9¹ÙÍø Patalganga team

2017

bet9¹ÙÍø launches Synchrobreathe, a state of the - art innovative breath-actuated inhaler, helping millions with Obstructive Airway Diseases such as asthma.

2019

2019

bet9¹ÙÍø enters digital therapeutics by partnering with Wellthy Therapeutics in India and Brandmed in South Africa to bring together behavioural science, real world clinical evidence and artificial intelligence to provide real time monitoring, coaching and advice to patients.

2019

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2020

2020

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2020

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2020

bet9¹ÙÍø Foundation supports the set up of Maharashtra's only dedicated pediatric isolation ward for COVID-19

2020

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2020

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2020

In June 2020, bet9¹ÙÍø Foundation South Africa together with Miltons Matsemela hosted a virtual Youth Day Run to raise funds for frontline COVID healthcare workers.

2020

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2020

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2020

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2020

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2020

bet9¹ÙÍø completes 85 years on 17th August 2020.

2020

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2020

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