With a 1.3 billion population and a significant percentage of it in need of access to high quality affordable medicine, India presents a great commercial opportunity and chance for pharma and healthcare companies. The benevolent industrial policies of successive governments and the conducive business environment has helped pharmaceutical and medical devices industries to grow 10X in the last two decades in India.
With its economy poised for world leading growth rates for the decades ahead and with its well-deserved reputation as a high-quality provider of medicines and medical devices, India is the next logical step in the growth of most pharmaceutical and medical devices companies. One of the most pioneering names in the market space is ABC International, A unique entity, which started from Myanmar in 2016. Within a shortspan of time , they have been able to not only build a network of high quality sourcing partners from India, but also could have some global giants as their manufacturing & marketing partners .
Also they could Arne a positive reputation for the top-of -in line services. To cater to the varied requirements of their clients, ABC International has created a diversified service portfolio that includes Healthcare Pharma Consulting, Pharma Regulatory and Documentation, Pharmaceutical Importation, Pharma marketing and Distribution Network services. On the products side, the firm offers critical care, anti-diabetics, oncology, Bio-similars and oral care products to name a few. The firms’ dedication to quality is further emphasized by their IS0 9001-2015 certification for all subsidiaries and warehousing units.
Laying The Foundation
ABC International’s journey began in 2016, with the goal of breaking the oligopoly of a few organizations in Myanmar and South-East Asia, thereby to increase the accessibility of quality critical healthcare products and services in Myanmar and SouthEast Asia. With a 682 million population and many countries transitioning from low to medium income countries, the healthcare needs of ASEAN region are rising and that presents a clear opportunity for ABC international to serve the ASEAN. ABC International acknowledges that the region is underserved in pharma and medical devices sectors, and access to quality services is an issue for the patients. At the same time, limited regulatory access proves to be a challenge for many industry players as well. Despite the odds, the organization set out on their
journey with the clear vision to be a top pharma and medical equipment service provider and to be a reliable regulatory partner for the industry. The company’s founder and Managing Director, Rajeev Rawal brings with him decades of experience and successful track record. Under his guidance (in response to the situation created by Covid crisis), the company formed a 10-people strong Crisis response team that delivered essential drugs to inaccessible regions in the country and helped the national effort to deal with the virus. Apart from that, as part of their corporate social responsibility, ABC International makes frequent donations to hospitals/ monasteries/economically challenged patients both critical medicines and other humanitarian assistance.
Catalysts Behind The Success
Starting from a team of 20 dedicated and motivated workforces, today ABC International employs more than 200 people with deep expertise in the regulatory domain and proven market insights. With the strong backing from their team, the company was able to face, understand and overcome the geo-political and supply chain related challenges and have grown from strength to strength. Encouraged by rapid growth and thrilled by living their vision, ABC International has established their regional offices in Singapore and India and has expanded their presence to geographies that are near and far. Presently, ABC International has their presence in Cambodia, Philippines and a few other countries such as Peru, Mongolia, Mauritius, Fiji through their associates and corporate partnerships. When asked about the future expansion plans of ABC International and their growth trajectory, Rajeev adds “We have reasons to be humbly proud of both our progress and the progress of our partners.
We will continue to grow in stature and strength in the ASEAN region and we are scaling up with entry into the Latin American countries in which we do not have a presence yet. African markets give us excellent commercial opportunities as well as a platform to increase the access to high quality medicine. As our first foray into North America, we are starting our operations in Canada with our medical devices portfolio. We are excited by our success, inspired by the difference we made and we are setting our eyes on the next peaks to conquer. We believe that the future is here and it is powered by our vision”.
Starting from a team of 20 dedicated and motivated workforce's, today ABC International employs more than 200 people with deep expertise in the regulatory domain and proven market insights
Rajeev Rawal, Founder & Managing Director
As the saying goes, the leaders shape organizations in their own image and Rajeev’s personal values and altruistic ideals guided ABC International in their quest to have a positive impact in the industry. Apart from business acumen with which he scaled up generic majors like Dr. Reddy’s in Myanmar to top of the country league tables, Rajeev brings tremendous energy in furthering ABC International’s core purpose. Also, leveraging his unparalleled industry experience, Rajeev has been able to not just create but also maintain an impressive clientele of 150 + companies under the umbrella of ABC International Limited.
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