October 2011

They at Promed firmly believe that business organizations must contribute towards the wellbeing of society. To them, CSR is not charity but is sustainable development and empowerment of the community. The Promed team volunteers for several innovative programmes in the areas of public health, education and environment. They also undertake 'Joy of Giving Week' along with the non-governmental organization - Goonj wherein all employees donate old clothes, utensils, books, blankets etc.

University of Pune, one of the premier universities in India, is positioned in the North-western part of Pune city. It occupies an area of about 411 acres. It was established on 10th February, 1948 under the Poona University Act. The university houses 46 academic departments. It is popularly known as the 'Oxford of the East'. It has about 118 recognized research institutes and 269 affiliated colleges offering graduate and under-graduate courses.

At Roche they focus on developing medicines and diagnostics that will help patients live longer, better lives.
They strive to address unmet medical needs through excellence in science – from early detection and prevention of diseases to diagnosis, treatment and treatment monitoring.

Accelrys (NASDAQ:ACCL), a leading scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, supports industries and organizations that rely on scientific innovation to differentiate themselves.

Celon Laboratories Limited is a fully integrated Pharmaceutical company a leader in development and marketing of specialty injectable products. Using in-house Research and Development capabilities, together with operational flexibility manufacturing and regulatory expertise, Celon is able to take a wide variety of products from laboratory to the market.

Healthcare and personal hygiene are evolving like never before. It's to match steps with changing lifestyles; eating habits; work culture; environmental changes and associated ailments or needs. The most reassuring fact about today's life is that, though after a fifty-year-long slumber, people are going back to nature. Natural foods, natural cosmetics, natural therapies, etc. Gufic believes, it's a welcome change.