The Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune acquired a 50 per cent stake in SCHOTT Kaisha to become SCHOTT's joint venture partner and secure the pharma packaging supply, the biotech company announced on Tuesday. SII acquires 50 stake in pharma packaging firm Schott Kaisha"Securing supply chain is of strategic importance...As a longtime customer, we use their vials, ampoules and syringes to store vaccines, including Covishield" CEO Adar Poonawalla said in his statement. The SII has bought the 50 per cent stake in the Indian joint venture SCHOTT Kaisha from former co-owners Kairus Dadachanji and Shapoor Mistry. Dr Frank Heinricht, CEO of SCHOTT said, "As India has steadily established its position as a global pharmaceutical hub, we are delighted to strengthen our footprint within the Indian pharma supply chain. The fact that SCHOTT has an integrated value chain, covering also the glass tubing the packaging is made of, further helped to secure the supply chain.

Source: Hindustan Times August 17, 2021 16:07 UTC