India plays a pivotal role in the global pharmaceuticals sector. The country is the largest provider of generic drugs & medicines globally, and the Indian pharmaceutical sector is currently very active in completing the global demand for various vaccines and medicines. The domestic pharmaceutical industry includes a network of 3,000 drug companies and ~10,500 manufacturing units. India also has a large pool of scientists and engineers with the potential to steer the industry ahead to greater heights. While at the same time, as per a report, the probiotic industry growth estimated at seven percent annually and prebiotic growth forecast at 12.7 percent over next night years. Companies are investing in research and development activities to bring new and more efficient Probiotics and Prebiotics to cater to the growing needs of various end-user industries. Headquartered in Panchkula, Fido Pharma is one of such manufacturer with great potential to make a difference in the Probiotic production industry.

Fido Pharma Private Limited, a Probiotics and Enzymes Manufacturing company established in 2015, contributes to the pharmaceutical industry by providing Enzyme solutions and Probiotics for customer applications in Biopharmaceutical, Fine Chemicals, Food & Feed, and Cosmetics industries. It has a proven record of offering customized solutions with a portfolio of above 20 Enzymes, 30 Probiotics, and Probiotic Blends. As an application driven provider, the company works closely with the customers to better understand and fulfill their individual needs. Prabhat Singh, Managing Director of Fido Pharma, says, “We are committed to developing and commercializing innovative solutions for improved healthcare at affordable cost”.

What Are Probiotics?
In India, the Probiotics Manufacturing Unit defines probiotics as live microorganisms that confer health benefits to the host when administered adequately. Alternatively, probiotics have been explained as live microbial supplements that beneficially

affect the host by improving its intestinal microbial balance. Probiotics are used to improve the health of both animals and humans through the modulation of the intestinal microbiota. It is of great significance to promote the development of human gastro intestinal nutrition and health by regulating the host mucosal and systemic immune function or regulating the balance of intestinal flora.

Meeting Global Standards In Probiotics Quality
The manufacturing units of Fido Pharma at Hyderabad (Telangana) and Panchkula (Haryana) are designed to meet international standards of product quality and environmental protection. The manufacturing set-up of the firm is GMP Compliant and ensures quality at all levels, from inventory to delivery of products. Prabhat adds that the company believes to provide customers total satisfaction through the provision of high quality products derived from leading R&D and continuous enhancement, while promoting a sustainable growth in the global market.

We are committed to developing and commercializing innovative solutions for improved healthcare at affordable cost

As an approach to cut down on importing expenses, Fido Pharma has developed new technologies to carry out the manufacturing of the imported products in India. The affordable price of the products works as the unique selling point for the company, thereby placing Fido Pharma as one of the preferred probiotics manufacturer globally. Given its requirement for less financial investment for production, Fido Pharma is able to offer its products at very competitive prices to all the customers.

The Right Blends & Its Science
The Probiotics Blends is basically a combination of both prebiotic & probiotic and it has synergistic effects. According to the customers requirement, such as flavor, additional sweetness, capsule size, to name a few; the company provides the Probiotics Blends in the best possible way that they can go ahead with. In the case of technology, Prabhat claims, “Our product is stable at room temperature, unlike other Probiotics which require specific temperature conditions for transportation and storage” Currently, Fido Pharma also exports probiotics, especially to Germany, Canada, and Japan.

Perfecting Products Is The Way Forward
Pertaining to Fido Pharma's vision to become a Global Leader in all principal markets across diverse industries, Prabhat concludes on an outlook for the future of Fido Pharma saying, "Our interest is to add new applications of probiotics and prebiotics across health conditions and evolve with the trend of our future with probiotics and prebiotics. We target at exploration of new candidate probiotics and prebiotics with deep insights into the interactions with the microbiome and host. We focus on development of affordable complete genome sequencing and cultivation methods allowing isolation and characterization of new range of microorganisms with potential health benefits. Additionally we emphasize on investigating the safety of novel species and genera under consideration for development of new probiotic products".