History
Unichem Laboratories was founded in 1944 by the late Mr. Amrut Mody, a pioneer in the Indian pharmaceuticals business. With a rich tradition of unwavering quality and reliability, Unichem brings together a unique blend of modern, value-added research and deep knowledge of the Indian pharmaceuticals industry.
Here are some of the company’s significant milestones since inception:
| Year | Milestones |
| 2006 | Acquisition of 100% stake in Niche Generics Limited, United Kingdom |
| 2005 | Set up of New Pharma Technology Development Centre at Goa Unichem acquired API manufacturing unit at Pithampur |
| 2002 - 2003 | Subsidiaries in South Africa & Brazil established |
| 2002 | Established Joint Venture in UK called Niche Generics Limited |
| 2001 | New R&D Centre set up at Mumbai. New Biosciences R&D Centre set up at Bangalore for research work in Bio-technology |
| 1998 | Baddi formulations plant - fully operational |
| 1997 | Goa formulations plant - fully operational New Corporate office set up at Unichem Bhavan Jogeshwari, Mumbai |
| 1996 | Merger of Unichem Expo.rts Ltd. & Unisearch Ltd. with Unichem Laboratories Ltd |
| 1984 | UNISEARCH Limited was set up in Collaboration with Upjohn |
| 1978 | Roha Bulk Drug Plant established (Backward Integration) |
| 1972 | Padma Bhushan awarded to Late Mr. Amrut Mody for his pioneering efforts in Indian Pharma Industry |
| 1968 | Ghaziabad formulations plant setup |
| 1963 | Tie up with Uni Sankyo - Co-Marketing formulations |
| 1962 | First Formulation plant at Jogeshwari In October, 1962 Unichem became Public-Listed company on Bombay Stock Exchange - Total issued share capital 44 lacs |
| 1944 | Naissance of Unichem |
