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3 unusual facts about Ranbaxy Laboratories


Daiichi Sankyo

On June 10, 2008, Daiichi Sankyo agreed to take a majority (35%) stake in Indian generic drug maker Ranbaxy, with a deal valued at about $4.6 billion.

The company also owns the American biotechnology company Plexxikon, the German biotechnology company U3 and Ranbaxy Laboratories in India.

Ranbaxy Laboratories

In June 2008, Japan's Daiichi Sankyo Company took a majority (50.1%) stake in Ranbaxy, with a deal valued at about US$4.6 billion.


Valganciclovir

However a generic version manufactured by Japanese-owned Indian company Daiichi-Ranbaxy was found by the District Court of New Jersey, USA not to infringe Roche's patent.


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