April 25, 2008

India's Hester Pharma is now Hester Biosciencies

Ahmedabad-based Hester Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of poultry vaccines in India has changed its name to Hester Biosciences Ltd, a move that came about since the company is 100 percent biotechnology.

Known for its range of poultry vaccines, the company will soon enter the large animal vaccine space by producing vaccines for cattle, sheep and dogs by the second quarter of 2008. In the last year, the company's vaccine production capacity has risen from 1.2 billion doses to 5 billion at its Kadi plant. Three to four types of vaccines will be introduced for large animals.