Dr Kallam Anji Reddy founded Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories In 1984, later which penetrated deeper into the Indian Pharmaceutical industry.Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories marked its trade mark in transforming Indian bulk drug industry from import-dependent in mid-80s to self-reliant in mid-90s and finally into the present export-oriented industry.

Journey Of Dr Kallam Anji Reddy:

• Dr. K. Anji Reddy completed his B.Sc in Pharmaceuticals and Fine chemicals from Bombay University .
• Later in 1969, he completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering from National Chemical Laboratory, Pune.
• After that Dr. K. Anji Reddy served in PSU Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited from 1969 to 1975.
• Between 1976 to 1980 he acted as the founder-Managing Director of Uniloids Ltd.
• Later in between 1980 to 1984 he was the founder-Managing Director of Standard Organics Limited.

                In 1993, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories  became the first company to take up drug discovery research in India and in April 2001 it became the first non-Japanese Asian pharmaceutical company to list on NYSE. By the end of fiscal year 2005, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories was India’s second largest pharmaceutical company and the youngest among its peer group. 
                 Dr. Reddy is a serving member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade & Industry, Government of India, and has been nominated to the Board of National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER). He is the founder-Chairman of Dr. Reddy’s Foundation for Human & Social Development, a social arm of Dr. Reddy’s, which acts as a catalyst of change to achieve sustainable development.

Awards & Honours:

1. Awarded with Padma Shri in 2001.
2. Sir PC Ray award conferred twice, in 1984 and 1992.
3. Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations (FAPA)’s FAPA-Ishidate Award for Pharmaceutical Research in 1998.
4. Business India voted him Businessman of the Year in 2001 which is a leading business magazine.
5. CHEMTECH Foundation bestowed on him the Achiever of the Year award in the year 2000 and the ‘Hall of Fame’ award in 2005, for his Entrepreneurship, Leadership and thrust on Innovation