Biocon
Biocon
Biocon (pronounced: /ˈbaɪ.oʊ.kɒn/) is a biopharmaceutical company based in Bangalore, India. The company manufactures generic active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) that are sold in over 120 countries across the globe, including the developed markets of the United States and Europe. It also manufactures novel biologics, as well as, biosimilar insulins and antibodies, which are sold in India as branded formulations.
Etymology
The name "Biocon" is a portmanteau of "biological" and "convention", reflecting the company's focus on biological sciences and its commitment to adhering to international conventions in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Related Terms
- Biopharmaceutical: A type of medicinal drug product manufactured in, extracted from, or semi synthesized from biological sources. Different from totally synthesized pharmaceuticals, they include vaccines, blood, or blood components, allergenics, somatic cells, gene therapies, tissues, recombinant therapeutic protein, and living cells used in cell therapy.
- Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API): Any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used in the manufacture of a drug (medicinal) product and that, when used in the production of a drug, becomes an active ingredient of the drug product.
- Biosimilar: A biosimilar is a biologic medical product highly similar to another already approved biological medicine (the 'reference medicine').
- Insulin: A hormone that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood. The lack of insulin causes a form of diabetes.
- Antibody: A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances which the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Biocon
- Wikipedia's article - Biocon
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