Sanofi makes and markets prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products in India. It is headquartered in Powai, Mumbai and runs a manufacturing facility in Goa.
Ownership and structure
Sanofi holds its India business through Sanofi India Limited, a listed subsidiary in which the promoter group owns 60.4 percent. The consumer healthcare business was demerged into Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India Limited in 2024. Sanofi India Limited is listed on the NSE and BSE under the symbol SANOFI.
What India does for Sanofi
India is a sales market and production base for Sanofi, with about 4,000 employees, a manufacturing site in Goa and medicines and vaccines that reach 24 countries.
Sanofi's India business
Sanofi has operated in India since 1956 and marked 70 years in the country in 2026. It employs about 4,000 people in India.
Its medicines and vaccines made in India reach 24 countries. Sanofi acquired Hyderabad based vaccine maker Shantha Biotechnics for 784 million dollars.
Key moves in India
- 1956: Sanofi began operating in India.
- 2009: Sanofi acquired Hyderabad vaccine maker Shantha Biotechnics.
- 2023: The Sanofi India board approved in May a scheme to demerge the consumer healthcare business into Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India Limited.
- 2024: Sanofi India set 13 June as the record date for the demerger, giving shareholders one Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India share for each share held.
- 2026: Sanofi marked 70 years of operations in India.
Where it operates
Sanofi runs its India business from Mumbai. It also has a presence in Goa.
At a glance
- Home country: France
- Global headquarters: Paris
- Sector: Manufacturing & Supply Chains
- Business: Pharmaceuticals
- Role of India: Sales market, Manufacturing base, Export base
- India entity: Sanofi India Limited
- Listed in India: Sanofi India Limited (SANOFI)
- India head office: Mumbai
- India offices: Mumbai, Goa
- India headcount: 4,000+ (2026)
- In India since: 1956
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