About Pharmaniaga Berhad

Pharmaniaga Berhad operates as an investment holding company that manufactures generic pharmaceuticals in Malaysia. The principal activities of the group consist of research and development, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and trading of pharmaceutical products; purchasing, storage and distribution of pharmaceutical and medical products to government hospitals and private institutions; provision of information technology solutions and systems support services; provision of diagnostic laboratory testing services; and medical planning and hospital equipping activities. Products In 2004, the company launched products, such as Innoherb, a health supplement range from France; Ticlopidine, which reduces the probability of future stroke events in stroke patients; Clarithromycin Suspension, an antibiotic for treatment of bacterial infections in children; Itraconazole, for the treatment of fungal infections and Paracetamol C&F (Cold and Flu), which is a remedy for colds and flu. A total of 20 products, were registered in 2004. The acquisition of 55 per cent interest in PT Millennium Pharmacon International Tbk (MPI) in Indonesia was completed in December 2004. MPI is the distributor of pharmaceutical and healthcare related products for local and foreign principals in Indonesia. Some of MPI’s major principals include Merck, Meiji Indonesia and Lapi Laboratories. MPI had a nationwide distribution network of 24 branches as of December 31, 2004. The main warehouses are located in three cities; namely Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya, all are located in Java Island. Medical Products and Services involves in the business of providing hospital equipping services, as well as procuring and distributing medical and related hospital equipment. On the local front, the company kicked off the pilot project for the Integrated Hospital Inventory System, extending the existing computerized system to cover areas, such as the main store, ward supply pharmacy, satellite store and ward unit within government hospitals. The company signed up a contract with a major private hospital group in Thailand for the development and implementation of the Internet based Demand Chain Management (DCM) system. The system to be implemented in Thailand would model after its Pharma Net set up in Malaysia. The company offers Computer Disaster Recovery Plan (CDRP) for UEM World Berhad (UEM World) which addresses the recovery of UEM World’s mission critical processing operations in the event of a disaster. Kualiti Alam Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary company of UEM World, has appointed the company as their consultant in developing their CDRP integrated Waste Management Centre in Bukit Pelanduk, Negeri Sembilan. Other parties have also expressed interest in Pharmaniaga Solutions’ capabilities in the area of Business Continuity Planning, in particular. The company’s subsidiaries are Pharmaniaga Manufacturing and Pharmaniaga Logistics. Strategic Alliance The company has strategic alliances with local research institutions, such as the Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology; MARDI; and the National Institute for Natural Products, Vaccines and Biologicals in the field of biotechnology.