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Press Release:

Panacea Biotec Observes Organ Donation Day

MOHAN Foundation Organizes Awareness Camp in the Company Premises

New Delhi - 6th August 2013: Panacea Biotec Ltd - One of lndia's leading Research based Health Management Company today observed Organ Donation Day at its Head office in New Delhi.

MOHAN Foundation (Multi Organ Harvesting Aid Network), a not-for-profit organization, planned an awareness camp for over 200 employees ofthe company at its Head Office.

In the words of Dr. Rajesh Jain - Jt. Managing Director, Panacea Biotec Ltd: "Panacea Biotec has been determinedly supporting the noble cause of Deceased Organ Donation in fine with its philosophy of "Innovation in Support of Life ". We have taken multiple initiatives over the years to suppor! this noble cause. There is greaL possibility of cadaver organ donation from brain dead people as every single person can save up to lO lives by donating Lheir organs. There are millions ofpatienLs in Lhe country waitingfor major organ transplantaLion and a subsLantial fracLion of them die due Lo non-availability of organs. Less Lhan 200 families did so in 2012, which was considered as India 's besL year for deceased organ donation. More than one lakh brain deaths occur in India every year, yet India stands at a poor 0.16 people per million compared Lo 23 people per million making an organ donation in the developed world. We need Lo take steps to educate people on the imporLance of donating their organs so thaL others can get a new lease of /ife. " Dr. Jain further added, "No religion prohibits organ donaLion and in fact this great act of DAAN builds positive karmafor an individuai. Today it brings me greaL pride Lo sign Lhe donor card for pledging of my organs. My wife Mrs. Meena Jain has a/so expressed her desire to pledge her organs for Lhis noble cause. The awareness camp organized today aims at creating Ambassadors of this honorable cause in our individuai capacities within the organization ".

The event showcased the documentary film 'Life Beyond...Forever' created by Award Winning Documentary filmmakers "Chinh" and supported by Panacea Biotec Ltd. The film focuses on the importance and mass education aspect of organ donation. Leading doctors from the country's renowned hospitals along with donor families, celebrities, organ recipients and religious leaders featured in the film on the noble cause. Furthermore, a large number of willing employees carne forward to pledge their organs by signing the donor cards.

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Panacea Biotec as a leader in the Transplantation and Nephrology segment undertakes various initiatives to support the cause of organ donation in the country. The company is dedicated to the field of Organ Transplant by providing affordable and quality drugs to thousands of organ recipients from past 20 years both within and outside the country. The company has regularly provided structured support to the program for many years and has supported and networked with various NGOs, Hospitals, Doctors and Societies. The company has also supported a Non­ Profit-Organization to conduct the first of its kind Transplant Co-ordinator training course in India. This trained severa!co-ordinators across many centers in the country supporting to provide for expert faculty and course curriculum.

Even the Union Ministry of Health has taken up the cause seriously and is rolling out multiple initiatives to promote organ donation.

About Panacea Biotec:

Panacea Biotec is one of India's leading research-based health management companies with established research, manufacturing and marketing capabilities. Panacea Biotec occupies the position of 2nd largest vaccine producer in India and has been ranked amongst the top l O biotechnology companies (ABLE Survey 2012) & is amongst top 50 pharmaceutical companies in India (ORG-IMS-MAT-March 2012). The company has collaborations and tie-ups with leading national and intemational research organizations and corporations. The company's state of the art manufacturing facilities for vaccines and pharmaceutical formulations comply with the US-FDA, UK-MHRA, SA-MCC and WHO-cGMP standards. Panacea Biotec has four dedicated state-of­ the-art research and development centers.

For more information, please contact:

Mr. P. D. Karan

GM- Business Diversification & Corporate Communication B-1 Extn.l A-27, Mohan Co-Operative Industriai Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi -110044, INDIA

Tel:+ 9111 41679000 Extn. 1406, 41578080 (Direct)

Fax:+ 91 11 41578002

Mobile: + 919312693040

Email: pdkaran@panaceabiotec . com
Web: www.panaceabiotec . com

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