Responding to the COVID Pandemic & Introducing advanced technology to serve our customers better
We at Ator, understood the criticallity of the healthcare supply chain and being one of the leading players in the health eco-system took the COVID-19 pandemic head on. We put in place a system for drug ordering and timely supplies to all our pharmacy partners and hospital networks. We increased our inventory holding days to meet the surge in demand due to customer fear of lockdowns. We worked very closely with local government organizations & multiple NGO's to supply critical covid-19 medication to all COVID care centres. We ensured the supplies of critical injectables like Tosciluzunab, Remdesvir, Itolizunab were supplied to patients, pharmacies and hospitals as per guidelines and allocation as per the FDA.
2020 - Presenttag line to be added
Having grown from a semi wholsaler 3 decades ago, to a diversified healthcare conglomerate with multiple entities in manufacturing, marketing, exports, distribution, retail and private brands the company decided to restructure the org. with a renewed focus on each division and amalgamation of its smaller entities into the 1 consolidated company. Manufacturing and exports arm was divested to have a more focused approach towards building India's largest healthcare supply chain organization.
2018 - 2020Investing in solutions to improve patient outcomes
Transforms patient access, adherence, cost of specialty medications and direct-2-patient with the launch MEDNOW®
2018Forging new strategic ventures to expand healthcare expertise
The districts around Mumbai, the financial capital and also the largest retail pharma market in the nation have been rapidly growing; the healthcare distribution was extremely unorganized in these regions and thus A 2 Z Pharma was created. The idealogy was bring the best practices of pharmaceutical distribution in this highly unorganized and unregulated market. Today A 2 Z Pharma is a division of Ator Healthcare and caters across the entire districts of Thane & Palghar
2017Tranforming the cardiac stents distribution in India
The indian cardiac stent business was in dire need to bring in equilibrium and ensure affordability for patients. The distribution network was a monopolized business with distributors partnering with a specific stent manufacturer and thus there was no clarity on pricing. Ator ventured into the stents business to revolutize the same with partnering with 3 of the largest stent manufacturers Abbott, Medtronics and Sahajanand. Over the next few years the stent business went to dramatic changes in the Indian healthcare framework and we at Ator are extremely proud to have played a small but a pivotal role in bringing this change which amplifies our PVP's
2012 - 2016Accelerating excellence in distribution networks and adding FMCG & Dairy to our portfolio
Continues adding pharma companies to the portfolio and having over 100+ partnered pharmaceutical companies
Added AMUL, the largest milk & dairy brand in the country and went on to be one of their largest distributor in Mumbai
Partnered with Danone & LG to setup their supply networks in India
1998 - 2012Building a best-in class supply chain
Founded as Ator Pharmaceuticals, a semi-wholesale drug distribution partnership firm by Prashant Shah in 1993
Created organized healthcare distribution practices and formal supply chains in the slums of Western Mumbai
Ator becomes one of the largest pharma distributors in Western Mumbai
1993 - 1998