Archive · 2 Sep 2025
Lifesciences Companies Expand in India, Establish GCCs
Many big health and medicine companies are choosing India to build their Global Capability Centres (GCCs).
These centers are like branch offices that help with important work.
They're not just doing basic tasks; they're now involved in things like inventing new medicines and handling regulations.
India has a lot of smart people and good resources, making it a great place for these companies.
The government is helping too, with special offers to encourage these companies.
This shift shows India is becoming a key player in the health industry, not just a place for support work, but also a place to power global innovation.
Many of the world's top lifesciences companies are establishing GCCs in India.
GCCs in India handle significant core functions, including drug discovery and regulatory affairs.
Modern GCCs manage integrated functions across the life sciences ecosystem.
Indian GCCs handle a large percentage of global firms' finance, HR, supply chain and IT functions.
India is becoming a strategic center for innovation and operations in the industry.
- Who
- Lifesciences companies
- What
- Are establishing Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India and expanding their core functions.
- When
- A majority of GCCs established in the last five years
- Where
- India
- Why
- Due to policy support, talent availability, access to CROs and startups, and available commercial spaces.
- Companies Establishing GCCs
- About 23 of the top 50 lifesciences companies
- Focus of GCCs
- Drug discovery, regulatory affairs, and commercial operations
- Functions Managed
- Finance, HR, IT, supply chain, clinical trials, pharmacovigilance, and biostatistics
- Finance Function in India
- 70%
- HR Function in India
- 75%
- HR Function in India
- 75%
- Drug Discovery Penetration
- 45%
- Number of Lifesciences Professionals in India
- 2.7 million