Archive · 23 Aug 2026
IIMA Launches Digital Archive Tracing 125 Years of Indian Pharma
A new website about India’s medicine industry has been launched.
It is called India Pharma Archives.
IIM Ahmedabad developed it with support from the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance.
The archive tells the story of Indian pharmaceuticals from 1901 to 2025.
It contains old documents, company histories, films, timelines and interviews.
Some interviews share memories from the people who started pharmaceutical companies.
More than 250 videos and nearly 1,000 other resources are available.
People can use the website to learn about the industry and its future.
IIM Ahmedabad and the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance launched India Pharma Archives in Ahmedabad.
Anupriya Patel unveiled the publicly accessible platform at the IIMA Healthcare Summit.
The archive documents India’s pharmaceutical history from 1901 to 2025.
Its collection includes more than 250 video stories, over 30 industry-leader interviews and nearly 1,000 resources.
The platform is intended for researchers, students, policymakers and pharmaceutical-industry leaders.
- Who
- IIM Ahmedabad and the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance launched the archive; Union Minister Anupriya Patel unveiled it.
- What
- A publicly accessible digital archive documenting 125 years of India’s pharmaceutical industry was launched.
- When
- It was launched on Saturday and reported on August 22, 2026; its coverage spans 1901-2025.
- Where
- At the IIMA Healthcare Summit in Ahmedabad, India; it is available at indiapharmaarchives.com.
- Why
- To preserve the industry’s institutional history and provide material for researchers, students, policymakers and industry leaders.
- Archive
- India Pharma Archives
- Coverage
- 1901-2025
- Video stories
- More than 250
- Industry interviews
- More than 30 leaders
- Documents and resources
- Nearly 1,000
- Access
- Publicly accessible at indiapharmaarchives.com
- Supporting organization
- Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, representing 23 Indian research-driven pharmaceutical companies
- Related initiative
- The archive builds on the book The Alchemy of Cure
