Himanshu Zota
Director, Zota Healthcare

From a humble beginning to becoming one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in India, Zota Healthcare strives to expand its global footprints by stressing on R&D and focusing on emerging market for nutraceuticals and Ayurvedic products. Himanshu Zota, Director, Zota Healthcare, in an interview with Elets News Network (ENN) shares his expansion plans, patent products and more. Excerpts:

Tell us about your journey from a small retail shop to becoming one of the leading players in the Indian pharmaceutical industry?

Initially, we started as a retail chemist and over a period of time hard work, dedication and experience in dispensing and compounding, helped us to aim for something bigger. With the time, we achieved our goals but we are still learning and working hard to maintain the success and are focusing on being a globally recognised pharmaceutical company. We are glad to be recognised as one of the leading players in the Industry but we are surely looking forward to leading the pack one day. We believe in inspiring and getting inspired, and we are sure this mantra will motivate us to achieve our desired goals.

What new plans do you have for the global market, especially in important markets like North America?

The global market is now shifting to nutraceuticals and Ayurvedic range of products. India is considered ideal for Ayurvedic products and we are using the blend of Ayurvedic, nutraceuticals and herbal products to create a niche market for our products. Our products are incorporated with more of purity and less of chemicals, keeping the essence of Ayurveda in our products intact. This would help us to make quick and easy entry to global markets. For North America, we would be focusing on nutraceuticals and Ayurvedic range of products only.

Please tell us about Zotas patent products?

Zotas Research & Development team is working extensively to develop more products for the betterment of the society. So far, we have been awarded six patents. RTFiT, GMFiT, Vitamin B12 oral spray are among these patents. We are awaiting approval for 16 more patents. Also, we are yet to commercialise a few patents which would be done in the near future. Our patented products have also received a great response from the customer end which makes us push ourselves to the extremes. At the end of the day, it is our work and achievements that make us credible and trustworthy.

What contributions has the company made in eHealth space to improve healthcare delivery in India?

In India, e-commerce has grown at fabulous rates and is still growing rapidly, but contrary to this there is not much advancement in the e-health space. We have launched an app-based web portal focusing on herbal cosmetics, nutraceuticals and Ayurvedic products, wherein user can easily surf through health products and purchase them online. Also, we would be launching Davaindia app that would help patients on chronic therapy to save more on medical bills. Generic products guide would be made available handy for patients. Beta testing is being scheduled to end by this quarter and subsequently the application would go live.

How important is Information and Communication (ICT) for Zota? How does the company leverage ICT to improve its efficiency and productivity? 

Zota Healthcare has understood the need for ICT and already implemented a few tools to improve productivity and efficiency. We have launched Zota app wherein all our distributors across India can place orders over the app. This has reduced paper works and time in processing orders. Also, errors have reduced, as no wrong products get delivered to distributors which have reduced returns.

Our products are incorporated with more of purity and less of chemicals, keeping the essence of Ayurveda in our products intact. This would help us to make quick and easy entry to global markets. For North America, we would be focusing on nutraceuticals and Ayurvedic range of products only.

How has going public helped Zota strategically? What goals have you set for yourself in near future?

Going public has helped a lot as to expand and go beyond geographical boundaries requires huge funds. These funds help us to perform better which would indirectly help our shareholders to gain more. In the near future, we would be strengthening our presence in exports markets, expanding our product portfolio and penetrating to rural India. We aim to provide the rural India a true and reliable source of good health, and we ensure to build an even stronger network to reach ever corner of the country.

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