R&D Expenditure of top Indian companies.


Company R&D exp. in crores 

Amount % of sales.

Ranbaxy 55 2.93

Wockhart 42 4.78

Nicholas 10 1.89

Cipla 24 3.84

Lupin 10 1.70

Dr Reddy 13 2.70

Aurobindo 14 1.95

AstraZeneca is going to spend $10 million for research in tuberculosis other such infectious diseases in its research centre at Bangalore, according to its Chief Scientist Dr Barry Furr.This would form part of her global research infrastructure operated at an annual expense of $2.5 billion.