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Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-63583858879511275462008-12-17T01:03:00.000-08:002009-01-05T01:17:04.673-08:00

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-67476728739867235772008-08-28T12:34:00.000-07:002008-09-21T08:10:28.015-07:00

CIRIN ventured into Vaccines only recently, as recent as 2007 and the first product launched was none other than Abhayrab (Aug, 2007). The product was pitched against bigwigs dominating rabies vaccine sector for decades.Against all odds, a young company like CIRIN made its presence felt and quickly gained ground over competition. The success can be attributed to quality of the product itself,

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-40459573260181475702008-08-26T10:51:00.000-07:002008-09-21T08:22:28.762-07:00

Ever since in 2007, when CIRIN upped the pace of its progress towards top of Pakistan's Pharmaceutical companies, the organization is celebarating one feast after the other - each quarter.This time it is the annual growth rate of CIRIN; the company has registered fourth highest growth rate of 37.30% among Top60 Pharma companies of Pakistan. This is complemented by 44.50% growth rate in the last

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-66399721381243329492008-08-24T22:59:00.000-07:002008-09-21T08:24:17.519-07:00

CIRIN announces Job Opportunities for the best there is!!!

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Training sessions for newly launched product Esopase were arranged at CIRIN Head Office for Field Managers and SPOs were held during Aug 11-12. Apart from extensive formal training sessions, the participants got to have some light moments by playing games designed for informal training. I got the opportunity to take some snaps (with my Cell Camera) and put it on web for friends to see.

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CIRIN is continuing its drive to widen its product line - stregthening its position in several theurapautic classes in each quarter. Esopase is 2nd of the five launches planned for 2008. It follows Plasmocide Plus and is perhaps one of the most promissing one for the company.

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CIRIN arranged to hold a mid-year Managers' Conference at a serene location in Murree from July 22 to July 23. Zonal Sales Managers and Regional Mangers from all across Pakistan came to participate in this two day long event.The conference itself was preceded by strategic planning sessions – conducted at Head Office, with Product Managers and Zonal Sales Manager. Khwaja Abdul Basir, Sales

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Mr. Muhammad Farooq (Manager Warehouse) and three other members of CIRIN got injured in a road accident while coming back from plant. His vehicle collided with fully loaden truck resulting in injuries to the driver, and Mr. Farooq while other occupants of vehicle got away with minor injuries.A large number of CIRIN staff members alongwith directors of the company gathered in PIMS after the

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CIRIN finishes financial year 2007-08 with 45% growth over last year in sales revenue. This growth rate is up from 23% registered in 2006-07 and 13% in 2005-06. IMS places CIRIN in third group (based on turnover) of top tier (based on sustained growth rate) pharmaceutical firms operating in Pakistan. Management is hopeful of shifting to second group in top tier by the end of 2009 (i.e. amongst

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CIRIN is set to launch second generation of its successful antimalarial brand "Plasmocide" as "Plasmocide Plus". This time it is a highly recommended combination of Artemther & Lumefantrine. Plasmocide Plus shall be available at all major Medical Stores throughout Pakistan from June 01, 2008.

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-49966821870130315012008-05-17T12:27:00.000-07:002008-05-17T13:15:58.618-07:00

CIRIN has remained constantly on lookout for bright, young, aspiring, and highly talented professionals. In order to strengthen further its already admirable markting team, the company has again announced new 'challenging' career opportunities for those who dare to take it head-on. These positions come with a promise to lot of career growth opportunities, a learning environment, attractive salary

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-33543544496441961932008-05-07T05:12:00.000-07:002008-05-15T23:58:27.080-07:00

In the recent IMS News Flash for 2008: Q1, CIRIN is said to register phenominal growth rate of 43.8% in first quarter of 2008, and 32.7% on twelve months basis (2007). Growth rate in the quarter is third best amongst Top60 Pharma Companies whereas, annual growth rate is sixth best.The company also overtook five of its immediate competitors in one go - a distinction in itself. At this pace, CIRIN

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-60075988685054919012008-05-01T01:00:00.000-07:002008-05-23T04:02:44.232-07:00

Outgoing year 2007 attained significance for CIRIN – not only for the achievements during the year – but also for the reason that it geared TeamCIRIN for something much much bigger in following years.To some, these may seem landmark achievements, yet to many this is just the beginning. It is very much true that the company has just started to show its real potential now. With the right

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-60633477803380960952008-04-10T12:39:00.000-07:002008-05-19T02:54:09.888-07:00

Munim Sultan Mir, Executive Director of CIRIN signed an agreement with Indian Immunologicals for import of vaccines for Foot & Mouth Disease during his recent visit to India (Mar 23-Apr 01, 2008). A simple ceremony was held at the IIL headquarters in Hyderabad. Mr. K.V. Balasubramaniam, Managing Director of IIL signed the contract on behalf of his company. Mr. Munim said that Pakistan was

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CIRIN is keeping up the fast pace of growth in sales since last twelve months. The company achieved another feat by surpassing its perviously set highest ever sales turnover in the month of March. This achievement was purely due to excellent teamwork and coordination of highest standard amongst different departments. (Thumbs-up for TeamCIRIN)Sales Director appreciated the efforts of different

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-83521284430410616912008-03-11T10:52:00.000-07:002008-03-31T04:15:13.962-07:00

CIRIN has recently secured an attractive credit package from NIB Bank Limited, to finance its growing Working Capital needs. A simple ceremony was held at NIB Bank, Industrial Area I-10 Branch, to mark beginning of formal relationship between the two organizations.Both CIRIN and NIB Bank Limited share similar phases of evolution and exceptional growth. Where CIRIN recorded 2nd highest growth rate

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-9268034510824973922008-02-21T10:44:00.000-08:002008-03-31T02:51:06.840-07:00

Mr. Rashid Qazi (RGM EBG), Mr. Usman Butt (Unit Manager), and Mr. Ayub (Credit Officer) from NIB Bank, Islamabad paid a visit to CIRIN's manufacturing facilities in Hattar. The visit was organized as part of steps to acquaint NIB’s EBG Team in Islamabad to the operations of CIRIN Pharmaceuticals. Both organizations have been exploring the possibility of striking a deal for working capital

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-50157693567673636962008-01-11T10:35:00.000-08:002008-03-31T11:53:12.141-07:00

It has been now 3 years since CIRIN was certified under ISO9001: 2000 back in 2004. The second certification audit was due in the month of January, 2008. This audit was conducted by a team of sernior auditors from SGS, consisting of Mr. Waqas Ali (Lead Auditor), Mr. Waseem Asif, and Mr. Nadeem Anwar.The management is pleased to confirm that CIRIN was recommended for re-certification by the

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-13643043705633454702007-11-30T04:31:00.000-08:002007-12-09T10:05:12.058-08:00

Annual meeting of manager's was held at CIRIN Head Office in Rawalpindi to device strategies for 2008. The event was attended by all senior managers from Finance, Marketing, and Production. Mr. Abdul Basir, in his opening remarks, intimated participants that Marketing Department had set high targets for themselves in 2008 and that they were excited about the pace of development at all levels. He

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-40703969040893696382007-11-22T09:08:00.000-08:002007-11-30T11:45:33.930-08:00

Recently held 4-Day long Conference of field managers at CIRIN Head Office declared 2008 as the Turnaround Year for the company. This annual event was held to review performance during 2007 and chalkout plans for 2008. Sales Director and Product Managers shared perfromance statistics with the participants and praised field force for their achievements. Mr. Abdul Basir stated that it took

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-4327322391793588222007-10-18T01:14:00.000-07:002007-10-18T01:32:59.917-07:00

CIRIN's corporate website has gone under a revision. This is new version of website comes exactly after one year of its redical upgrading in 2006. The new website contains more material on the company, production processes, and quality control arrangements. However, the highlight of this website is detailed informtion about all products the company is producing. Following link will interest

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-71916667518396270192007-09-13T10:47:00.000-07:002007-09-18T21:17:06.096-07:00

A three member team of officials from MyBank's Regional Head Office (North) paid a visit to CIRIN’s production facilities at Hattar. This visit was arranged by CIRIN to share recent developments made by the company with its partner and to further strengthen the coordination between two organizations.Mr. Zahid Pervez, Mr. Syed Kamran Arif, and Mr. Amir Malik from MyBank’s side witnessed production

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-40360400876251265212007-09-09T22:58:00.000-07:002007-09-11T01:01:52.833-07:00

World Rabies Day was celebrated for the first time world over on Sep 08, 2007. Rabies being more relevant problem of a developing country like Pakistan requires equally strong actions from within the country. It is unfortunate that awareness about Rabies – a killer disease is lacking amongst masses more exposed to the threat. Hence, the country suffers loss of many valuable lives each year.Now,

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-46265281927850363642007-09-04T22:51:00.001-07:002007-09-20T02:55:59.232-07:00

HE is a source of great motivation and true inspiration for young budding marketers at CIRIN in particular and pharmaceutical industry in general; HE is the driving force behind CIRIN’s sharply climbing sales graph; HE has led three companies to tremendous success in the past; HE is none other than Khwaja Abdul Basir – Sales Director of CIRIN.I was fortunate enough to get hold of him for a small

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-59892733538240867332007-09-03T22:49:00.000-07:002007-09-10T11:15:43.186-07:00

CIRIN has been very aggressively pursuing its objective to widen and diversify its product base. In the last one year, the company has launched five new products, including a vaccine (Abhayrab®). Cataplas (Capsules and Liquid Injections) and Fermax (Liquid Injections) are the latest products being handed over to CIRIN's marketing team.Both Cataplas® and Fermax® are result of thorough market

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-20688211535968208262007-09-01T20:19:00.000-07:002007-09-03T00:29:27.791-07:00

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-15594491958758147362007-08-31T16:51:00.000-07:002007-09-04T22:58:04.533-07:00

CIRIN registers highest ever sales in a month during August, 2007. The company also smashed records for production rate in the same month. A round of claping for Sales & Marketing and Production Departments of the company

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With the launch of

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Recently released IMS report for second quarter 2007 declares that CIRIN has posted 2nd highest growth rate amongst top one hundred pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in Pakistan. IMS closely monitors trade sales of major pharmaceutical companies and their brands across Pakistan. Its reporting is highly regarded and is considered authentic by majority of stakeholders.

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-53933826583362704302007-08-01T04:23:00.000-07:002007-09-10T21:51:13.266-07:00

Extensive training programs on Abhayrab® were conducted across Pakistan during the month of Jul, 2007. This was done with an objective to suitably equip field force with in-depth knowledge of the product and its advantage over competition. Timing of this training was correlated with the actual availability of the product in all major cities of the country.Dr. Tariq Majid, resource person for the

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-18217248616205888672007-07-25T22:48:00.000-07:002007-09-10T22:09:37.754-07:00

Mybank Limited and CIRIN have a decade long history together. It was in the mid nineties that Mybank (then Bolan Bank) Limited took CIRIN onboard as a young but potentially a major player in pharmaceutical industry. Over next ten years this relationship built an exceptionally strong, cordial, and buoyant rapport.In the year 2007, this partnership has taken yet another extraordinary turn. Both

Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-74397891799634925732007-07-06T23:42:00.000-07:002007-09-07T00:10:52.890-07:00

Quality Management System of CIRIN was recently audited by SGS for the fifth time in three years. This surveillance audit was focused on Production, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Warehouse, and Procurement Departments. Mr. Ashraf Malik, Plant Manager and Management Representative, remained actively involved in the entire process. In the closing meeting the Mr. Waqas Ali, auditor from SGS,

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The Board of Directors of CIRIN hosted a dinner to honour members of CIRIN for their tireless efforts and absolute commitment, contributing towards company’s improved performance in the 2nd quarter of 2007.It was personal accomplishment for each and every member of the company. Beaming faces and upbeat mood of the party was evidence to this fact .

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15 Minutes Please!!! Mother sacrifices......Nature gratifies.......

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Riaz J. Siddikinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568280028907000920.post-36760207757717809171991-12-30T04:25:00.000-08:002007-09-18T21:35:10.529-07:00

CIRIN is brain-child of a group of professionally sound and highly motivated entrepreneurs pooling their intellectual, technical and financial resources to setup a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility - catering healthcare needs of the common man.The ideology driving this project - is to make available low-cost, high-quality healthcare to people across Pakistan and to improve 'Quality of Life';

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