CAPLIN STERILES GETS USFDA APPROVAL FOR SUMATRIPTAN INJECTION
Caplin Steriles Limited (Caplin), a Subsidiary Company of Caplin Point Laboratories Limited, has been granted final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Sumatriptan Injection USP, 6 mg/0.5 mL (12 mg/mL) Single dose Vials, a generic therapeutic equivalent version of (RLD), IMITREX Injection, of GlaxoSmithKline, USA.
Sumatriptan Injection USP is indicated in adults for acute treatment of migraine with or without aura, and acute treatment of cluster headache. According to IQVIATM (IMS Health), Sumatriptan Injection had US sales data of approximately $5 million for the 12-month period ending March 2021, for Vial presentation.
TCS is Now UK’s #1 Software and IT Services Company
Tata Consultancy Services , a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has been ranked number one by revenue among the Top 30 Suppliers of Software and IT Services to the UK Market by TechMarketView
The report is compiled through a detailed analysis of the UK revenues of over 200 publicly quoted and privately held companies. TCS has moved up from last year’s second position. The company performed very well in the revenue rankings by sub-category as well, topping the Applications Operations category, and ranking #3 in Consulting, and Solutions.
According to the report, TCS has used the pandemic to re-energise its proposition and positioning within the wider marketplace. It goes on to say that the core role given to innovation continues to be central to TCS’ identity and positioning within the SITS market, and this has worked out well for TCS over the last couple of years. The report highlights that a key part of TCS’ response to Covid-19 has been its accelerated transition to what it calls Secure Borderless Workspaces.
Marc Hardwick, Research Director, TechMarketView,said, “2020 saw TCS become the largest Software and IT Services provider in the UK topping TechMarketView's ranking for the first time, a real testament to how resilient and innovative the business has become as it continues to grow and nurture an enviable UK client base.”
“Our deep contextual knowledge, customer centricity, investments in intellectual property and innovative and impactful technology solutions, make us the preferred growth and digital transformation partner to leading British businesses,” said Amit Kapur, Country Head, TCS UK and Ireland. “The UK and Ireland represent one of the biggest growth markets for TCS and we are pleased to now be the number one IT service provider in the region. This achievement encourages us to continue investing in the region’s economy, innovation, technology sector, and in developing workforce skills."
TCS is helping some of the UK’s largest corporations look beyond the products and services they sell, to the purpose behind their existence, defining the blueprint for their transformation journey and layering this approach with resilience and adaptability. In the past year, it has expanded and deepened relationships, deploying effective solutions, and winning some of its largest deals to date.
TCS has been systematically investing in research and innovation, taking up promising themes in each industry, and leveraging its domain knowledge to build innovative solutions that are proactively showcased to customers. In addition, the company has been partnering with customers through the discovery, definition, refinement, and delivery phases of innovation at the TCS PacePorts™, its co-innovation centers located across the world.
Its customer-centricity and differentiated offerings have powered strong revenue growth and market share gains in recent years. TCS has been ranked the #1 IT services provider for customer satisfaction in surveys by Whitelane Research, for six consecutive years. To support its growth, it has added more than 7,000 employees, including 1,800 trainees over the last five years, making it among the top UK recruiters of IT services talent.TCS currently employs over 18,000 people in 30 locations around the country and intends to recruit an additional 1,500 employees in 2021. Its workforce is diverse, with 54 nationalities represented. Women make up 28 per cent of employees, much higher than the 17 per cent average in the UK IT sector. TCS has upskilled more than 90 per cent of its UK staff in the last two years, reflecting its commitment to nurturing local IT talent. It has been named the #1 Top Employer in the UK by the Top Employers Institute and among the Top 25 Best Big Companies to Work for in the UK.
TCS is also investing in the tech professionals of the future, equipping young people with the skills and passion to pursue STEM subjects and careers in the industry. TCS and its employees work closely with charities and social enterprises to drive outreach and bridge the knowledge gap. Since its launch in 2013, TCS’ IT Futures programme has reached over 300,000 UK students.
TCS Expands in Arizona: To Invest $300 Million by 2026 in Local Job Creation and Community STEM Education
a leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization, announced plans to expand its operations in Arizona, investing more than $300 million by 2026 and hiring more than 220 employees by 2023, to meet the digital transformation needs of its customers. TCS will also continue to expand the reach of its STEM and Computer Science education programs in Arizona by increasing teacher training and online content for students over the next two years.
TCS’ flagship Phoenix Business Center, one of 30 TCS facilities in the US, serves more than 50 customers across Arizona. TCS currently has more than 780 employees in the state, helping clients in banking, manufacturing, healthcare, and utilities, manage their IT operations and harness technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and enterprise software to achieve their growth and transformation objectives. The new positions will be based at the Phoenix center as well as in client offices around the state.
“TCS has a global reputation for excellence,” said Governor Doug Ducey. “Their selection of Arizona for this significant expansion demonstrates the strength of the Phoenix market and vitality of our local businesses. We are also grateful for TCS’ continued support of local STEM education, which has been a priority in Arizona. TCS has been a fantastic private sector partner and we look forward to their continued success.
“Arizona is excited to see TCS add to its already sizeable presence in the state with the addition of more than 220 new jobs,” said Sandra Watson, President and CEO, Arizona Commerce Authority. “This investment highlights Arizona’s thriving innovation ecosystem as well as our robust pipeline for technology talent. We thank TCS for their continued commitment to our state.”
“We are delighted to expand our presence in Arizona, tap local talent to help clients in their transformation journeys, and contribute to the growth of the technology industry here. We also look forward to expanding our community engagement through our STEM initiatives, to help nurture the next generation of local technology leaders in our schools,” said Surya Kant, Chairman of North America, TCS.
TCS recognizes the need to expand STEM and computer science education in schools across Arizona and the US as the company continues to hire local IT talent. According to Code.org, Arizona currently has more than 9,713 open computing jobs, yet there were only 1,014 graduates in computer science in 2018, and just 30 percent of Arizona public high schools currently teach foundational courses in computer science.
To lay the groundwork for a pipeline of skilled talent in Arizona, TCS has implemented its Ignite My Future in School (IMFIS) and goIT programs, partnering with Arizona State University’s Innovation Lab to bring goIT’s Design Thinking model of identifying alternative strategies and solutions to solve problemsto the curriculum. The success in Phoenix, which helped 130 students, allowed TCS to scale the partnership model around the US, including a first-of-its-kind playbook for facilitating a design thinking program. Since 2019, more than 1,200 educators have accessed IMFIS online content, reaching over 70,000 students in Arizona.
Further, 15 school districts across the state have attended IMFIS TECHademies, which are TCS-sponsored professional development events for educators. In addition to TCS’ signature STEM education programs, employees have volunteered more than 1,150 hours with national and local non-profit organizations such as the American Heart Association, St. Mary’s Food Bank, and Toys for Tots.
Over the past 40 years, TCS has partnered with more than a third of the Fortune 500 companies to help them Page 2 of 2 digitally transform and grow their businesses. TCS has been among the top two US recruiters of IT services talent, hiring more than 21,500 employees in the past five years. With industries looking to recover from the effects of COVID-19, TCS expects to hire an additional 10,000 local employees in the US by 2022.