Span Diagnostics Ltd. Hits Bull's eye at 'ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011'

NEW DELHI, India, December 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

- Stupendous success on becoming Leader of Tomorrow under Pharmaceuticals & Medical category

- Company's main focus on 'Innovation & Creativity'

What else could have been a better Christmas present for Mr. Veeral Desai, Managing Director, Span Diagnostics Ltd. than a prestigious award at the felicitation ceremony of nation's most coveted 'ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011' in Mumbai recently. Mr. NR Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Technologies, presented the award to the winner under Pharmaceuticals & Medical category and appreciated its contribution to fortify the MSME ecosystem with its relentless efforts and creativity.

Outlining the importance of MSMEs and these awards, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, said: "These Awards have been governed by the objective of defining leaders in the MSME space and recognising their significance in the Indian economy. We are proud of Span Diagnostics for having emerged a leader of tomorrow and wish them best for robust business growth in future too. Their success would inspire the future MSME leaders and make these awards meaningful."

Joyous after winning this award, Mr. Veeral Desai, Managing Director, Span Diagnostics Ltd., said: "The awards' importance and value is symbolised by the selection process, and stature of the Jury members. This award has brought sense of pride in each of our employee. It has enhanced our respect and image in society, which we could feel from the stream of messages pouring in from the different sections of society. We will be seen with more esteem by our vendors and customers now. This award has reinforced our faith in management philosophy and practices we follow and given us tremendous strength to pursue our goal with more vigor. It has increased our responsibility and accountability as a corporate citizen too."

Ardently following the founder Dr. Pradip Desai's ethical business practices and values, Mr. Veeral Desai expects the same from all his employees. He believes in Strategic Management Processes that revolve around the main focus of the company - 'Innovation and Creativity'. The company develops and manufactures a comprehensive range of indigenous ready-made diagnostic products needed by various segments of healthcare. Presently, it caters to an array of varied sections of diagnostics like Immunology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Serology, Histopathology and instrumentation. To its humane side, the company does understand that many of the less privileged patients in India do not have access to proper and timely diagnostic solutions. Therefore, it  continuously strives to make the company products affordable and improve access to all the needy underprivileged patients, wherever they dwell.

Every passing second teaches us something and make us who we are today. This year would be remembered as a phenomenal one for the Indian MSME fraternity, all the winners as well as participants at 'ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011'. It gave them many reasons to believe in hope, many lessons to evolve into a better one and many inspirations to follow.

About Span Diagnostics Ltd.

A thought conceived in seventies by a pathologist, Dr. Pradip Desai evolved in to a startup company as Desai Laboratories. The goal was to indigenously develop and manufacture a comprehensive range of ready-made diagnostic products needed by various segments of healthcare. In 1976, Span Diagnostics was formed with an emphasis on in-house R&D to develop more and more products, keeping the customer need in to focus and quality under constant vigil. Today, under the dynamic leadership of Mr. Veeral Desai, Span with its high quality products and strong marketing & distribution network across India and abroad is emerging as one of the leading diagnostic companies in the world. Span has nurtured its growth by consistently assimilating newer technologies to expand its product range and through global alliances. Products are CE registered as well as certified under ISO 13485:2003 and manufactured in state-of-the-art production facility. The facility is well equipped to undertake contract manufacturing. Span caters to several different sections of diagnostics like Immunology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Serology, Histopathology and instrumentation.

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