Anchrom Steps into Bigger Premises, Brighter Future

Anchrom, the biggest dealer of scientific equipment in India, has inaugurated its new premises recently. The uniqueness of Anchrom lies in the fact that it is the only dealer with its own foreign Principal recognized Applications Research Lab, since 1978. Dilip Charegaonkar, Founder & Managing Director of Anchrom, who is an analytical chemist by profession and is Product Specialist in India since 1979 for CAMAG, Switzerland, said that Anchrom had come a long way in the last 28 years.

“Anchrom today is the only scientific instrument supplier in India that is dedicated to one single technique. It has its own foreign principals recognized Application Research Laboratory because of which it is well know in India and abroad. Anchrom has supported CAMAG Switzerland, a world leader in chromatography products in 20 other countries,” he said.

Following are excerpts from Charegaonkar's speech. It is my great pleasure and honor to welcome Mr. Peter Janchen, CEO, Camag, Switzerland , Dr. P.D. Sethi, India's foremost Pharma Analyst and Mr. Joseph Koch, Director of Indian Swiss Business Forum to this function which is a milestone in Anchrom's history. Mr. Peter Janchen the CEO of Camag has been the R&D Manager of Camag for 20 years. This is a clear reflection of the Camag Philosophy emphasizing on technical strengths. The shift from a hardware box product to a software controlled product is his major contribution.

Dr. P.D. Sethi, is my Guru and therefore the source of inspiration and knowledge. As Director Central Indian Pharmacopeial Laboratory, Ghaziabad in 1987 he was doing quantitative TLC analysis far before others had thought of it. Dr. Sethi is the first to share his knowledge and guide others especially the academic community even years after retirement, industrialist approach him to solve problems and he is always successful. His 5 books are extremely popular.

Mr. Joseph Koch is the Director of Indian Swiss Business Forum and actively promoting the swiss business interests in West India. He is lucky that he represents a great country that believes in hard work, technology, quality and most important ethics.

Anchrom has come a long way in 28 years. Anchrom today is the only scientific instrument supplier in India that is dedicated to one single technique. It has its own foreign principals recognized Application Research Laboratory because of which it is well know in India and abroad. Anchrom has supported Camag Switzerland in 20 other countries.
Anchrom could remain dedicated to Camag and HPTLC because of some very good early experiences that I had when dealing with Dr. Dieter Janchen, the founder of Camag. Firstly, Dr. Janchen trusted me with the exclusive agency in the first meeting itself in Muttenz. Secondly Camag paid us a huge commission fee an order from India but in which we were not involved at all. Thirdly, Camag never pressured us for increasing business but were particular about maintaining their high image. During the last 28 years, we have worked closely, keeping each others interests and requirements in mind.
Such a close co-operation is rare in the Indian Scientific instrument supply business, where many manufacturers keep changing their associates, periodically.
Anchrom has made a small but significant contribution to the Indian Scientific community by running various schemes enabling fresh students and academicians involved in research, to use Anchrom's facilities free of charge.
Now India is growing, Camag is growing, HPTLC is growing and Anchrom is growing. We look forward to a great future.

About Anchrom
Anchrom Enterprises (I) Pvt. Ltd. is a technocrat run company, based in Mumbai, India dedicated to R & D in chemical analysis with a dedication on High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography. Our roots can be traced to 1978.
Within the field of High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography, the company is well diversified e.g. apart from India, it also sells products in neighboring countries. At Anchrom's laboratory, samples for Indian and foreign customers are analyzed, training courses are conducted for Indian customers and for Asian countries. All technical staff employed (currently 15) is postgraduates in chemistry/Biochemistry, Pharmacy etc.
Anchrom has pioneered the concept of being customer oriented, in the Indian scientific equipment supplier's community.
In India, the branch offices are located in Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bhopal, Bangalore & Nagpur and Head Office in Mumbai.