Monday, July 27, 2020

Beximco Group produces PPE and generic copies of Bemsivir

Beximco Group, a leading business conglomerates of Bangladesh, has been exporting an affluent quantity of medical protective gear along with medicines in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic. The company donated about 6.5 million medical gowns to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on May 25, 2020.

Moreover, Beximco's Textile and Apparel Unit has been producing around 50 million pieces of PPE per month to meet the country's demand. In this way, Beximco Group continues to thrive on coronavirus challenges. 

So far, Beximco Pharma has sold around 25,000 generic copies of Bemsivir, its version of remdesivir in Nigeria, Azerbaijan, the Philippines, Venezuela and Pakistan. Beximco Group is the only organization that produces medicines along with medical protective gear. The group has invested about 30 million dollar in their PPE unit in March. The unit is currently producing 50 million different types of protective gear, including masks and gowns. Beximco has already signed an agreement with the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to supply washable long sleeve gowns. The deal was completed through the American clothing company Hanesbrands. Beximco received an order of 20 million such products worth about 250 million in April.