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COMPANY PROFILE

St Luke Life Sciences, concerns itself with distribution and export of the entire range of healthcare supplies. It is headed by two respectable practicing physicians Dr. Muthurajan and Dr. Ashok Mithra.

Dr Muthurajan is a physician of repute with 18 years of experience in the field of Intensive Care Medicine; he presently heads the Critical Care Department in a chain of hospitals based out of Chennai.

Dr Ashok Mithra is a renowned fellowship-trained Pediatric Radiologist with close to a decade of experience. He is currently heading the Department of Radiology in a large state of the art tertiary care hospital based in Vellore, Tamil Nadu.

Being led by experienced practicing physicians has greatly enabled our company in:

  • Establishing credibility
  • Selecting appropriate certified products
  • Ensuring quality assurance
  • Choosing the right manufacturers
  • Understanding the needs of end users
  • Assuring competitive pricing

The third partner in the company, Mr. Behin Gnanaraj, is a seasoned businessman with close to two decades of experience, with multiple businesses spanning diverse fields (commodity trading, real estate, manufacturing, transportation etc.). The total annual turnover of his conglomerate is close to 100 crores INR (13 million USD)

St Luke's partner companies include:

  1. Jade Life Sciences Private Limited - also into distribution of consumables and pharmaceuticals
  2. MGG Trading Private Limited - a formidable 20 years old commodity trading company based out of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Two other important categories of prime interest in this regard would be setting up and providing:

  1. Tele-Radiology services
  2. Tele ICU services
  3. Telemedicine services

Digital Health Initiatives:
Digital health is becoming an increasingly important sector in the healthcare industry. Its potential to address some challenging issues, such as the urban/rural inequality in terms of healthcare access, the low ratio of health professionals to population and others, is significant.
The major verticals and potential opportunities under the broad umbrella of digital health are:

  1. Telemedicine
  2. Telehealth
  3. Data analytics
  4. Wearables and IoMT (Internet of Medical Things)
  5. Health
  6. Administration and management services
  7. Public health surveillance
  8. eLearning

PROPOSED BUSINESS VERTICALS:

  • Supply, distribution and export of the entire range of healthcare products - wholesale and retail
  • Consultancy services - setting up hospitals and clinics
  • Imparting healthcare education
  • Pharmaceutical/API manufacturing
  • Acquisition of hospitals and healthcare chains
  • Digital health initiatives

SHORT TERM FOCUS:
Since the promoters have a significant presence and experience in supply and distribution of healthcare products in the southern part of India, this vertical would be highest on the priority list to gain a foothold and presence in the market.

The healthcare products the company deals with can be broadly housed under four major categories:

  1. Consumables/Disposables
  2. Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Products
  3. Pharmaceuticals

Also, the company is working towards exporting certain products such as gloves, surgical gowns, masks, cotton rolls, gauze pieces etc. under its own brand through trusted OEM partners.

MEDIUM TERM FOCUS:
Consultancy:
Apart from the company being headed by a couple of doctors, a diverse talented pool of practicing physicians and allied health personnel are available at its disposal to provide consultancy services for setting up and operationalizing hospitals, clinics etc.