Ucl

About Universal Corporation Ltd (UCL): UCL was established as Universal Pharmacy Ltd in 1996 with a small manufacturing unit in Nairobi. But the dream of the three founding directors was to set up a large-scale, state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing unit; this dream was realized in 2004 with the company''s new plant in in Kikuyu Township, Kiambu County, on the outskirts of Nairobi. In 2005, Finnfund bought shares in UCL as part of a capital injection. In 2008, they made a further investment which made it possible for UCL to get an ARV prequalified by WHO. In 2016, Strides Shasun Limited (a company quoted on the Mumbai stock exchange bought a 51% stake in UCL, this places us in a unique position in Africa by giving access to APIs, New products and Tech Transfer. Today, UCL manufactures over 100 formulations including tablets, capsules, syrups and suspensions, ointments and creams. Since commissioning its new facility, UCL has continuously upgraded its technical capacity and strengthened its focus on quality assurance. As a result, the company has expanded its market reach well beyond Kenya. Currently it distributes medicines in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Angola, Tanzania and Uganda.