Est. 2009 Ayurveda Business Synergy & Growth

Ayurveda Business
& Product Strategy.

Established in 2009 by Dr. Narendra Bhatt, CRIA offers Ayurveda-focused business and product strategy for organizations, institutes and investors exploring robust and sustainable growth. CRIA essentially provides consultancy for business and product strategy covering all aspects of Ayurveda, with specific expertise in research, innovations, quality, uniqueness, effectiveness and modernity.

52+ Years
Of Ayurveda experience informing research, industry and consulting
Multi Activity
Multidimensional activities with a strong focus on Ayurveda industry
6 Domains
Integrated offerings, from Ayurveda strategy to validation
100+ Paper & Studies
Publications, studies, patents and book chapters
Zandu Pharmaceutical WorksAjanta PharmaShree DhootapapeshwarBIOVED Pharmaceuticals USAKerala AyurvedaIMPCL Business PlanRichardson Hindustan / P&GBenefyt EU Regulatory AdvisoryBVDU IRSHAHaffkine InstituteADMA Sector ActivitiesASCI Technical Expert Zandu Pharmaceutical WorksAjanta PharmaShree DhootapapeshwarBIOVED Pharmaceuticals USAKerala AyurvedaIMPCL Business PlanRichardson Hindustan / P&GBenefyt EU Regulatory AdvisoryBVDU IRSHAHaffkine InstituteADMA Sector ActivitiesASCI Technical Expert
Credence

Sector understanding with realistic business perception.

CRIA is inspired by the Ayurvedic term क्रिया: an action for functional resemblance to promote synergistic growth. Its connotations of reasoning, process, deed and outcome guide CRIA's business and product strategies with an approach specific to Ayurveda.

C
Care
Communication
Consultation
sector-specific understanding
R
Research
objective reasoning
I
Innovations
for business and product strategy
A
Ayurveda
क्रिया · action with purpose
Meaningful understanding of specific needs of the sector and a realistic perception of business dimension are vital to create opportunities for better returns in newer markets.
CRIA founding note
CRIA was construed by Dr. Narendra Bhatt to provide Ayurveda-focused business and product strategies founded on Ayurveda necessities, supported by research and innovations with engaging care and right communication.
About CRIA

Built for distinction.

CRIA combines five decades of academic, clinical, research and industry leadership in Ayurveda to create opportunities and offer customized solutions for sustainable business and product growth.

01 / Introduction

Corporate Genesis

Ayurveda beyond ethnic origin has reignited business interests and captured entrepreneurial attention. In an overcrowded, poorly defined market, the challenge is to develop an exclusive identity with unmatched products. Ambiguity and quality issues prohibit sustainable investments. Obtaining professional acceptance and consumer faith are equally challenging.

02 / Growth Gears

Objective & Value

CRIA offers customized services suited to each client organizational needs. CRIA aims "To Be Different" by developing products and services built on identity and effectivity as also to navigate regulatory pathways.

03 / Core Mission

Transitional Mediator

CRIA works as a domain-based transitional mediator by identifying, developing, nurturing and invigorating functional efficiency for Ayurveda industry organizations and institutes to provide robust and sustainable growth. Uniqueness, Quality, Effectiveness and Modernity are the hallmarks of CRIA Objectivity.

04 / The Name

क्रिया · Synergistic Act

Inspired by Ayurveda concept of CRIA / क्रिया (Charak Samhita), it represents purposeful action aimed at functional harmony to nourish and evolve. The principle as applied for health is correspondingly relevant to an organisation or institute where functional harmony - multidimensional synergistic activities and outcomes - are essential for business identity and growth.

Approach

CRIA treats each organization or institute as an independent biological entity to develop its own distinctive approach.

01
Domain Expertise
A 360° knowledge of the Ayurveda sector : its space, scope and specialization.
02
Structure Follows Function.
Strategy and structure to suit legacy, culture practices and prospects of client organization.
03
Quality & Innovation, The Key Contributors
Validated, Integrative, and contemporary : the only path to durable growth.
Offerings : Actualized Skills

Six integrated domains.
One synergistic practice.

Drawing on four decades of tried and tested experience, each engagement - from corporate strategy to acceptable hypothesis, advise and activities is moulded to nurture executive capabilities.

01 / Strategy

Ayurveda Business Strategy

Vision, audit of existing capabilities, identifying potentials for business growth, and end-point driven plans; the MANTHAN as management tool for collective - institutional - performance.

Vision & goals Profitability MANTHAN
02 / Products & Brand

Product Strategy & Branding

Conceptualization and development of unique proprietary Ayurveda products, specific therapeutics, novel nutraceuticals, novel technology driven dosage forms and quality parameters for regulatory and consumer compliance. Consequential Branding Based on Benefits and Delivery.

Nutraceuticals Therapeutics Brand strategy
03 / Research

Research, & Technology & Validation

Integrative and Translational Approaches for proprietary and patented products. 'MATRIX' Model for standardization and new product development and the 'EVA' model for clinical validation. Adept to pharma, food, dairy or allied technologies as necessary. Pioneered R&D in Ayurveda as an Independent Business.

MATRIX EVA Clinical
04 / Marketing

Positioning and Reach

Marketing: Built on Value Addition, and Exclusivity. Sales: Right Reach with Right Communication; Tooling, Training and supportive Chain. Focus on Target Gratification.

Positioning Advertising Retail
05 / Alliances

Outsourcing & Alliances

Identifying Alliances and Collaborators, both for backward and forward integration. Offer Value Addition with strategic support.

VC due-diligence JV structuring Tech audit
06 / IT

IT - Apt Applications

Organization and sector-specific IT solutions for efficiency and economy. Pioneered databases of formulations, ingredients and clinic management; managed projects Kautilya (ERP), Sankhyiki (SAP implementation) and multifunctional Ayurveda organization systems.

SAP / ERP Databases Clinic mgmt
The Founder

Dr. Narendra Bhatt.

CRIA was established in 2009 by Dr. Narendra Bhatt to utilize and share four decades of acquired, assimilated and enriched in-depth knowledge and professional experience in Ayurvedic research and industry. The first to coin the phrase 'Corporatization of Ayurveda' in 1998, he combines clinical lineage, translational research, operating business leadership and policy foresight for Ayurveda business and product strategy.

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Let's discuss Ayurveda business strategy.

Meaningful understanding of the Ayurveda sector and a realistic perception of business dimension are vital to create opportunities for better returns in newer markets. Whether you are an established industry player, a start-up formulating product strategy, or an institute improving research outcomes, CRIA offers customized consulting for desirable, sustainable growth.

Head Office
15, Bachubai Bldg.,
J. Bhatankar Marg, Parel,
Mumbai 400012, India
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