The company, founded by Desh Bandhu Gupta in 1968, is one of the pioneers of the Indian pharma industry. Gupta's children Nilesh and Vinita have put Lupin on a new growth trajectory by acquiring as many as 12 companies since 2007. This has helped Lupin increase its geographical reach and also shore up revenues. Lupin aims to reach a turnover of $5 billion by 2017-18.