The successful endeavour of Vanguard Group started in 1980 with the inception of its first manufacturing plant Endoven Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd in Balanagar, Hyderabad. The facility started off with the manufacturing of tablets, capsules, drops and over a period of time specialised in small volume parenterals, liquid orals, ointments etc. In the year 1990, Endoven was awarded the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certificate which led to its entrance in to the league of contract manufacturing for companies like Cipla..