Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited has acquired 22.8 million equity shares of Rs.10 each of Strand Life Sciences Private Limited for a consideration of Rs 393 crores.

A further investment of up to Rs 160 crore is expected to be completed by March 2023. The total investment will translate into 80.3% of equity share capital in Strand on a fully diluted basis.

Strand was incorporated in India on October 6, 2000. Strand is a pioneer of genomic testing in India with bioinformatics software and clinical research solutions to healthcare providers including clinicians, hospitals, medical devices manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies.

Strand's turnover was Rs 88.70 crore, Rs 109.84 crore and Rs 96.60 crore, and Net Profit of Rs 8.48 crore, loss of Rs (25.04) crore and loss Rs (21.66) crore in FY 2021, FY 2020 and FY 2019 respectively.

The investment is part of the group's digital health initiatives, to foster affordable access to world-class technology and innovation-led healthcare ecosystem in India.

RIL is the largest private-sector corporation in India. Its activities span hydrocarbon exploration and production, petroleum refining and marketing, petrochemicals, retail and digital services. The company reported a 7.3% fall in consolidated net profit to Rs 12,273 crore on a 58.6% rise in net sales to Rs 1,39,949 crore in Q1 FY22 over Q1 FY21.