Ramanbhai B. Patel (19 August 1925 – 19 September 2001) was an Indian chemist who founded the operation, along with school friend I A Modi, that eventually became the Ahmedabad-based pharmaceutical company Cadila Laboratories.
In 1995, after a disagreement between Patel and Modi, Cadila Laboratories was restructured with the business being split two ways.
Patel was chairman and managing director of Cadila Healthcare until his death.
His son Pankaj Patel (born 1951) is the current Chairman and Managing Director of Cadila Healthcare.
Dr Raman Bhai Patel hosted Gandhi Mandela Peace Award 2019.