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PHARMACEUTICALS FARMAK, a.s. is an exclusively Czech chemical and pharmaceutical company whose core business is the development, production and marketing of generic active pharmaceutical ingredients. During the past three years the company has gone through some turbulent changes to emerge as a lean, fully customer-oriented enterprise. Romana Moares reports.
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ARMAK, a.s., Czech Republic, a private, independent joint-stock company with a tradition going back to 1934, focuses on two main production lines: generic pharmaceutical ingredients and chemical specialities (including so-called intermediates). However its core business is the production of pharmaceutical ingredients, which currently account for over 95 per cent of turnover. Production capacity is concentrated within the company’s only site in Olomouc, Czech Republic and consists of two production halls, both containing several production lines for universal and specific product ranges. 78 Industry Europe
In a new shape In 2013, the company began the process of reorganising in order to increase effectiveness and improve overall performance. This difficult and complex process has now been completed – FARMAK is now even more flexible and better equipped to accommodate customers’ varied requirements, which should further strengthen its position in international markets. The development of an in-house pipeline product portfolio, gradually introduced in commercial production, has been another important factor boosting the company’s position. “The introduc-
