About Gedeon Richter Plc.

Headquartered in Hungary and founded in 1901, Gedeon Richter Plc., named after its founder, is an innovation-driven specialty pharmaceutical company. The activities of the Hungarian-directed multinational company are vertically integrated and involve pharmaceutical manufacturing, research and development, global sales and marketing.
Corporate strategy focuses on organic growth complemented with selected acquisitions, primarily in the field of Women’s Healthcare.
The company aims to offer high added value products, both proprietary and biosimilar, in whose manufacturing and development Richter possesses special knowledge. The company has manufacturing subsidiaries in five countries and markets its products in nearly one hundred countries around the world through its own marketing network.
Richter has more than 13,000 employees and posted sales exceeding EUR 1.5 billion in 2019. Based on its long-standing experience in R&D and manufacturing, the expertise of a dedicated international team and strong alliances with its strategic partners, Richter strives to make available its innovative
portfolio worldwide.

Gedeon Richter Biotech history

2007

Acquisition of Richter Helm

Acquisition of Richter Helm - Successful establishment of a joint venture CDMO company for the manufacturing of microbial fermentation biotechnology products.
2007
2012

Debrecen Biotech site

Gedeon Richter's biotech site established as a green field investment for mammalian cell based fermentation products.
2012
2016

Bemfola

Acquisition of Bemfola, our first biosimilar product.
2016
2017

Biotechnology Business Unit

Separate Biotechnology Business Unit established to improve focus on biotechnological products.
2017
2019

Teriparatide launch

Successful launch of Teriparatide, our first own-developed biosimilar product.
2019
2019

Extend CDMO services to mammalian facility in Debrecen

In addition to our microbial fermentation facility (Richter Helm Biologics), CDMO services are extended to our mammalian cell based fermentation facility in Debrecen, Hungary.
2019

Location of the Biotech Plants

Germany

Bovenau
Hamburg (HQ)
Hannover

Hungary

Budapest
Debrecen

Overview of the Debrecen Biotech Facility

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