Zentiva is an international pharmaceutical company

Pharmaceutical company

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 focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing modern generic pharmaceutical products. The Company has leading positions in the pharmaceutical markets in the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

, Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

, Romania, and Turkey and is growing in Poland, Russia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Ukraine and the Baltic States. Zentiva’s strategy is to further this growth by increasing patient access to modern medicines through primary care providers within the EU and Eastern Europe.

History of Zentiva

• The Black eagle, "U černého orla" pharmacy in Prague
  Prague
  Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
  
   is purchased by Benjamin and Karel Fragner in 1857.
• First factory at Dolní Měcholupy
  Dolní Měcholupy
  Dolní Měcholupy is a municipal district and cadastral area in Prague. It is located in the eastern part of the city. As of 2008, there were 1,788 inhabitants living in Dolní Měcholupy....
  
   in 1930
• Nationalization by the Czech government in 1946
• Generic strategy in 1998
• Acquisition of Leciva Slovakofarma, main pharmaceutical company of Slovakia
  Slovakia
  The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
  
  

Generic strategy of Sanofi

Zentiva is the generic drug

Generic drug

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 arm of sanofi since 2009.
The Company addresses a wide range of therapeutic areas but has a particular focus on cardiovascular disorders, inflammatory conditions, pain, infections and diseases of the central nervous system and the gastrointestinal and urology fields.
The Zentiva Group employs almost 6,000 people and has production sites in the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

, Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, and Turkey

Turkey

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.