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Purpose

Enriching the Quality of Lives

As a trusted healthcare company, we are dedicated to providing high-quality solutions and products to healthcare professionals and patients that enrich the quality of lives.

Promise

Swiss Pharmaceutical Excellence

We enrich the quality of lives and women’s health by combining the tradition of care with modern science-based pharmaceutical solutions.

Our Values

Science-based

We embrace modern scientific approaches, constantly seeking evidence and data to further develop our products, services, and solutions.

Passionate

Passion is at the heart of our work. Our team is deeply dedicated to enriching the quality of lives and women’s health, infusing all our efforts with energy and pride to achieve outstanding results. 

Reliable

Our unwavering commitment to transparency, integrity, and accountability in everything we do makes us a reliable and trusted partner.

Collaborative 

At Medinova, collaboration is seamless. As a boutique specialty firm, we are fast, flexible, and agile, fostering a respectful environment that values diverse perspectives and cultivates personal, long-term relationships across international borders.

History

Experience from the first moment on

A pharmacist Dr. Fritz Müller together with fellow colleagues founded Medinova AG on 16.02.1945 on the premises of the Römer Pharmacy, Langstrasse, Zurich.

The purpose for founding the company was to manufacture pharmaceutical specialities for pharmacists and to synthesise chemical raw materials.

In 1947 Medinova relocated to Eggbühlstrasse in Zurich Seebach since the premises had become too small for its quickly expanding operations.

Further expansion of its business operations and success in various foreign markets led to the construction of a new company headquarter at Eggbühlstrasse 28, where it is still today.

In 1968 Medinova AG became part of the Diethelm & Co AG. The building underwent additional expansion, and the production facilities were enlarged. Due to constant, methodical development, various pharmaceutical specialities could now be offered.

In 2004 Medinova was merged into the Swiss DKSH Group.

The present focus is on the marketing and distribution of prescription drugs (Rx) and over- the-counter products (OTC). The entire production is now being processed through contract manufacturers.

Because of the active management of the life cycle of its core products, Medinova is recording continuous growth on all continents through its broad network of partners.

Today our pharmaceutical products are being marketed in 65 countries.

2024 first female GM, Olga Lamua Olivar