Company Background

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Year 1972

Foundation of the company and building of the production plant on the site at Santa Maria de Montcada (Barcelona), Spain.

Year 1980

Opening of the new factory in Celrà (Girona), Spain.

Year 1985

Plant in Celrà inspected and approved by the FDA

Year 1986

Approval was granted for the first product for the US market (specifically): Cyclobenzaprine HCl

Year 1996

ISO 9001 certification was obtained in Spain

Year 1999

- Extension of the production plant in Celrà, increasing our capacity in terms of reaction volume
- FDA inspection in Celrà resulted in no form 483 (no observations were noted)

Year 2001

- ISO 14001 certification was obtained in Spain
- Inauguration of a new Medichem laboratory with an extension of 200 m2 in Barcelona’s Science Park

Year 2002

- FDA inspection in Celrà resulted in no form 483 (no observations were noted) for the second consecutive time
- Opening of the extended Quality and R&D Laboratories in Celrà

Year 2003

- Investment to develop the Pilot Plant in Celrà
- Investment to develop the Physical Treatments Plant in Celrà

Year 2004

- Start of construction of new manufacturing facility in Malta
- Comprehensive environmental review of the manufacturing facilities

Year 2005

- Completion of new manufacturing plant in Malta
- Construction and completion of state-of-the-art water treatment facilities in Spain
- H.E. Dr. Edward Fenech-Adami, President of Malta, his wife and a delegation of the Maltese Government visited our facilities in Celrà, Spain.

Year 2006

- Start of regular production in Malta
- FDA Inspection of our plant in Celrà in Spain conducted in November resulted in no form 483 (no observations were noted) for the third consecutive time

Year 2007

- ISO 9001 certification was obtained in Malta

Year 2008

- Plant in Malta approved by the FDA in February.
- Extension of the R&D laboratory at the Barcelona Science Park.

Year 2009

- The latest FDA Inspection of our plant in Celrà in Spain conducted in April resulted in no form 483 (no observations were noted) for the fourth consecutive time
- ISO 14001 certification obtained in Malta