Gedeon Richter
Central and Eastern Europe's largest pharmaceutical company.
Gedeon Richter is a Budapest-based multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company founded in 1901, and the largest pharmaceutical manufacturer in Central and Eastern Europe. The company markets its products in nearly 100 countries through its own distribution network, with manufacturing subsidiaries across five countries. Its portfolio spans generics, originals, and biosimilars including women's health, neuroscience, and oncology therapeutics.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Budapest, Hungary
- Founded
- 1901
- Website
- gedeonrichter.com
- Categories
- Medical & Healthcare Supplies, Supplements & Wellness
- Markets
- Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, United States, China, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Ukraine
Verified facts
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-08 Domain registry record
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-08 Internet Archive (Wayback)
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-08 Mail server of the company domain
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-08 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-08 OpenSanctions
- lei-active (green), checked 2026-08-08 GLEIF
- public-contract-awarded (green), checked 2026-08-02 TED, EU public procurement bulletin Here the award carries someone else's check: in the EU and the EEA a public buyer must exclude bidders convicted of fraud, corruption or money laundering, and those found by a final decision to owe taxes or social contributions. Directive 2014/24/EU, Article 57 (exclusion grounds)
- product-authorised-for-sale (green), checked 2026-08-21 Ministry of Health of Armenia, State Register of Medicinal Products (pharm.am)
- registered-manufacturer (green), checked 2026-08-18 Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division, Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago, register of drugs (Food and Drugs Act Chap. 30:01)
- operating-permit (green), checked 2026-08-19 EudraGMDP manufacturing authorisation register (EMA)
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- Good Manufacturing Practice
Import rules for these goods
- Food supplements sold in the EU follow Directive 2002/46/EC: most member states require a notification to the national authority before the first sale. European Commission (supplements)
- Medical devices sold in the EU must carry CE marking under the Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745, with a conformity assessment matched to the device risk class. European Commission (MDR)
- For the US market, the maker must have an FDA device establishment registration and product listing; most instruments also need 510(k) premarket clearance. US FDA (devices)