History

1911 Establishment of Lavipharm
 
1976 A. Lavidas takes helm with new management team
 
1977 Collaboration with L'Oreal -first to sell cosmetics through pharmacies
 
1979 Construction of plant for drugs & cosmetics' production
 
1985 Establishment of R&D department focused on drug delivery
 
1989 Establishment of Laboratoires Lavipharm in Paris
 
1992 Joint Ventures with Synthelabo-France (Synthelabo-Lavipharm) and L'Oreal Cosmetique Active (Lavicosmetica)
 
1993 Completion of transdermal production unit
 
1995 Launch of nitroglycerine transdermal patch in Italy and France
 
 
Quoted on the Athens Stock Exchange
 
1996 Establishment of Lavipharm Labs Inc. - USA
 
1997 Launch of patented acne epidermal patch in Europe by L'Oreal
 
2000 Acquisition of all outstanding equity of Separex (France) and EKEPY (Greece), also exclusive and perpetual rights to Phasex (USA) and a thirty percent equity stake
 
2001 Establishment of Lavipharm Pharmaceutical Services Ltd. and its subsidiaries, Lavipharm Distribution Ltd. and Lavipharm Cyprus Ltd. (Cyprus).
 
2002 Launch of patented epidermal anti-wrinkle patch especially developed for eye contour in Japan

Strategic collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline regarding the physical distribution of its pharmaceutical products in Greece
 
2003 Agreement with the American company Senetek in the pharmaceutical technology area

Collaboration agreement between Lavipharm Corp. and GlaxoSmithKline in the Pharmaceutical research area
 
2004 Acquisition of all outstanding equity of LAS

Establishment of Castalia Laboratoires Dermatologiques

Lavipharm's dynamic entry in China with Castalia Soins Dermocosmetiques brand

Completion of the development of transdermal fentanyl system in the pain management sector by Lavipharm Laboratories Inc. and file of ANDA file at FDA
 
2005 File for the transdermal fentanyl system in the pain management sector in relevant European authorities

Collaboration agreement between Lavipharm and the Italian pharmaceutical company Recordati for the promotion and market of the new transdermal fentanyl system in Italy, Germany, France, Spain and Great Britain.
 
2006 FDA approval to Lavipharm's generic Fentanyl Transdermal System to market in the United States.
 
2007 National Organization for Medicine approval to Lavipharm's generic Fentanyl Transdermal System to market in Greece, under the brand name "Fentadur".

Lavipharm's Fentanyl patch received approval to market in Germany.
 

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