EMS is the biggest domestic pharmaceutical company in Brazil.[1] Founded in the mid-1950s, the company has six industrial plants based in São Bernardo do Campo, Hortolândia and Jaguariúna, in the state of São Paulo, Manaus, Brasília and Belgrade in Serbia.
EMS operates through five divisions:
Today the company has a presence in over 30 countries through joint-ventures and strategic partnerships with other pharmaceutical companies.[2]
EMS's Brazilian main competitors are Hypera Pharma, Eurofarma, Aché and Cristália.
- EMS Similars - markets similares; a class of pharmaceuticals peculiar to the Brazilian market. Not generics but not original brands either;