Zentiva is a pharmaceutical company based in Prague, Czech Republic. The company is developing, manufacturing and marketing a wide range of generic and OTC products.
Zentiva employs more than 4 700[1] people across Europe and has three manufacturing sites, in Prague, Bucharest and Ankleshwar.[2] Since 2018, Zentiva is wholly owned by private equity firm Advent International; it was formerly, since 2008, a subsidiary of Sanofi.
History of Zentiva
The roots of the Czech pharmaceutical company date back to 1488 with At the Black Eagle's pharmacy (“U Černého Orla”) located in the Prague city center: Malá Strana. In 1857 the pharmacy was bought by Benjamin & Karel Fragner (1824-1886).[3] His expansion plans were started by his son Dr. Karel Fragner (1861-1926) and further expanded by Dr. Ing.