Lonza is a pioneer and world leader in the CDMO industry, setting the pace with cutting-edge science, smart technology, and lean manufacturing. United by a common purpose, we turn our customers’ breakthrough innovations into viable therapies and manufacture the medicines of tomorrow.
Founded in Switzerland in 1897, our company is the first and original CDMO, and today we are more dynamic, agile and forward-focused than ever before. As one of the largest Western CDMOs, we bring together a global team of around 18,500 colleagues across five continents to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions for our customers' complex needs.
For our customers and their patients, we bring quality, safety and reliability to bring life-enhancing and life-saving treatments to market at speed and at scale. For our colleagues, we strive to create a sense of belonging and inclusion where every person can thrive and bring their best.
We’re here to help people feel better, look younger and lead more joyful lives. We do this through wellness products that tap into the body’s natural energy and resiliency, and through business opportunities that inspire personal and professional fulfillment.
Arkopharma is a pharmaceutical company founded in 1980 in Carros, near Nice (France), that specializes in the area of phytotherapy, natural medicine and nutritional supplements.
Arkopharma is now the European leader in plant-based medicine and nutritional supplements, with an international presence in more than 60 countries.
Arkopharma has a dual aim:
• To provide natural medicines both for treatment and prevention
• To offer healthcare professionals new options for advice and prescriptions
Arkopharma in figures:
• 1501 employees
• 201.3 million euros of consolidated sales
• 1,853 registrations and MAs (marketing authorisations) for medicines
• 3% of sales invested in Research and Development
• 7 international subsidiaries in the following strategic countries: Spain, Italy(2), Ireland, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland.
The Arkopharma Group's values:
• KNOW-HOW – Recognising tradition as a forward-looking value
• INNOVATION – Researching the best that nature has to offer
• QUALITY AND SAFETY – A guarantee of quality
• PERFORMANCE - A professional approach which drives success
• CUSTOMER SATISFACTION - Building strong links
The Arkopharma Group's commitments:
Non-discrimination
• Diversity Charter (March 2010)
• Action plan on equality between the sexes (February 2014)
• Company agreement on the French 'contrat de génération' (programme offering incentives for the employment of young and older workers)
Skills development
• Internal mobility
• Training
• Mentoring
Improving working conditions
• Action plan on the prevention of difficult working conditions and psychosocial risks (2013)