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The Company’s history
1993
- The Founding of the Company.
- The company makes its first preparation – a source of beta-carotene, named Vetoron, which is made using an unique technology of molecular encapsulation, patented by the company.
1994
- First sales of Vetoron to food industry and retail sales through pharmacy chains.
1995–1999
- Clinical studies of Vetoron in medical institutions and research institutes.
- Vetoron is extensively used not only in medicine, but also in the food industry as a vitamin supplement and a natural coloring. Technical specifications for various food products using Vetoron are developed.
- The vitamin supplements for food industry “Formantin” and “Amiton” are developed and succesgully broght to the market (since 2003 Amiton is renamed to AmT).
2001
- Substances for cosmetic industry – “Vitamin F”, “Ferol”, “Hitoksi-20” and “Ubiquionone” are developed and brought to the market.
2002
- The Company develops and markets ALFAVIT - the first in the world multivitamin supplement, created with consideration of interactions of its components. The patent for ALFAVIT is owned by AKVION.
- The first Russian preparation of coenzyme Q10 for cardiology – Qudesan is developed and brought to the market.
2004
- ALFAVIT Mother’s health – a multivitamin complex for pregnant and lactating women is released. This preparation started the ALFAVIT product line.
- The promotion of our products is advanced among professionals (pharmacists and physicians). For this purpose, the company organizes the work of medical representatives in 23 cities of Russia.
2005
- ALFAVIT is recognized as the most popular complex in Russia, according to the results of monitoring conducted by the marketing company COMCON-Pharma.
- A new product for vision correction, Focus is released.
2006
- The company acquires a personal production site–pharmaceutical plant Vneshtorg Pharma which makes possible to concentrate production of all pharmaceutical products at one enterprise.
- The company is actively promoted in foreign markets.
- AKVION acquires exclusive rights for distribution of Olbas Oil from British company “G.R. Lane Health Products Ltd”.
2007
- A innovative nutricosmetical preparation Quten, a source of coenzyme Q10 is developed.
- The company develops and releases Karnitone preparation to the market. Karnitone is a source of L-carnitine, which normalizes cell energy metabolism.
2008
- The number of ALFAVIT consumers reaches 5 millions.
- Multivitamin complexes ALFAVIT Kindergarten and ALFAVIT School are recognized as brand-leaders (super-brands) of the Russian market of goods and service for children.
2009
- For the third consecutive year, ALFAVIT is ranked first in the category "Vitamins", according to a study “Trusted brand” by Reader's Digest magazine.
- A social project of the company, educational portal Med-edu.ru is launched. Med-edu.ru is the largest free collection of educational medical videos in Russian Internet .
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