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Who we are
Medifood is a medical nutrition company offering nutritional support for people affected by disease-related malnutrition.
Our Mission
Medifood’s mission is to bring health through medical nutrition to the greatest number of people.
Company History
Medifood is a medical nutrition company offering nutritional support for people affected by disease-related malnutrition
2023
2022
Introducing MediDrink Gastro for gastroenterology patients (Crohn’s disease’s, ulcerative colitis) and MediDrink RC, developed for the nutritional needs of diabetic patients.
Product launch in Malta with NM Pharma, in Bangladesh with ZAS Corporations and in Albania with ILMA Farma.
2021
Launching our surgery line MediDrink PeriOp for perioperative use and MediDrink OpLoad, our pre-operative nutritional product. Introducing MediDrink CF developed for cystic fibrosis patients.
Entering the Vietnamese market with our local partner, Naman Ltd.
2020
Introducing MediDrink Neo designed for oncology patients and MediDrink Extra, our value-added general malnutrition product.
Launching MediDrink products in Georgia with our local distribution partner, MedLine and, in Greece with Pelmy Plus Medica.
2020 – 2022
Improvement of the Csorna manufacturing site.
2019
New product launch of MediDrink Pulmo, addressing to the COPD patients.
Entering the Romanian FSMP market in collaboration with Torus Pharma and launching MediDrink in China with our strategic partner, Jilin MaiFu Nutrition Technology Co.
2018
Medifood’s unique Research & Development Centre site starts its operations in Szeged, Hungary.
2017
Launching MediDrink Platinum –
MediDrink Platinum was designed for the dietary management of malnutrition in the elderly.
Signing a strategic partnership agreement with Jilin MaiFu Nutrition Technology Co., Ltd. for the territory of Greater China. Start of collaboration with Indevex AB (Sweden).
2017 –
Development of MediDrink condition-specific clinical nutrition products
Initiation of developing condition-specific clinical nutrition products of Medifood, addressing patients with different disease-related malnutrition conditions. Developing products for the treatment of further disease-related malnutrition and cachexia conditions due to such as cancer, pulmonary disease, gastrointestinal disease, kidney disease, liver disease, surgery, and also for paediatric indications.
2016
Upgrading the manufacturing site in Csorna
Start procurement process of the new process equipment, partially funded by the Hungarian government, in order to enhance the capacity and improve the quality of the manufacturing site in Csorna.
2015
Launching MediDrink in our first export market, Slovakia with Rubenza Pharma.
2014
Start of geographical expansion by seeking and identifying partners for international sales.
2013
Our rapid entry to the Hungarian market resulted in cumulative sales of 1 million EUR in Y2, which is 16% market share in Hungary..
2011
Obtaining the first European notification of MediDrink Plus with reimbursement and launching the product in Hungary.
2010
Establishing Medifood’s Hungarian affiliate and signing manufacturing contract with Sole-Mizo Zrt. (member of the Bonafarm Holding) for the production of Medifood’s MediDrink portfolio in Csorna, Hungary.
2009 – 2011
Development of MediDrink Plus, the first product of the company for the dietary management of disease-related malnutrition. Development was based on a “condition-specific” concept.
2008
Foundation of Medifood
Estabilishing of Medifood International in Switzerland by two experts from the pharmaceutical and the nutritional industry.