LICHTWER PHARMA

Founded in 1981 by Christa and Kuno Lichtwer, Lichtwer Pharma experienced early success and rapid development. In less than 20 years, the company has developed into a public limited company with subsidiaries in UK, US and NL and associated companies in Germany and abroad. The Group`s turnover in 1999 was 215,3 million DM, the number of employees totalling 353. Following the acquisition of Sertürner Arzneimittel (Gütersloh) and Omega Pharma (Berlin) , Lichtwer is one of the leading producers of herbal medicines in Germany. Additional new productions facilities have recently been completed in Berlin, Germany.