PHARMAQ AS - part of Zoetis
PHARMAQ is the global leader in vaccines and innovation for aquaculture and part of Zoetis, the world leader in animal health. The company provides environmentally sound, safe and efficacious health products to the global aquaculture industry through targeted research and the commitment of dedicated people. Production facilities, administration and research and development activities are based in Norway with subsidiaries in Chile, United Kingdom, China, Vietnam, Turkey, Spain, Panama and Singapore. PHARMAQ has approximately 250 employees. The company`s products are marketed in Europe, North and South America, and Asia.
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Animal Health
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Employees:
- 101-1000
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
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About Us
We are a dynamic and innovative organisation and take pride in supplying premium products and value added services to our global customers.
Rapid growth and development of a global aquaculture industry creates challenges and the need for continuous improvement. Our willingness to change nurtures flexibility and motivation - for the benefit of all.
PHARMAQ's vaccines are manufactured in a world class production facility in Overhalla, Norway. Administration and Research and Development activities are based in Oslo, Norway.
Strategy and Vision
We believe
We firmly believe in further growth of the global aquaculture industry. The declining capture of wild fish and the increasing global human population is creating a gap in the supply of seafood, which have to be bridged by industrial aquaculture. Fish health management tools are key to development of a sustainable and profitable continued industrialization of aquaculture.
We make aquaculture progress by living our vision and we have a strategic focus for premium fish health solutions.
Key elements in our strategy include:
- to be a global provider of fish health products, focusing on vaccines and parasiticides
- to further strengthen our portfolio of vaccines for farmed fish
- expand to new aquacultured species
- to be in forefront with competent and dedicated staff
- supply vaccines and aquatic health products through our own subsidiaries or selected distributors
- cooperate with key research institutes
- investigate new business opportunities by licenses, alliances and acquisitions
To reach our strategic goals we are planning for growth of the company, an expansion that will not only benefit PHARMAQ, but also our customers and the industry. We are proud of the contribution we make to safe and healthy seafood.
We Believe
We firmly believe in further growth of the global aquaculture industry. The declining capture of wild fish and the increasing global human population is creating a gap in the supply of seafood, which have to be bridged by industrial aquaculture. Fish health management tools are key to development of a sustainable and profitable continued industrialization of aquaculture.
We make aquaculture progress by living our vision and we have a strategic focus for premium fish health solutions.
In making aquaculture progress PHARMAQ’s strategy is based on four pillars;
- Remain a forefront innovator.
- Maintain a leadership position in vaccines to aquaculture.
- Become the leader in sea lice control.
- PHARMAQ will build positions in adjacent areas.
PHARMAQ’s global presence and first hand market knowledge combined with an extensive research team and business network, represents an excellent platform for further growth.
To reach our strategic goals we are planning for growth of the company, an expansion that will not only benefit PHARMAQ, but also our customers and the industry. We are proud of the contribution we make to safe and healthy seafood.
About Zoetis
PHARMAQ is the the global leader in vaccines and innovation for aquaculture and part of Zoetis, the world leader in animal health.
Zoetis is a global animal health company dedicated to supporting customers and their businesses in ever better ways. Building on 60 years of experience, we deliver quality medicines and vaccines, complemented by diagnostic products and genetic tests and supported by a range of services. We are working every day to better understand and address the real-world challenges faced by those who raise and care for animals in ways they find truly relevant.
PHARMAQ Analytiq
PHARMAQ Analytiq is a sister company to PHARMAQ AS. They provide analyses of high quality within the salmon industry. For more information about their products and services please have a look at: www.pharmaq-analytiq.com
Values and Code of Ethics
As a means of consolidating, developing and safeguarding our integrity and trustworthiness as a major domestic and international player in the aquaculture sector, we have established values and code of ethics for PHARMAQ. This encompass the paramount objectives of the company, and are supplemented in the most important areas of our work with specific guidelines or operational standards.
Our ethical regulations shall form the basis of a corporate culture that guarantees that the company acts as a reliable business partner, reflecting our core values.
PHARMAQ wishes to adhere to all national and international legal requirements, and the company also intends to instil confidence by implementing a variety of measures to promote a healthy corporate culture. As one of several such measures the company has provided a facility for making notifications to an external party. Such notifications are the most important means by which discreditable or illegal behaviour or circumstances such as harassment or financial irregularities are brought to light.
All PHARMAQ employees, inclusive of contracted employees and consultants, are entitled to make notifications. External personnel or companies with or without formal affiliation to PHARMAQ are also welcome to make notifications of incidents
The Notification Service is delivered by the law firm BDO AS, Integrity Services. Even if you disclose your identity to the law firm BDO AS, Integrity Services, you can choose to conceal it from PHARMAQ. The Notification Service quest is available in English, Norwegian and Spanish.
PHARMAQ in Society
We recognise the importance of good relations with local communities, with others associated with aquaculture and with society at large.
We take several positive actions to promote good relationships.
PHARMAQ sponsors a number of professional associations and social organizations in the regions where our facilities are based. We focus our contribution on sponsoring activities targeting future generations and organizations caring for the environment.
We believe it is important that our employees are involved in the decision about the use of the support we provide locally.
The following are active sponsorships:
- Escuela Diferencial 'los Eucaliptus', Puerto Montt, Chile
- Lochcarron Camanachd's shinty team for under 12 year olds, UK
- Overhalla Idrettslag (OIL), Norway
Building Team Spirit
As a leading knowledge company, the requirement for continuous learning and imparting of knowledge is important for PHARMAQ. This has led to the establishment of the PHARMAQademy.
We work strategically to continue to consolidate our corporate culture, disseminate knowledge and provide continuous training for the employees.
Common corporate goals, combined with mutual respect expressed between different cultures, professions and geographical locations will ensure that we operate both effectively and with precision. All training is based on our core values – quality, dynamism, innovation and team spirit. Such an asset represents the key to PHARMAQ’s competitiveness.
In addition to providing the development of our own staff, this initiative is becoming an important arena for meeting the aquaculture industry, nationally and internationally.