Our origin
The parents and grandparents of Mr. Mag. pharm. Herbert Broschek already ran a pharmacy in Merano. The Gebro founding family's great dedication to innovative drugs can be sensed every day and is carefully passed on from generation to generation.
1947:
Gebro Pharma is founded by Otto Broschek, Mag. pharm. Grete Broschek and her son Mag. pharm. Herbert Broschek
1947:
Launch of the manufacturing of local anesthetics (Novanaest®) in Mühlbach am Hochkönig
1949:
Übersiedlung von Gebro Pharma an den heutigen Unternehmensstandort in Fieberbrunn, Tirol
1953:
Entry of Mag. pharm. Helga Broschek, maiden name Luger, who will make a significant contribution to the development of the Gebro Group
1974:
The foundation of the joint venture Zyma-Gebro Arzneimittelvertriebsges.m.b.H., based on the existing concession from 1954
1976:
Foundation of our first wholly subsidiary, today's Gebro Pharma AG, in Switzerland
1982:
To this day, continued cooperation with the Swiss company Gaba, now part of Colgate-Palmolive
1982:
Successful launch of the dental products elmex® and meridol® in Austria
1983:
Start of international commercialization of our products via first license partners in Germany
1994:
World's first regulatory approval of dexibuprofen - successful launch of Gebro's proprietary development marketed as Seractil® in Austria
1996:
Re-branding and expansion of the joint venture Zyma-Gebro Arzneimittelvertriebsges.m.b.H. (today Haleon - Gebro Consumer Health GmbH)
2000:
The Swiss company Alpinamed AG, a specialized manufacturer of pharmaceutical plant extracts as well as high-quality nutritional supplements and cosmetics, becomes part of the Gebro Group
2000:
Successful launch of Seractil® (dexibuprofen) in Sweden - first launch of Gebro's proprietary development outside Austria
2000:
Mag. phil. Pascal Broschek, son of the founding family, becomes a Gebro shareholder
2002:
Founding of our first Spanish company, Laboratorios Gebro Pharma S.A., based in Barcelona
2003:
Successful launch of Seractil® (dexibuprofen) in South Korea - first launch of Gebro's proprietary development outside Europe
2004:
Successful launch of Metoject® pre-filled syringes in Spain - to be followed shortly by successful launches in Switzerland and Hungary
2005:
Mr. Mag. phil. Pascal Broschek, son of the founding family, joins the Gebro Executive Board
2008:
The Gebro Group's turnover exceeds 100 million euros for the first time
2009:
Mag. pharm. Herbert Broschek, co-founder and main shareholder of Gebro, passes away at the age of 84
2012:
Successful launch of Seractil® (dexibuprofen) in Central America - first launch of Gebro's proprietary development on the American continent
2012:
Founding of Gebro Holding GmbH to give the Gebro Group a structure appropriate to its steady growth
2015:
Mag. pharm. Helga Broschek, co-founder and shareholder of Gebro Holding GmbH, passes away at the age of 88
2015:
The Gebro Group's turnover exceeds 150 million euros for the first time
2016:
Swiss Gebro Pharma A.G. moves into a new building in Liestal
2018:
Gebro acquires two parenteral antihistamines to ensure the availability of the drugs in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands
2019:
Expansion of Swiss Alpinamed AG with a doubling of production volume
2019:
Acquisition of Diliban® (tramadol/paracetamol) and manufacturing transfer to
Fieberbrunn - Diliban® becomes Gebro's most successful product up to this time
2020:
Gebro opens one of the most cutting-edge laboratories in Europe
2020:
The Gebro Group's turnover exceeds 200 million euros for the first time
2021:
Successful launch of Duplaxil® (400mg hydroxychloroquine) in Spain
2022:
The Gebro Group achieves an export turnover for the first time of over 50 million euros beyond its established core markets