Zeta Farmaceutici Group: research, development, production since 1947
Prolife was one of the first dietary supplements containing probiotics to appear in Italian pharmacies in 1995. It is formulated and made by Zeta Farmaceutici, a company that is part of Zeta Farmaceutici Group.
Zeta Farmaceutici Group is one of the few Italian pharmaceutical companies that are still manufacturers. A solid organisation that supervises and checks every stage during creation of its products: research and development, selection and purchase of raw materials, production, packaging, logistics and distribution.
Zeta Farmaceutici Group is made up of two pharmaceutical companies, each with its own specialisation.
Zeta Farmaceutici. Our group’s headquarters and logistics centre. The plant has three divisions: Pharmaceuticals, Dietary Supplements and Cosmetics.
Marco Viti Farmaceutici. With two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Dietary Supplements. On separate lines, the former also produces biocides (surgical-medical devices).
Certifications
For Zeta Farmaceutici Group, certification is the ultimate recognition of a process that introduces management systems structured for continual improvement in the various different company sectors. We constantly strive for excellence in the fields of quality, safety, production and environmental protection.
cGMP
Authorisation by AIFA (Italian Medicines Agency) to produce medicines for the group’s pharmaceutical laboratories.
EN ISO 9001
Integrated management system for the quality of the group’s plants.
EN ISO 22716
International quality standard for the production of cosmetics.
EN ISO 13485
Integrated management system for the quality of the group’s plants in the production of Medical Devices.
EN ISO 45001
Occupational health and safety certification.
EN ISO 14001
Management system for the coherent, efficient, sustainable control of the group’s environmental impact.
Probiotic vitality
Our probiotics are the only ones in Europe with CSQA certified probiotic vitality until their expiry date.
EN ISO 22000
International food quality and safety standard for the production of dietary supplements
Checks, tests, production
Zeta Farmaceutici treats production of cosmetics with the same procedures adopted for pharmaceuticals. It ensures a high quality level during development, manufacture and checks.
Raw materials
Raw materials are purchased from qualified suppliers, selected and subject to periodic inspections. They are held “in quarantine” until the EuPhidra laboratories complete microbiological and chemical-physical analyses. Only if all the analyses give positive results does Quality Control approve their use.
Manufacture of the semi-finished product
The production process is defined by a specific standard registered with the Italian Ministry of Health and approved by the plant’s Technical Director.
Production
Production is carried out in compliance with behavioural and hygiene standards for operators. It is constantly monitored by the Quality Control Service and approved by the Technical Director. Continual adjustments to comply with legislation in force always mean new investments in technologies, research, and skilled and specialized human resources.
Our Story
A story that has looked to the future since 1947 Zeta Farmaceutici was set up more than seventy years ago in a pharmacy laboratory in Vicenza. We are still pharmacists in our DNA today and we are proud of our history, which has led us to build a big industrial group, but we are even prouder of what we will do in the future.
1947
Zeta Farmaceutici was founded in Vicenza in the laboratory of a pharmacy. A small artisan business making galenic preparations that gradually grew.
1975
Zeta Farmaceutici became an industrial company. Towards the end of the seventies the first sun products were produced.
1982
The birth of Zeta Farmaceutici S.p.A. A passage that marked further development in research of innovative products like face creams or the natural personal hygiene lines.
1988
With creation of the EuPhidra brand, the cosmetics and pharmaceutical divisions were separated with a view to developing and diversifying the range of cosmetics. This quickly led EuPhidra to become a leading brand in pharmacies.
1991
Hair dyes were sold for the first time in pharmacies. The EuPhidra hair programme was completed with the introduction of shampoo, conditioner and treatment lines.
1995
With our Prolife brand we were one of the first to bring probiotics into pharmacies and drugstores. Another successful debut and new development for the pharmaceutical market.
1997
A new line of cleansers: effective and at the same extremely delicate for sensitive skins.
1999
The birth of EuPhidra make-up. Great performance backed by high quality and safety.
2000
Launch of Amido Mio, the line made from rice starch for the most sensitive and delicate skins. Another successful debut and new development for the pharmaceutical market.
2001
Zeta Farmaceutici took over Marco Viti Farmaceutici, a historic pharmaceutical company in Lombardy. This led to the formation of the Zeta Farmaceutici Group.
2013
A new storage and distribution warehouse. Expansion of the cosmetics division. Reorganisation of the dietary supplement division and the powder and tablet department. New cortisone department.
2020
Inauguration of the group’s new management headquarters, which joins production, logistics and research.