Protek (russian: Протек) is a Russian company that includes
drug manufacturing
Pharmaceutical manufacturing is the process of industrial-scale organic synthesis, synthesis of pharmaceutical drugs as part of the pharmaceutical industry. The process of drug manufacturing can be broken down into a series of unit operations, su ...
, retail, and distribution. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies of Russia. It was founded in 1990 by
Vadim Yakunin
Vadim Yakunin is a Russian businessman and billionaire.
Career
After beginning in the Hungarian tourism sector, Yakunin founded the Rigla pharmacy chain, and later the Protek pharmaceuticals firm.
Net worth
As of August 2022, Yakunin is wor ...
and Grigor Khachaturov.
Russian drug firm Protek in talks with new partner
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See also
* Pharmaceutical industry in Russia
The pharmaceutical industry in Russia had a turnover of $16.5 billion in 2016, which was equal to 1.3 % of GDP and 19.9% of health spending.
The Russian healthcare system is funded by the federal government, social spending and the Federal Compu ...
References
Pharmaceutical companies of Russia
Russian companies established in 1990
Companies based in Moscow
Companies listed on the Moscow Exchange
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