Who owns Bemfola?
Bemfola is owned by Richter (Hungary, BSE: RICHTER), which has owned the brand since 2016.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Gedeon Richter Plc. Annual Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Gedeon Richter Plc. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇭🇺 Hungary, Budapest
- Origin
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Founded
- 2014
- Category
- Healthcare & pharma › Drug makers › Biotechnology
- Parent ticker
- BSE: RICHTER
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Bemfola
Bemfola is a recombinant follicle stimulating hormone used in fertility treatment, developed by the Swiss biotech company Finox as a biosimilar to Gonal-f and launched in Europe in 2014 as the first biosimilar of that kind. Richter acquired Finox Holding in 2016 and holds global rights to Bemfola except in the United States. Sales were 18,783 million forints in 2025.
Ownership timeline of Bemfola
Where Bemfola sits in Richter
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Richter
Richter controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in healthcare & pharma.
Also in healthcare & pharma
Other brands in biotechnology, and who owns them
The 7 brands in biotechnology on Brandtree belong to 2 owners. The largest is Gilead, with 5; Richter has 2.
About the owner: Richter
Richter is a publicly listed company headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, founded in 1901. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as BSE: RICHTER.
Gedeon Richter is a Hungarian pharmaceutical company whose predecessor was founded in Budapest in 1901 when pharmacist Gedeon Richter bought a pharmacy. It discovered the antipsychotic cariprazine in the early 2000s and co-developed it with Forest, now AbbVie, for the United States. Women's healthcare is its stated growth focus, built through the 2016 purchase of Finox, the 2024 purchase of Estetra and Mithra assets, and the Evra contraceptive patch assets bought from Janssen. Its consolidated turnover in 2025 was 913,959 million forints.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Bemfola?
The parent company of Bemfola is Richter, a publicly listed company headquartered in Hungary.
Is Bemfola Swiss or Hungarian?
Bemfola originated in Switzerland in 2014, but it is owned today by Richter, which is headquartered in Hungary. So Bemfola is a Swiss-origin brand under Hungarian ownership.
Since when has Richter owned Bemfola?
Richter has owned Bemfola since 2016.
Is Bemfola still owned by Richter?
Yes. As of 8 October 2026, Bemfola is still owned by Richter. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Gedeon Richter Plc. Annual Report 2025 — Gedeon Richter Plc., Annual report; retrieved 8 October 2026.
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