Nordic presence in Portugal

Pharma Nord

Pharma

Danish pharmaceutical and nutritional supplement company. Operates Portuguese subsidiary in Algés (Lisbon area) since 2004, distributing health products including Bio-branded supplements across Portuguese pharmacies.

HQVejle (Denmark)
Portuguese entityPharma Nord Portugal (Carnaxide, Lisbon area)
OriginDenmark
SectorFood supplements & plant-based medicines
International reach25 subsidiaries + 20 business partners
DirectionNordics → Portugal

Corridor footprint

Pharma Nord is one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of preventive dietary supplements and plant-based medicines, with headquarters in Vejle, Denmark. The group operates through 25 subsidiary companies and an additional 20 business partners, with products represented across Europe, the Middle East and increasingly Asia and North America. Portuguese distribution runs through Pharma Nord’s Portuguese subsidiary at Avenida do Forte, 6-6A, Edifício Ramazzotti, Carnaxide in the Lisbon metropolitan area, supplying the Portuguese pharmacy channel with the group’s science-documented food supplements and plant-based medicines (Bio-Quinone Q10, Bio-Selenium and the broader Bio-branded range).

All Pharma Nord products are formulated free of gluten, lactose, GMOs and irradiated ingredients, with bioavailability and clinical-documentation positioning. The Portuguese subsidiary handles regulatory, distribution and trade-marketing into Portuguese pharmacies and para-pharmacies.

Why this matters for the corridor

Pharma Nord is one of the more durable Danish health-sector presences in Portugal — a clinically documented supplement brand fully integrated into the Portuguese pharmacy channel, sitting alongside larger Danish pharma names (Novo Nordisk, Ferring, Demant, Coloplast) that have built operational footprints in Portugal’s health ecosystem.

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