Creating new perspectives in healthcare
We are driven by the purpose of improving lives through pharmaceutical innovation. Knowing that our knowledge and expertise can concretely improve people’s health and well-being, we strive every day to improve healthcare by researching and developing innovative solutions for disease prevention and management. Our daily work is inspired by the firm belief that everyone deserves access to healthcare that empowers them to live their lives to the fullest.
Our Mission
Italfarmaco group is a leading organisation that specialises in the development, manufacture, and marketing of prescription and non-prescription products. Our primary objective is to increase our investment in research and development activities, with a particular focus on developing high-quality, effective solutions for patients and healthcare providers worldwide. We are also committed to developing innovative treatments for specialty and rare diseases. Our organisation is dedicated to excellence and we work to achieve sustainable growth and have a positive impact on society and the environment.

Our Vision
Embedded in our family-owned heritage, our company is dedicated to sustainable success, striving to be a global leader in pharmaceutical innovation and excellence. We focus on expanding our product portfolio, which includes branded prescription and non-prescription products with a particular focus on rare diseases. We are committed to consolidating our presence in global markets through a strategy that balances organic growth with strategic partnerships worldwide.
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Meet our Leaders



Francesco De Santis
Francesco De Santis was born in 1956 in Milan and obtained a pharmacy degree from the University of Milan in 1981. With over 40 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, he is currently the Chairman of Italfarmaco SpA.
Francesco De Santis started his career at Italfarmaco in 1981 at the age of 25. Throughout his journey within the company, he has held significant positions, including General Manager, Director, Chairman of Italfarmaco Spa, and Chairman of Italfarmaco Holding SpA. In each of these roles, he played a key role in the internationalization process and the establishment of all Group companies.
Additionally, from 2012 to 2019 he was a Member of the Technical Research and Innovation Committee of Confindustria and served as Vice President of Farmindustria from 2011 to 2019.
Today he is a Member of the Presidential Committee of Farmindustria and, since 2020, he holds the position of Vice President of Confindustria for Research & Development.
Francesco Di Marco
Francesco Di Marco is a senior global biopharmaceutical executive with over 20 years of leadership experience across major multinational companies. He is the new CEO of Italfarmaco Group, bringing a strong track record in organizational transformation, commercial excellence, and global product strategy.
Before joining Italfarmaco, he served as Head of Human Pharma Region at Boehringer Ingelheim, a role equivalent to Chief Commercial Officer, where he led global commercial operations spanning more than €20B in revenue and 15,000 employees. He also served as Global Head of Oncology, overseeing the full oncology portfolio—from research to commercialization—with a €1B budget and a pipeline of 30 assets.
Prior to Boehringer, Francesco spent 16 years at Amgen, consistently alternating between operational roles (General Manager for Canada and Italy, Oncology BU Director in Germany) and strategic global roles (Global Commercial Lead for Prolia, International Brand Director Oncology). This combination equipped him with both executional rigor and strategic depth.
He also held a senior regional role at Takeda as EUCAN Head of Oncology, driving performance and transformation across Europe and Canada.
Francesco is an international manager who has worked across a wide range of markets in North America, Europe, and global headquarters settings, leading diverse teams and steering major businesses in highly competitive environments.
He earned his PhD in Molecular Biology while working as a researcher at Genentech, grounding his executive leadership in deep scientific expertise.
Bailey-Burnley
An accomplished senior commercial leader with over 30 years diverse experience in the biopharmaceutical industry across business unit leadership, marketing leadership, sales management, EU and UK launch operations.
Astute commercial acumen and proven track record delivering value in multiple therapeutic areas, UK, Regional/International and Global positions and extensive experience from the pre-launch environment working with cross functional teams in the rare-disease space.
A proven track record of building high performing teams, supporting teams in navigating complex environments and handling ambiguity with a strong sense of team purpose and patient focus.
Passionate about science, innovation, with a desire to make a meaningful difference to patients and a leadership style that motivates and empowers teams to deliver.
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Where we are
90+ countries, 1 Global Vision
Map shows our worldwide presence with local branches and partners companies distributing our products in over 90 countries.
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Italfarmaco history
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Our production plants
We oversee the entire process of creating drugs, from start to finish, to ensure their quality as medicines. We have six advanced production facilities; in each, we manufacture different products: injectable and solid oral products in Milan; liquid oral products in Madrid and Santiago de Chile; semi-solid products in Barcelona; API products in Frosinone (Italy) and Salvador de Bahia manufacture. We also have Chemi Spa, an Italian pharmaceutical chemical company that produces complex molecules, including the synthesis of the active ingredient (API) and the pharmaceutical form of injectable drugs.
We continuously invest in technology to maintain modern, flexible facilities, a high production capacity, quality, safety, and environmental sustainability, as modern disease solutions require a contemporary approach.
