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Top 25 Drug development and research companies based in Italy

RevenueBase identified 235 company matches for drug development and research companies associated with Italy as of September 2026 and tracks 14,513 professional contacts across them, including 5,355 with verified work emails. Milan is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for drug development and research companies associated with Italy, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

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The 25 largest drug development and research companies based in Italy

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 235 company matches for drug development and research companies based in Italy, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 19, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchMilan, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,789 contacts →

Exact match

“Recordati has been at the forefront of life-enhancing and life-changing medicines for 100 years.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchBologna, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,088 contacts →

Exact match

“Alfasigma is a global pharmaceutical company founded almost 80 years ago in Italy, where it is headquartered (in Bologna and Milan).”

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3Exact matchVerona, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000678 contacts →

Exact match

“Aptuit, an Evotec company, is a pharmaceutical services provider that offers the most complete set of integrated early discovery to mid-phase drug development solutions by…”

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4Exact matchMilan, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000482 contacts →

Exact match

“La nostra mission è scoprire nuovi modi per migliorare e prolungare la vita delle persone.”

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5Exact matchMilan, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000432 contacts →

Exact match

“Indena is the world's leading company dedicated to the identification, development and production of high quality active principles derived from plants, for use in the…”

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6Exact matchChignolo D'isola, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000396 contacts →

Exact match

“Flamma is a global, trusted CDMO partner delivering chemistry driven excellence across the small molecule development and manufacturing spectrum.”

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7Exact matchMilan, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500381 contacts →

Exact match

“Neopharmed Gentili è un’azienda farmaceutica italiana impegnata nello sviluppo, produzione e commercializzazione di soluzioni ad alto valore terapeutico.”

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8Exact matchCortemaggiore (pc), ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000334 contacts →

Exact match

“Doppel Farmaceutici is an Italian Company operating in the pharmaceutical market with competence, seriousness and reliability, since 1994.”

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9Exact matchPisa, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200243 contacts →

Exact match

“PharmaNutra is a group of Italian companies based in Pisa, specialising in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sector.”

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10Exact matchPomezia, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500218 contacts →

Exact match

“IRBM is a scientific contract research organization (CRO) that stands at the forefront of drug discovery, leveraging a single, unified research facility to accelerate team-based…”

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11Exact matchCinisello Balsamo, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500218 contacts →

Exact match

“Italian Company part of the ITALFARMACO Group, specialized in the development of non-infringing processes, full characterization of complex molecules, with competence to support…”

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12Exact matchRome, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000190 contacts →

Exact match

“Daiichi Sankyo è un'azienda farmaceutica globale innovativa che contribuisce allo sviluppo sostenibile della società, scoprendo, sviluppando e fornendo nuovi standard di cura per…”

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13Exact matchFisciano, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500181 contacts →

Exact match

“Genetic SpA is a company based out of Italy.”

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14Exact matchMilan, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200136 contacts →

Exact match

“KOLINPHARMA® intende realizzare un innovativo progetto imprenditoriale, basato sulla ricerca scientifica, sull’innovazione del prodotto, sul rispetto dell’ambiente e sulla…”

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15Exact matchMilan, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200102 contacts →

Exact match

“NTC stands for Novelty, Technology, Care.”

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16Exact matchCantù, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20098 contacts →

Exact match

“Tra le prime aziende a presentare alla classe medica italiana “prodotti farmaceutici naturali”, Omega Pharma è impegnata da 20 anni a realizzare, attraverso formulazioni…”

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17Exact matchRome, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20093 contacts →

Exact match

“Omikron Italia is a Pharmaceutical Company registered as Pharmaceutical Industry at the Italian Medicine Agency (Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco)(SIS code 2841), intending to be a…”

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18Exact matchSaccolongo, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20089 contacts →

Exact match

“Epitech Group SpA is a biological pharmacology company founded in 2001 by skilled specialists in this field who, once gained a relevant expertise, have devoted their activities to…”

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19Exact matchCorciano, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20088 contacts →

Exact match

“STERLING, founded in 1976, is a specialized Company dedicated to developing and manufacturing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Flavorings.”

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20Exact matchNerviano, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20084 contacts →

Exact match

“Nerviano Medical Sciences S.r.l.(NMS Srl) focuses on discovering and clinically developing small molecule NCEs for oncology, aiming to deliver first- and best-in-class…”

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21Exact matchMilan, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20079 contacts →

Exact match

“Otsuka Pharmaceutical è un'azienda multinazionale che opera nel settore healthcare.”

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22Exact matchMilan, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20066 contacts →

Exact match

“R&D e Produzione Integratori Alimentari e Medical Devices Certificata ISO 9001 - ISO 13485 - ISO Brevetti per microincapsulazione, rilascio modificato, assorbimento ed altri -”

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23Exact matchVerona, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20065 contacts →

Exact match

“Arithmos is a consulting, technology, and services company fully dedicated to R&D for life sciences.”

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24Exact matchRome, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5060 contacts →

Exact match

“Dal 1993 Cadigroup ricerca e sviluppa prodotti nutraceutici per la salute e il benessere della persona.”

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25Exact matchCoriano, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5056 contacts →

Exact match

“We are a company specialized in the research, development and marketing of Nutraceuticals, Cosmetics, Medical Devices and Foods for special medical purposes, offering regulatory…”

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Drug development and research companies based in Italy at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
36.9%Verified-email coverage
61.8Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
18.3%Largest-city concentration · Milan
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
81
11-50
77
51-200
44
201-500
18
501-1,000
6
1,001-5,000
7
10001+
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Italy, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Italy, over 235 companies.

How this list was built

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Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with Italy whose business descriptions match “drug development and research companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 5,355 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
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Record context
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “drug development and research companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many drug development and research companies are there based in Italy?

RevenueBase identified 235 company matches for drug development and research companies associated with Italy as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Recordati tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most drug development and research companies?

Milan leads with 43 company records, followed by Rome (17) and Bresso (6).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 5,355 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 235 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.