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Top 25 Pharmaceutical research companies based in Italy

Name: Pharmaceutical research companies based in Italy
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 126 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 126 pharmaceutical research companies headquartered in Italy as of September 2026 and tracks 10,843 professional contacts across them, including 4,687 with verified work emails. Milano is the largest hub.

This list covers pharmaceutical research companies headquartered in Italy, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest pharmaceutical research companies based in Italy

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 126 pharmaceutical research companies based in Italy, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to pharmaceutical research companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Recordati	Indirect evidence	Milan, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,789 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Recordati has been at the forefront of life-enhancing and life-changing medicines for 100 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	Alfasigma	Partial evidence	Bologna, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,088 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Alfasigma is a global pharmaceutical company founded almost 80 years ago in Italy, where it is headquartered (in Bologna and Milan).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Ibsa Italy	Partial evidence	Lodi, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	604 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IBSA Italy is a privately owned pharmaceutical company and part of IBSA (Institut Biochimique SA).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Novartis Italia	Indirect evidence	Milan, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	482 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “La nostra mission è scoprire nuovi modi per migliorare e prolungare la vita delle persone.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Neopharmed Gentili S.P.A	Indirect evidence	Milano, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	381 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Neopharmed Gentili è un’azienda farmaceutica italiana impegnata nello sviluppo, produzione e commercializzazione di soluzioni ad alto valore terapeutico.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Doppel Farmaceutici	Partial evidence	Cortemaggiore (pc), ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	334 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Doppel Farmaceutici is an Italian Company operating in the pharmaceutical market with competence, seriousness and reliability, since 1994.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Special Product's Line	Indirect evidence	Anagni, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	231 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Special Product’s Line è un’azienda proiettata verso il futuro, sempre avanti rispetto ai cambiamenti e all’avanguardia nel campo farmaceutico.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	IRBM	Partial evidence	Pomezia, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	218 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Chemi SPA	Indirect evidence	Cinisello Balsamo, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	218 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Italian Company part of the ITALFARMACO Group, specialized in the development of non-infringing processes, full characterization of complex molecules, with competence to support…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Daiichi Sankyo Italia S.P.A	Indirect evidence	Roma, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	190 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Daiichi Sankyo è un'azienda farmaceutica globale innovativa che contribuisce allo sviluppo sostenibile della società, scoprendo, sviluppando e fornendo nuovi standard di cura per…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	Genetic SPA	Indirect evidence	Fisciano, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	181 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Genetic SpA is a company based out of Italy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	ICE Pharma	Partial evidence	Reggio Emilia, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	175 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ICE Pharma is a multinational company providing products and services to the pharmaceutical and healthcare markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Malesci	Indirect evidence	Bagno A Ripoli, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	136 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Da oltre 170 anni siamo attivi nell'ambito della ricerca, della produzione farmaceutica e dell'informazione scientifica.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Kolinpharma S.P.A	Indirect evidence	Milano, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	136 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “KOLINPHARMA® intende realizzare un innovativo progetto imprenditoriale, basato sulla ricerca scientifica, sull’innovazione del prodotto, sul rispetto dell’ambiente e sulla…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Pharma Line SRL	Partial evidence	Milan, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	135 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pharma Line srl is a pharmaceutical company focused on high quality and innovative solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	NTC Pharma	Indirect evidence	Milano, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “NTC stands for Novelty, Technology, Care.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Omega Pharma SRL	Indirect evidence	Cantù, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	98 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Tra le prime aziende a presentare alla classe medica italiana “prodotti farmaceutici naturali”, Omega Pharma è impegnata da 20 anni a realizzare, attraverso formulazioni…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	NÓOS	Indirect evidence	Roma, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	55 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nóos S.r.l.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Natural Bradel S.R.L	Indirect evidence	Milano, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	52 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Natural Bradel occupa da oltre 30 anni una posizione di primo piano nel settore dei fitoestratti, coniugando le conoscenze della tradizione con le più avanzate metodiche della…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	Lo.Li. Pharma International	Indirect evidence	Rome, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	42 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lo.Li.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Diadema Farmaceutici	Indirect evidence	Pisa, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	42 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Diadema Farmaceutici nasce dalla passione di un gruppo di persone con lunga esperienza nei rispettivi ruoli, maturata in importanti multinazionali.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Consorzio PER Valutazioni Biologiche E Farmacologiche Cvbf	Indirect evidence	Pavia, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Il Consorzio per Valutazioni Biologiche e Farmacologiche (CVBF) è una organizzazione senza scopo di lucro, dotata di certificazione di qualità ISO 9001:2008 dal 2004 (certificato…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Istituto Luso Farmaco D'italia SPA	Indirect evidence	Genoa, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	DMX Pharma	Partial evidence	Milano, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	24 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A dynamic leader in pharmaceutical contract manufacturing, born from the merger of Mipharm and Doppel, two renowned names in the industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	PRC Ticinum LAB S.R.L	Strong evidence	Novara, ItalyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	23 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a research center providing the pharmaceutical industry worldwide with extensive scientific and technical know-how and high-quality, value-added analytical services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: pharmaceutical research companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names pharmaceutical research companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of pharmaceutical research companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name pharmaceutical research companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Pharmaceutical research companies based in Italy at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

43.2%Verified-email coverage

86.1Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

12.7%Largest-city concentration · Milano

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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201-500

501-1,000

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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 126 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among pharmaceutical research companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Italy whose own description of what they do matches “pharmaceutical research companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names pharmaceutical research companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among pharmaceutical research companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Italy are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
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 listed company carries at least one verified work email, 4,687 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names pharmaceutical research companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many pharmaceutical research companies are there based in Italy?

RevenueBase identified 126 pharmaceutical research companies headquartered in Italy as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Recordati, headquartered in Milan, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most pharmaceutical research companies?

Milano leads with 16 headquartered companies, followed by Milano Mi (10) and Roma (6).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 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 Smart Search, 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.