60 Years
60 aniversary of an organization with a young spirit, with a humanistic profile and an innovative heart.
New Logistics Center
Inauguration of the new Logistics Center in Camino Carrasco 5119, Montevideo.
Construction
The construction of the new Logistics Center starts on Camino Carrasco 5119, Montevideo.
New offices
Laboratorio LIBRA inaugurates its new offices and begins the expansion works at the productive plant.
New Facility
LIBRA acquires a new facility building located in Solferino 4096 and Avda. Italia, destined to the administrative areas, which results in a modernization of its offices and an expansion of its administrative and technical capacity.
Comparative Study
The 1st Comparative Study on original antibiotics against LIBRA generics is carried out in Chile in 349 patients and guarantees the quality of its products (Piperazam, Cefactam e Imipen).
50 Years
Laboratorio LIBRA celebrates its first half century of existence with the acquisition of a plot nearby the Carrasco International Airport for further capacity development.
Renewals
Certification of GMP compliance is renewed by ANVISA. Extension of area for SUME-CEMEPA and SUME-CITOS sectors for Nutrition admixtures and Fractioning of cytostatics.
Awards
It receives the Exporting Innovation Award 2009 which is granted by The Exporters Union of Uruguay and the Uruguayan State Bank, Banco República Oriental del Uruguay. Cutting-edge pump is added to the SUME-CEMEPA area.
New Areas
It devotes a new area to CEMEPA-NUTRITION and SUME-CITOS sectors for the elaboration of parenteral admixtures.
Improvements
In Uruguay, 1,200 square meters are added to the Distribution sector, to be in line with the new volumes handled by Laboratorio LIBRA. In Brazil,it tranfers its Quality Control Laboratory from Vitoria to Porto Alegre and enlarges its facilities. Consolidation in the Central American market. It sold more than 100 products abroad.
Interchangeability
A pharmaceutical bioequivalence certification program of its products in Brazil is started. Certification of exchangeability for sterile antibiotics and oncology drugs, acknowlwdged by ANVISA, are obtained. Laboratorio LIBRA products are exported to Vietnam for the first time, opening the market of the Asian continent.
Microbiology sector
Laboratorio LIBRA Uruguay reforms its microbiology sector, following the same segregation guidelines used in production.
Quality Control
LIBRA opens its Quality Control Laboratory in Vitoria, Brazil.
Renovation and extension
Renovation and extension of manufacturing, conditioning and distribution plant in Uruguay.
CITOS and Cuba
In its facilities, CEMEPA-CITOS started for the reconstitution of Hemato-oncology drugs. Major exports are made to Cuba.
Exports
Laboratorio LIBRA products are exported to new markets outside MERCOSUR, such as Peru and Ecuador.
Chile
It opens its offices in Chile.
CEMEPA-NUTRITION
In its facilities, CEMEPA, the Parenteral Admixture Center, started for the preparation of parenteral nutrition.
GMP
LIBRA is the first Uruguayan laboratory to receive the GMP certificate granted by the health authorities of ANVISA Brazil, a guarantee that is renewed periodically.
New facility of segregated products for injection
Moves its plant to the Arroyo Grande St. location and builds a facility for segregated products for injection (cephalosporins and penicillins), placing itself as a leader of the most rigorous demands.
Brasil
Opens offices in Brazil.
Paraguay
Starts operations in Paraguay.
Quality
In accordance with other Uruguayan companies and government support, the quality control laboratory with the most advanced technology of the time is inaugurated.
Manufacturing
Laboratorio LIBRA starts to sell products from their own production.
Laboratorio Libra
Founded in 1961 by the Pharmaceutical chemistry Carlos Scherschener Kohn
