About company
AKVION has been active on the Russian pharmaceutical market since 2002
OUR VALUES
INNOVATION
We acquire new knowledge and aim to apply it for the benefit of people. The ideas we embed in our products reflect the actual needs a modern person has and provide a new way to solve existing problems. We use innovative solutions to improve our own processes and those in place when dealing with our partners.
IMPLEMENTATION
We communicate the practical value our idea has to a consumer by making it real in our product. We strive to realize all our plans in practice.
EFFICIENCY
By managing our resources, we aim to be efficient in all areas we work in. To do so, we:
- implement digital technologies and advanced analytics,
- create flexible teams and improve productivity, and
- hold clinical trials, proving how efficient our products are.
OPENNESS
We leverage the openness intrinsic to interactions inside the team to build trust-based relations with partners, provide consumers with comprehensive information on our products and ensure access to different feedback channels.
ASSISTANCE
Assistance and support are not limited to relations inside our team. We assist our partners in achieving success and our consumers in their desire to preserve health and improve the quality of life.
QUALITY AND TRUST
To ensure quality, we closely monitor all stages of a product creation process – from the moment when we select ingredients to the point when we deliver our product to pharmacies.
Product quality
Development, production and sales – according to ISO standards.
13485:2016
9001:2015
14001:2016
45001:2018
Leading specialists
Leading specialists include information on our products in their articles and reports. Health facilities hold clinical trials to explore the efficacy of our products when treating various diseases.
History
The AKVION company was founded by inventor and entrepreneur Mikhail Ivanovich Lazarev. He set the course for innovation and developed the company’s operating principles, which we still adhere to today. For a long time, Mikhail Ivanovich actively managed the AKVION company, while simultaneously creating and developing other projects, for example, the extremely popular InternetUrok.
The first unique products we have created – Vetoron, Qudesan and Alfavit – are still popular.
The next step we took was to explore the properties and opportunities essential oils present, and eventually we created the Dyshi range for taking in the cold season.
Our products for adequate maintenance of reproductive health and correct conception planning became a new niche for the Russian market.
Next, we launched several advanced vitamin and mineral complexes under our own brand AKVION.
2002
We launch the Alfavit vitamin and mineral complex (the patent on its composition is held by AKVION) and Qudesan – the first coenzyme Q10 product in Russia intended for cardiology.
2003
AKVION – the exclusive distributor of Olbas Oil in Russia.
2004
We launch the Alfavit Mama’s Health complex, start the Alfavit product line.
2005
The number of ALFAVIT users reaches 5 million people.
Alfavit Kindergarten and Alfavit Schoolchild – the leading brands in the Russian market for goods and services for children.
We launch Focus, an eye care product.
2006
We acquire our own manufacturing facility – the Vneshtorg Farma pharmaceutical plant.
Qudesan and Vetoron are registered as medicinal products.
AKVION is ranked 107th in the ranking of the 250 major advertisers in Russia.
2007
We put a record number of new products on the market.
2008
Qudesan and Vetoron are registered as medicinal products.
We transfer the exclusive rights to the Alfavit, Qudesan, Vetoron, Focus, Quten and Carniton brands to Recordati (Italy).
2009
We launch a unique set of products to prepare men and women for conception – Spematon and Pregnoton.
2010
Qudesan and Vetoron are registered as medicinal products.
New design for the Dyshi series.
2011
We register the enhanced compositions of the Spematon (its name is changed to Speroton) and Pregnoton products.
We implement the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.
2012
Dyshi Inhalation Patches is the first medical device produced by AKVION. The Dyshi product line now comprises 10 stock-keeping units (SKU)!
Dyshi Oil Spray marks the beginning of the Dyshi series.
The reproductive-system product line now features the Sinergin antioxidant complex.
2013
Clinical studies of Spematon.
We launch new brands: Vitime Sport, Dietelle, and KidZ.
2014
The reproductive-system product line now features the Sinergin antioxidant complex.
We add gels producing a warming effect for kids and adults to the Dyshi series.
2015
We launch new brands: Vitime Sport, Dietelle, and KidZ.
We launch new products: Pregnoton Mama и Dyshi Oil with a Wristband.
The reproductive-system product line now features the Sinergin antioxidant complex.
2016
The Vitime and Dietelle products are now offered for sale in sports nutrition stores.
We launch new brands: Vitime Sport, Dietelle, and KidZ.
5 new clinical trials were conducted.
2017
A radical redesign of product sites with an emphasis on mobile versions was carried out.
The Vitime and Dietelle products are now offered for sale in sports nutrition stores.
2018
Products are now available on Ozon and Wildberries, the largest online retailers.
7 clinical research studies were held. The overall number of our products clinical research studies has exceeded 50.
A radical redesign of product sites with an emphasis on mobile versions was carried out.
2019
9 unique premium class Akvion products were developed and released.
Products are now available on Ozon and Wildberries, the largest online retailers.
7 clinical research studies were held. The overall number of our products clinical research studies has exceeded 50.
2020
The company’s own online store has started working at akvion.shop. The products are delivered throughout Russia.
The company was certified according to ISO 13485:2016, ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2016 and 45001:2018, which confirm that AKVION’s processes of development, production and sales of medical devices, dietary supplements and cosmetics are fully compliant with international standards.
The online trade channel grows rapidly. The largest marketplaces, SberMarket, Yandex.Market, eApteka and others, joined the list of our partners. The share of online sales in the company’s sales volume reached 1/3.
4 large-scale clinical studies of our own products were performed. Pregnomama (former Pregnoton Mama), Pregnoton, Speroton and Sinergin confirmed their efficiency once more!
2021
The company’s own online store has started working at akvion.shop. The products are delivered throughout Russia.
The company was certified according to ISO 13485:2016, ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2016 and 45001:2018, which confirm that AKVION’s processes of development, production and sales of medical devices, dietary supplements and cosmetics are fully compliant with international standards.
The online trade channel grows rapidly. The largest marketplaces, SberMarket, Yandex.Market, eApteka and others, joined the list of our partners. The share of online sales in the company’s sales volume reached 1/3.
4 large-scale clinical studies of our own products were performed. Pregnomama (former Pregnoton Mama), Pregnoton, Speroton and Sinergin confirmed their efficiency once more!
2022
11 new products under the Akvion brand are launched in the market.
We have built and approved a long-term strategy for developing and promoting the reproductive health products. Our focus is the current needs of doctors (gynecologists and urologists).
We have kicked off the long-term development strategy with significantly more medical sales representatives and creation of a portfolio of medicinal products.
The Mense brand has received media coverage, including the first big advertising campaign on major federal television channels, to reach a much larger target audience and increase the demand for Mense.
2023
The Dyshi line has been complemented with products DysheLORz and Dyshesol, and 5 SKUs have been launched to the market under the company’s own brand.
The company is actively developing the following R&D areas: medicinal products, medical devices, dietary supplements. Contracts for the development and production of medicinal products have been concluded with partners from India and China.
Mense has become the leader in volume sales among non-hormonal oral medicinal products for women during menopause.
Speroton keeps lead in volume sales and monetary value among the medicinal products with L-carnitine for male fertility for the fifth year in a row.
The company has participated in more than 200 events for specialists: doctors, pharmacists, and pharmaceutical industry professionals.
Our team Employees are the most precious asset of our company
Management
Dmitry Katkov
Commercial Director, Member of the Board
Timur Serazev
Head of strategy and marketing, Chair of the Board
Olga Shorokhova
Finance Director, Member of the Board
Tatyana Pokrovskaya
Business Development Director, Member of the Board
Viktoria Leanovich
Medical Director
Tatyana Kovalik
Director of Regional Development
Yulia Oleinikova
Head of Manufacturing Operations
Olga Golyatkina
Head of Sales Department
Yulia Mamajeva
Head of Analytical Department
Olga Solovyova
Project Lead
Employees
Daria Masterikova
Senior Brand-manager
Anna Bliznyuk
Brand-manager
Evgeniy Voronko
Senior Brand-manager
Leisan Kutlakhmetova
Senior Advertising Manager
Ilona Vandich
Senior Editor
Philipp Shevlyagin
Designer
Olesya Lankina
Lead Manager of Production Department
Liliya Vasechkina
Procurement and planning production manager
Yulia Ryasnyanskaya
Pharmacy-Chain Relations Manager
Alexander Pukhov
Area Medical Advisor
Olga Syanova
Medical Advisor
Yevgenia Komarova
Lead Manager of Registration R&D
Olga Bykova
Manager of Product registration & Regulatory affairs
Polina Zaikina
Manager R&D
Oksana Rybchenko
Technologist R&D
Yulia Belousova
Project-manager R&D
Svetlana Kruchkova
Manager of Sales Department
Daria Plotnikova
Marketplace manager
Olga Fomina
Financial Manager
Anastasia Skibitskaya
Regional Development Department, Internal Document flow Manager
Iuliia Gritsenko
Internal Document flow Manager