STELLAPHARM and the Mission of Globalizing Vietnamese Pharmaceuticals

“STELLAPHARM is destined to care for and protect the health of patients and help everyone enhance and ensure their quality of life,” Mr. Van Dung, General Director of STELLAPHARM, proudly said. STELLAPHARM is gradually realizing the dream of bringing quality Vietnamese pharmaceuticals to the world.

Mr. Nguyen Van Loi, Secretary of the Binh Duong Provincial Party Committee, and the provincial delegation at a working session at STELLAPHARM

STELLAPHARM is a pioneering pharmaceutical producer in Vietnam that has striven to become a world-class drugmaker. How is the company making this dream come true?

In every step, STELLAPHARM always bears in mind that medicine is a special commodity. Every product we make is to care for people’s physical and mental health, including STELLAPHARM employees and their families. Therefore, product quality is always our top priority. The firm also focuses on investing in equipment and factories that meet European standards, and adopting standards for a green, clean and safe environment for health.

STELLAPHARM products that have been trusted and chosen by most people are drugs equivalent to original drugs and invented drugs, as proven by bioequivalence tests released by the Drug Administration of Vietnam’s website. Currently, STELLAPHARM products are not only distributed all over Vietnam but also exported to 50 countries and territories worldwide, including European countries like Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary and Sweden, and Asian markets like 10 ASEAN countries, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

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Operating on the foundation of professional ethics, dedication to quality, technology and the assurance of environmental standards, STELLAPHARM has increasingly asserted its strong reputation. Could you tell us more about this?

On May 17, 2024, STELLAPHARM’s factory and products earned the noble title “2nd VIETNAMESE MEDICINE STAR”, awarded by the Drug Administration of Vietnam, the Ministry of Health. The journey to this title was not easy. This resulted from the dedication and tireless contributions of every member of STELLAPHARM staff. Pride spreads not only within STELLAPHARM but also to all those who have placed their trust and expectations in the company’s products.

With its strategic vision and commitment to continuous improvements, STELLAPHARM has repeatedly achieved and re-achieved EU-GMP and PIC/S GMP standard certificates from world-leading prestigious pharmaceutical authorities. Notably, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), represented by the Germany’s competent agency, the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (Taiwan FDA) and the World Health Organization (WHO-Geneva) all certified STELLAPHARM's production system as meeting international standards. These achievements not only affirm STELLAPHARM's position on the global pharmaceutical map but also bring Vietnamese-branded high-quality pharmaceuticals to consumers around the world. The success of STELLAPHARM is the pride of the domestic pharmaceutical industry, demonstrating the world-class competency of Vietnamese firms.

We are committed to strictly complying with professional ethics requirements, applying new pharmaceutical technologies and fully complying with all regulatory requirements and the highest quality standards with an integrated quality perspective and for the safety of customers, aiming for absolute satisfaction of all people.

What key tasks has the company focused on to create the best working environment for employees?

STELLAPHARM aims for sustainable values of quality, safety, efficiency and reasonable prices. To maintain and promote a healthy and suitable working environment for pharmaceutical factories, STELLAPHARM has joined and maintained annual sustainable development assessments on CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) with four categories of criteria: Environment, Labor and Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement, certified by Ecovadis, an international sustainability agency. In the workplace, STELLAPHARM employees are always aware of protecting the work environment, conserving natural resources like using clean water and electricity economically, limiting emissions and hazardous waste, and complying with environmental regulations.

STELLAPHARM was recently honored as "Outstanding Employer for Employees" in 2024, a title not only recognizing the company’s continuous efforts in building a healthy work environment but also affirming the core role of employees in its sustainable development, enabling the company to have a professional workforce, comprehensive development and international integration.

STELLAPHARM is steadily advancing toward its goal of bringing high-quality Vietnamese pharmaceuticals to  to the world

What is your perspective on the pharmaceutical market in the new period?

The pharmaceutical market is closely related to human health and quality of life. Given global economic development, population growth and population aging, the demand for drugs is increasing and the global pharmaceutical market will steadily expand. The Vietnamese healthcare industry has experienced many stages of development and obtained many outstanding achievements, but it still faced a lot of challenges such as the increase in communicable and non-communicable diseases, hospital overload, and uneven medical service quality among regions, areas and medical levels. This requires innovation as well as increased cooperation from stakeholders to ensure a sustainable future.

In the new development stage, Resolution 29-NQ/TW has become a guideline for national industrialization and modernization to 2030, with a vision to 2045. The health sector, including STELLAPHARM, takes this as a compass for globalization. We always position ourselves as a leading pharmaceutical and public healthcare brand with a focused strategy on technical innovation, product quality improvement and strict adherence to quality commitments. Our goal is not only to become a leading pharmaceutical firm but also to provide affordable premium treatment solutions to enable low- and middle-income patients to easily access effective and safe treatments regardless of where they are. STELLAPHARM will prove to the world that the capacity and quality of “made in Vietnam” pharmaceuticals are not second to any factory in the world.

Thank you so much!

By Hoang Lam, Vietnam Business Forum