Geopharma

What Geopharma does

Geopharma (legal entity GEOFARMA S.r.l.) is an Italian privately-held nutraceutical manufacturer founded around 2000 and headquartered in Mola di Bari. For more than 25 years the company has operated in the Italian health sector producing food supplements; in April 2025 it launched Geopharma Neuroscience, a dedicated division serving mental health professionals (psychiatrists, neurologists, general practitioners, and pharmacists) with a portfolio of evidence-based nutraceuticals. The division's lead and currently sole commercial product is Hypnera, a sleep-disorder supplement that combines Melatonin, Lavender essential oil, Tart Cherry extract, and Vitamin B6 within a patented controlled-release delivery technology called Caps in Caps™.

The Hypnera formulation is enabled by the patented Caps in Caps™ architecture, which permits the co-administration of oil-based and powdered actives with different physico-chemical profiles inside a single capsule with progressive release. The product is contract-manufactured by Biodue S.p.A. at its Barberino Tavarnelle facility under license, making the Biodue partnership a core operational dependency for Geopharma. Active ingredient selection, dosage rationale, and product claims are explicitly grounded in systematic literature review and EU-authorized health claims (Reg. CE 1924/2006, Reg. UE 432/2012), and the company operates under the Italian food supplement framework (D.Lgs 169/2004).

Geopharma's commercial model is sales-led and B2B in orientation. Demand generation is driven by direct professional engagement — advisory boards, study collaborations, and continuous education programs — supported by a freely accessible Professional Area portal providing technical data sheets, bibliographic references, and clinical FAQs without registration. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales, with Hypnera distributed exclusively through Italian pharmacies where end-consumer access is mediated by pharmacist and clinician recommendation. The company has publicly signaled a pipeline expanding beyond sleep into mood disorders and additional neuroscience indications.

Name

Geopharma

Legal name

GEOFARMA S.r.l.

Website

https://geopharma.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Geopharma is an Italian nutraceutical manufacturer, founded around 2000 and based in Mola di Bari, that through its Geopharma Neuroscience division sells the sleep supplement Hypnera — built on patented Caps in Caps™ technology — to mental health professionals via Italian pharmacies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nutraceutical Supplements

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Condition Supplements (Sleep, Stress, Heart, Joint, Gut, Immunity) (CRADAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Herbal & Botanical Supplements (CRADAGAD)

Keywords

• Nutraceutical supplements
• Neuroscience formulations
• Sleep disorder support
• Evidence-based nutraceuticals
• Food supplement manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Mola Di Bari

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Nutraceutical Product Sales: Geopharma Neuroscience generates revenue through the sale of its nutraceutical product portfolio, primarily Hypnera, distributed through pharmacy retail channels in Italy. The company develops and commercializes evidence-based nutraceuticals for mental health professionals and their patients, operating under the Italian food supplement regulatory framework (D.Lgs 169/2004).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Geopharma is an Italian nutraceutical manufacturer that develops and markets evidence-based food supplements for mental health and neuroscience applications. Its flagship offering is Hypnera, a sleep-support supplement combining Melatonin, Sour Cherry extract, Lavender essential oil and Vitamin B6 in a patented Caps in Caps™ controlled-release capsule, distributed via the Italian pharmacy retail channel to patients under the recommendation of mental health professionals (psychiatrists, neurologists, general practitioners and pharmacists).

Product overview

Geopharma Neuroscience is a division of Geopharma dedicated to neurosciences, offering a focused portfolio of nutraceutical solutions for mental health professionals. The core product is Hypnera, a food supplement for sleep disorders using a patented Caps in Caps technology. The division serves psychiatrists, neurologists, general practitioners, and pharmacists through an open-access professional area providing technical documentation and clinical resources. The portfolio is expanding from sleep support into mood and other neuroscience indications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hypnera: Nutraceutical supplement containing Melatonin, Lavender essential oil, Tart Cherry extract and Vitamin B6, designed to support sleep physiology using Caps in Caps™ controlled release technology.

Products and services

• Hypnera Nutraceutical food supplement (integratore alimentare) that combines Melatonin, Sour Cherry extract (Prunus cerasus L.) titrated in polyphenols, Lavender essential oil and Vitamin B6 in a patented Caps in Caps™ controlled-release capsule. It is designed to support healthy sleep physiology — reducing sleep onset latency, mitigating evening anxiety and hyperarousal, protecting against nighttime awakenings, and supporting lucid morning awakening and circadian rhythm resynchronization — and is positioned for Italian mental health professionals to recommend in dialogue with their patients and dispensed through the Italian pharmacy channel.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 mg Melatonin per capsule — dosage aligned with Reg. EU 432/2012 authorized claim for reduction of sleep onset time
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Biodue S.p.A.coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerBiodue S.p.A. manufactures Hypnera at its facility in Barberino Tavarnelle (FI), under contract manufacturing for Geofarma S.r.l. The product is produced under license of Biodue S.p.A., leveraging Biodue's expertise in nutraceutical and pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality control, and formulation capabilities. This partnership is central to Geopharma's ability to produce its Caps in Caps technology-based product.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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