Faculdade de Farmácia da UFMG

What Faculdade de Farmácia da UFMG does

Faculdade de Farmácia da UFMG is a public academic faculty within the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), a Brazilian federal university maintained by the Ministry of Education (MEC). Located at Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - Campus UFMG - Pampulha in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, the faculty delivers undergraduate programs in Pharmacy and Biomedicine, plus four stricto sensu graduate programs: PPGACT (Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas), PPGCA (Ciência de Alimentos), PPGCF (Ciências Farmacêuticas), and PPGMAF (Medicamentos e Assistência Farmacêutica). Operations are organized across four departments — ALM (Alimentos), ACT (Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas), FAS (Farmácia Social), and PFA (Produtos Farmacêuticos) — and supported by 10+ specialized labs and service centers including ANÁLISE DE ÁGUA, CCATES, CEAF, CEDAFAR, CEMED, Gnosiah, LINBIO, the Pharmaceutics Laboratory, the Toxicology Laboratory, NDPA, Nuclefar, and the University Pharmacy.

The faculty operates as a non-commercial public institution. There are no disclosed pricing models or commercial revenue streams; tuition and operations are funded through the federal budget and SUS allocations, supplemented by research grants from CAPES, CNPq, and FAPEMIG. Limited fee-based commercial activity occurs through the student-run junior enterprise Farmácia Jr., which provides pharmaceutical consulting to mid-market clients, and through external testing services offered by specialized labs (e.g., water quality analysis). Student and faculty research is the primary output, with PPGACT notably recognized through its 2025 Best Thesis selection. The faculty's "customer" base is structurally inward-facing — students enrolled in academic programs — with no enterprise commercial customers disclosed.

Strategically, the faculty functions as part of UFMG's broader institutional ecosystem, partnering with Hospital das Clínicas UFMG for clinical training and with Hospital Risoleta Tolentino Neves for its Multiprofessional Residency Program. The official website (farmacia.ufmg.br) was relaunched in October 2015 with 21 subsites covering all academic, administrative, and service units. Communications run through the institutional website, UFMG portal, public notices (editais), and limited social media (Facebook, operated primarily by CEMEFAR and the Psychological Service). The institution is actively operating, with continuous 2026/2 enrollment cycles visible across all graduate programs.

Name

Faculdade de Farmácia da UFMG

Legal name

Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Website

https://farmacia.ufmg.br

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Faculdade de Farmácia da UFMG is a public academic faculty within Brazil's Federal University of Minas Gerais, offering undergraduate Pharmacy and Biomedicine programs plus four graduate programs spanning pharmaceutical sciences, food science, clinical/toxicological analyses, and pharmaceutical assistance, supported by ten specialized labs serving students and the regional community.

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Product category

Higher Education — Pharmaceutical Sciences

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Schools of Medical Laboratory Science & Clinical Diagnostics (EDAHAGAO)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical education
• Graduate research programs
• Clinical analysis services
• Biomedical undergraduate studies
• Public health laboratories

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte, Mg

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Faculdade de Farmácia da UFMG is a public academic faculty within the Federal University of Minas Gerais that delivers undergraduate programs in Pharmacy and Biomedicine, four stricto sensu graduate programs (PPGACT, PPGCA, PPGCF, PPGMAF), and continuing professional training. It also provides specialized laboratory and pharmaceutical services—including water quality analysis, drug information, pharmaceutical care, toxicology testing, and a University Pharmacy—alongside student-run consulting services through Farmácia Jr.

Product overview

Faculdade de Farmácia da UFMG is an educational institution within the Federal University of Minas Gerais offering undergraduate programs in Pharmacy and Biomedicine, along with four stricto sensu graduate programs (PPGACT, PPGCA, PPGCF, PPGMAF). The faculty provides various laboratory and pharmaceutical services including water analysis, pharmaceutical care, drug information, toxicology testing, and a university pharmacy. Student enterprises like Farmácia Jr. offer consulting services. The institution operates multiple specialized departments (ALM, ACT, FAS, PFA) and research laboratories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PPGACT: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas - Postgraduate Program in Clinical and Toxicological Analyses
• PPGCA
• PPGCF
• PPGMAF
• CEMEFAR
• Farmácia Jr
• CEAF

Products and services

• Programa de Pós-Graduação em Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas (PPGACT)
• Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência de Alimentos (PPGCA)
• Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas (PPGCF)
• Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicamentos e Assistência Farmacêutica (PPGMAF)
• Curso de Graduação em Farmácia
• Curso de Graduação em Biomedicina
• Laboratório de Análise de Água – Lab. Saúde Pública
• Centro de Estudos e Atenção Farmacêutica (CEAF)
• Centro de Informação sobre Medicamentos (CEMED)
• Laboratório de Farmacotécnica e Tecnologia Farmacêutica
• Laboratório de Toxicologia (LABTOX)
• Farmácia Universitária
• Farmácia Jr. Consultoria UFMG

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas GeraiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaculdade de Farmácia is an integral part of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). All administrative, academic, and research activities operate under the university's governance structure including the Congregação (governing council), Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação (PRPG) for graduate matters, and Pró-Reitoria de Extensão (PROEX) for extension programs.
• Hospital das Clínicas UFMGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity hospital providing clinical training opportunities for pharmacy students and collaboration on healthcare research.
• Hospital Risoleta Tolentino NevesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity-affiliated hospital participating in the Multiprofessional Residency Program offering training positions for pharmacy professionals.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Faculdade de Farmácia da UFRGS: Pharmacy faculty at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Public federal university pharmacy school with comparable structure of undergraduate, graduate, and laboratory services.
• Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas da USP (FCF-USP): Pharmacy faculty at the University of São Paulo, the leading federal/state university in Brazil. Directly comparable as a public Brazilian pharmacy school offering undergraduate, graduate, and research programs in pharmaceutical sciences.
• Faculdade de Farmácia da UFF: Pharmacy faculty at the Federal University Fluminense. Direct peer offering pharmacy and related health sciences programs within the Brazilian federal university system.
• Faculdade de Farmácia da UFPE: Pharmacy faculty at the Federal University of Pernambuco. Comparable public federal pharmacy school with undergraduate and graduate programs in pharmaceutical sciences.
• Faculdade de Farmácia da UFSC: Pharmacy faculty at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. Direct peer as a regional public federal pharmacy school offering graduate programs and laboratory services.
• Faculdade de Farmácia da UFRJ: Pharmacy faculty at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. A direct peer as another public federal university pharmacy school with undergraduate, graduate, and clinical research programs.
• Faculdade de Farmácia da UFPR: Pharmacy faculty at the Federal University of Paraná. Public federal pharmacy school comparable in structure, including undergraduate, graduate, and laboratory service activities.
• Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas da UNICAMP: Pharmacy school at the State University of Campinas, a top-tier Brazilian public university. Direct peer offering undergraduate and graduate pharmacy programs with strong research output, similar to FAFAR/UFMG.

Regional players

• Faculdade de Farmácia da UFG: Pharmacy faculty at the Federal University of Goiás. Comparable as a public federal pharmacy school with graduate programs, but serving a different regional catchment in central Brazil.
• Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde da UnB (FS-UnB): Health sciences faculty at the University of Brasília, a major public federal university. Comparable as a multi-department federal health sciences school with overlapping pharmaceutical and clinical diagnostics research, but with broader scope beyond pharmacy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faculdade-de-farm%C3%A1cia-da-ufmg

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

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