UNIVETE

What UNIVETE does

UNIVETE – Técnica Pecuária Comércio e Indústria, S.A. is a Portuguese veterinary pharmaceutical distributor founded in February 1978 and headquartered at Rua D. Jerónimo Osório, 5-B, 1400-119 Lisboa. The company distributes a broad catalogue of veterinary medicines and animal health products on behalf of multiple international laboratories, including vaccines (e.g., Suinvac APP, Clostrivax, PORVAXIN), antibacterials (Semelcef, Ortaf, Cruxial), antiparasitics (Afilaria, Ivercen, FIPON Duo, Leishmaster), anti-inflammatories (Megluvet, Rapidexon, Pronestesic), reproductive hormones (Dalmazin Synch, Kaberstop), cardiovascular products (Fatrobendan, Cardinefril), intramammary preparations (Fatroseal, Cephaquick), disinfectants and insecticides (Darodor Surface, Daroscope, Dipacxon-39 Plus), and complementary nutritional feeds (Vet Tech Elite). The portfolio addresses both production animals (cattle, swine, poultry, sheep, rabbits) and companion animals (dogs, cats, horses, pet birds). UNIVETE is not a manufacturer; it operates as a distribution and marketing intermediary that holds national marketing authorizations and runs direct sales, an e-commerce website (univete.pt), email/newsletter outreach, a Facebook page, and educational ciclos formativos webinars in partnership with Fatro.

The business model is a one-time-sale distribution model: UNIVETE purchases veterinary products from foreign manufacturers (core partners Fatro of Italy and Laboratorios Zotal of Spain, plus secondary partners Cenavisa, Ovejero, Jose Collado, Dyntec, Net Tex, Salvana, Mervue, Veyx, Maymo, and Vet-Agro) and resells them to veterinary professionals, livestock producers, and animal health operators in Portugal. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and many products are prescription-only veterinary medicines. The go-to-market is direct-to-professional sales supplemented by congress participation (APMVEAC, APB, OIPORC, Suinicultura Society), an online catalogue, and continuing-education webinars. The company is privately held as a Sociedade Anónima with 14 employees, no parent company, no disclosed funding rounds, and no M&A history; geographic scope is exclusively domestic Portuguese with no public international expansion signal.

Name

UNIVETE

Legal name

UNIVETE – Técnica Pecuária Comércio e Indústria, S.A.

Website

https://univete.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UNIVETE is a Lisbon-based, privately held veterinary pharmaceutical distributor founded in 1978, selling medicines, vaccines, disinfectants, and nutritional products from international laboratories to veterinary professionals and livestock producers across Portugal via direct sales and e-commerce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Pharmaceuticals

NAICS

Pet and Pet Supplies Retailers (459910)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAMAEAB

Livestock & Production Animal Therapeutics (Rx)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Veterinary Pharmaceuticals & Biologics

SECONDARYHLAMAEAE

Antimicrobials & Anti-infectives

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Veterinary Pharmaceuticals & Biologics

SECONDARYHLAMAEAN

Medicated Feed Additives & Premixes (Veterinary Pharmaceuticals)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Veterinary Pharmaceuticals & Biologics

SECONDARYHLAMAIAJ

Animal Health OTC Retail (Parasite Control, Basic Care)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Veterinary Distribution & Retail (Wholesalers, Pharmacies)

Keywords

• Veterinary pharmaceuticals
• Animal health products
• Veterinary vaccines
• Livestock medicines
• Companion animal drugs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Pharmaceuticals Distribution: UNIVETE distributes a broad portfolio of veterinary medicinal products including vaccines, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, parasiticides, reproductive hormones, disinfectants, insecticides, and complementary feed supplements. Products are sold to veterinary professionals, livestock producers, and animal health operators primarily within Portugal.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UNIVETE is a Portuguese veterinary pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and distributes a broad portfolio of veterinary medicines and health products for production animals (cattle, swine, poultry, sheep, rabbits) and companion animals (dogs, cats, horses, pet birds). Its offering spans immunological vaccines, antibacterials, anti-inflammatories, parasiticides, reproductive hormones, cardiovascular, intramammary, anesthetic and dermatological specialties, disinfectants, insecticides, premixes, and complementary nutritional feeds. Products are sold under the UNIVETE brand and through distribution partnerships with European veterinary laboratories including Fatro, Lab. Zotal, Lab. Cenavisa and others for the Portuguese market.

Product overview

UNIVETE is a Portuguese veterinary pharmaceutical company founded in 1978, offering an extensive portfolio of veterinary medicines and health products. The product range includes: immunological vaccines (Clostrivax, Suinvac APP, PORVAXIN) for livestock disease prevention; antibacterial pharmaceuticals (Semelcef, Ortaf, Cruxial, Eupenclav) for infection treatment; antiparasitics (Afilaria, Ivercen, FIPON) for internal and external parasites; anti-inflammatory drugs (Megluvet, Fenlev, Fatroshot); reproductive hormones (Dalmazin Synch, Kaberstop); cardiovascular products (Fatrobendan, Cardinefril); intramammary preparations (Fatroseal, Cephaquick); hand hygiene and surface disinfectants (DAROMIX, DAROXIDINA, Darodor Surface); enzymatic detergents (DAROSCOPE E5 Turbo); insecticides (Arpon, Dipacxon); and nutritional supplements (Vet Tech Elite, StartAid, Biosweet). The portfolio serves production animals (cattle, swine, poultry, sheep), companion animals (dogs, cats, horses), and other animals, with products administered via injection, oral, topical, intramammary, and intrauterine routes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Semelcef First-generation cephalosporin antibiotic containing Cefadroxil for treating skin, urinary tract, and respiratory infections in animals. Veterinary prescription product.
• Fatroseal Intramammary sealant containing Bismuth subnitrate for prevention of intramammary infections during the dry period in cattle.
• Afilaria SR Injectable suspension containing Moxidectina for prevention of cardiopulmonary dirofilariasis (heartworm) in dogs.
• Lagripets Ophthalmic solution with artificial tears containing Hyaluronic acid for insufficient tear production (dry eye) in dogs and cats.
• DAROSCOPE E5 Turbo Penta-enzymatic concentrated detergent for cleaning endoscopes and medical-surgical instruments by immersion.
• Darodor Surface Ready-to-use surface disinfectant with bactericidal, fungicidal and virucidal efficacy for medical surfaces.
• Pronestesic Local anesthetic containing Procaine and Epinephrine for infiltration and perineural anesthesia in livestock.
• Dipacxon-39 Plus Insecticide containing Cypermethrin and Tetramethrin for use in livestock facilities.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FatrocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFatro is an Italian veterinary pharmaceutical company. UNIVETE distributes Fatro's products in the Portuguese market, including antibiotics (e.g., Cruxial/Marbofloxacina), anti-inflammatories, and other pharmaceutical specialties. The partnership includes joint educational initiatives such as ciclos formativos (training cycles) for veterinary professionals.
• Lab. ZotalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaboratorios Zotal is a Spanish veterinary pharmaceutical company. UNIVETE distributes Zotal products including Zotal G (synthetic phenols disinfectant) in Portugal.
• Lab. CenavisaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaboratorios Cenavisa is a veterinary pharmaceutical company. UNIVETE distributes Cenavisa products in Portugal.
• Lab. OvejerominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaboratorios Ovejero is a veterinary pharmaceutical laboratory. UNIVETE distributes Ovejero products in Portugal.
• Jose ColladominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJose Collado is a veterinary pharmaceutical company. UNIVETE distributes Jose Collado products in Portugal.
• DyntecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDyntec is a Czech veterinary pharmaceutical/biotechnology company. UNIVETE distributes Dyntec products in Portugal.
• Net TexminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNet Tex is a UK-based veterinary products company. UNIVETE distributes Net Tex products in Portugal.
• SalvanaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSalvana is a veterinary pharmaceutical/nutrition company. UNIVETE distributes Salvana products in Portugal.
• Mervue LaboratoriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMervue Laboratories is a veterinary pharmaceutical company. UNIVETE distributes Mervue Laboratories products in Portugal.
• VeyxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeyx is a veterinary pharmaceutical company. UNIVETE distributes Veyx products in Portugal.
• MaymominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaymo is a veterinary pharmaceutical company. UNIVETE distributes Maymo products in Portugal.
• Vet-AgrominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVet-Agro is a veterinary pharmaceutical company. UNIVETE distributes Vet-Agro products in Portugal.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Virbac: Global French veterinary pharmaceutical company with deep companion and livestock animal health portfolios. Overlaps with UNIVETE in cardiology, parasiticides and anti-infectives but operates at vastly larger scale.
• Ceva Santé Animale: Global French animal health company with strong presence in vaccines, anti-infectives and reproduction across livestock and pets. Broad incumbent in many of the same therapeutic categories UNIVETE distributes.
• Zoetis: World's largest standalone animal health company. Competes with UNIVETE across virtually every species and therapeutic category UNIVETE serves, including vaccines, anti-infectives and parasiticides.
• Dechra Pharmaceuticals: UK-based specialty veterinary pharmaceuticals company focused on companion animals (cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology). Overlaps with UNIVETE's companion animal specialty pharma range.

Direct peers

• HIPRA: Spanish veterinary pharmaceutical company focused on biologicals and vaccines for livestock and companion animals. Closely comparable to UNIVETE's portfolio across vaccines and specialty pharma in the Iberian market.
• Calier (Grupo Indukern): Spanish veterinary pharmaceutical manufacturer offering antibiotics, anti-parasitics and specialty products for livestock and companion animals. Direct regional peer with overlapping therapeutic categories.
• Vetoquinol: French independent veterinary pharmaceutical company with broad livestock and companion animal portfolios across antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, parasiticides and cardiology. Comparable independent mid-cap European animal-health peer.
• Fatro: Italian veterinary pharmaceutical manufacturer and supplier. Fatro is UNIVETE's most strategic partner and a directly comparable regional animal-health player with overlapping portfolios in antibiotics, anti-inflammatories and reproductive hormones.
• Laboratorios Zotal: Spanish veterinary pharmaceutical and disinfectant laboratory whose products (e.g., Zotal G) are distributed in Portugal by UNIVETE. Closely comparable Spanish manufacturer and Iberian peer.
• Vetia Animal Health: Iberian veterinary health group marketing pharmaceuticals, nutrition and animal health products. Comparable scope of species and therapeutic coverage to UNIVETE.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/univeteportugal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/univeteportugal

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Funding overview

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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