Insud

Insud is an Argentine diversified business group with operations in more than forty countries. Its main assets are located in Argentina, Spain, Italy, China, the United States and Switzerland. The group is owned by the family of its founders, biochemist Silvia Gold and psychiatrist Hugo Sigman. Insud's business areas are divided into pharmaceuticals, agribusiness, information and culture, and renewable energy. Its principal activity is the pharmaceutical industry, followed by agroforestry. The group's origins trace back to 1977, when Silvia Gold and Hugo Sigman founded Chemo with the aim of producing high-quality medicines at accessible prices. Over the years the enterprise diversified into other areas such as agribusiness, cultural industries, nature and design. In 2010 Insud was created to integrate and represent the various companies of the couple under a single brand. The acronym Insud is formed from the terms innovation, sustainability and development. Pharmaceuticals is the original and main activity of Insud, representing 80% of its revenue. Through Chemo, Exeltis and Mabxience, the group participates in all links of the pharmaceutical value chain. It is also a shareholder in the laboratories Elea, Biogénesis Bagó, Sinergium Biotech, Chemotecnica and Inmunova. Chemo, the group's first company, was founded by Silvia Gold and Hugo Sigman in 1977 in Barcelona, Spain, and produces active ingredients and generic medicines; it has 16 production plants and 9 R&D centers globally. Exeltis manufactures and markets branded pharmaceutical products, with a catalogue of more than 300 medicines covering therapeutic areas including women's health, respiratory and cardiology. Mabxience is the group's biotechnology company, dedicated to research, development and manufacturing of biosimilar medicines, with two production plants: one in Buenos Aires, Argentina (pharmADN) and another in León, Spain, both complying with international Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards. Agribusiness is Insud's second most important activity, focused on primary production with added value in the agricultural and forestry sector. Pomera Maderas is a forest-industrial company with eucalyptus and pine plantations in Argentina and Paraguay, certified by the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), working on genetic improvement of plant species. Garruchos Agropecuaria owns fields across Argentina and combines agricultural and livestock production. Cabaña Los Murmullos is a cattle ranch that breeds and produces high genetic quality Aberdeen Angus and Polled Hereford breeders. In information and culture, the group is present through the publishers Capital Intelectual and Clave Intelectual and the film production company K&S films. Capital Intelectual is a publishing house dedicated to the dissemination of culture and social analysis, based in Argentina, publishing on topics such as science, politics, literature, philosophy, sports and psychology. It also publishes the Southern Cone edition of Le Monde diplomatique, which was born in Argentina in July 1999. Clave Intelectual is Insud's publishing imprint that has been publishing in Spain since 2011, with a clear Hispano-American vocation. K&S films is the group's film production company, born in 2005 when Hugo Sigman partnered with his friend Oscar Kramer, a producer with extensive experience in Argentine cinema. Among its notable titles are El Clan (2015), Relatos salvajes (2014), Séptimo (2013), El último Elvis (2012), Crónica de una Fuga (2006), Tiempo de Valientes (2005), El Perro (2004), Kamchatka (2001) and Plata Quemada (2000). In nature and design, the group carries out sustainable ventures such as the Puerto Valle hotel, located in the Esteros del Iberá; Solantu, a design brand of objects produced with native woods and caiman leather; and Yacaré Porá, a caiman breeding farm located on the hotel's grounds that is part of the conservation and sustainable use program for the species.

Insud's history begins in 1977, when biochemist Silvia Gold and psychiatrist Hugo Sigman founded Chemo with the goal of starting a venture that would produce high-quality medicines at accessible prices. This was the beginning of the business holding, which over the years diversified into other areas such as agribusiness, cultural industries, nature and design. In 2010, Insud was born with the aim of integrating and representing the various companies of the couple under a single brand. The acronym Insud is formed from the terms innovation, sustainability and development. The group's pharmaceutical activity, its original and main business, represents 80% of its revenue. Through Chemo, Exeltis and Mabxience, the group participates in all links of the pharmaceutical chain. Chemo, the first company of the group, was founded by Silvia Gold and Hugo Sigman in 1977 in Barcelona, Spain, and is dedicated to producing active ingredients and generic medicines; it has 16 production plants and 9 R&D centers globally. Exeltis manufactures and markets branded pharmaceutical products, with a catalogue of more than 300 medicines covering therapeutic areas such as women's health, respiratory and cardiology. Mabxience is the group's biotechnology company, dedicated to research, development and manufacturing of biosimilar medicines, with two production plants: one in Buenos Aires, Argentina (pharmADN) and another in León, Spain, both complying with international GMP standards. The group is also a shareholder in the laboratories Elea, Biogénesis Bagó, Sinergium Biotech, Chemotecnica and Inmunova. Agribusiness is the second most important activity of Insud, focused on primary production with added value in the agricultural and forestry sector. Pomera Maderas is a forest-industrial company with eucalyptus and pine plantations in Argentina and Paraguay, certified by the FSC, working on genetic improvement of plant species to generate more productive forestations and reduce pressure on native forests. Garruchos Agropecuaria owns fields across Argentina and combines agricultural and livestock production. Cabaña Los Murmullos is a cattle ranch that breeds and produces high genetic quality Aberdeen Angus and Polled Hereford breeders for commercialization, herd improvement and participation in exhibitions. In information and culture, the group is present through the publishers Capital Intelectual and Clave Intelectual and the film production company K&S films. Capital Intelectual is a publishing house dedicated to the dissemination of culture and social analysis, based in Argentina, publishing on topics such as science, politics, literature, philosophy, sports and psychology. It has published authors such as Aldo Ferrer, Manuela Carmena, Dante Caputo, Juan Carlos Distéfano, Jorge Fernández Díaz, Leonardo Padura, Rodolfo Braceli, Alejandro Fabbri, Vicente Muleiro, Sergio Sinay, Pedro Brieger and Mempo Giardinelli, among others. The publisher also publishes the Southern Cone edition of Le Monde diplomatique, which was born in Argentina in July 1999; the monthly offers a selection of articles translated from the French edition as well as articles, reports and reviews by local authors, and the Southern Cone edition is led by political scientist and journalist José Natanson. Clave Intelectual is Insud's publishing imprint that has been publishing in Spain since 2011, with a clear Hispano-American vocation, reflecting current affairs and integrating variants of a common language and diverse cultural, social and geographic nuances. K&S films is the group's film production company, born in 2005 when Hugo Sigman partnered with his friend Oscar Kramer, a producer with extensive experience in Argentine cinema, and together they began a project oriented toward comprehensive feature film production. Today, with more than ten years of experience, K&S films works both in Argentina and abroad, in the acquisition of editorial rights, script development, international co-productions and support for new Argentine talents. Among its notable titles are El Clan (2015), Relatos salvajes (2014), Séptimo (2013), El último Elvis (2012), Crónica de una Fuga (2006), Tiempo de Valientes (2005), El Perro (2004), Kamchatka (2001) and Plata Quemada (2000). In nature and design, the group carries out sustainable ventures such as the Puerto Valle hotel, located in the Esteros del Iberá; Solantu, a design brand of objects produced with native woods and caiman leather; and Yacaré Porá, a caiman breeding farm located on the hotel's grounds that is part of the conservation and sustainable use program for the species. The Puerto Valle hotel is located in a traditional 19th-century Corrientes mansion in Ituzaingó, Corrientes, on the coast of the Paraná River, with exclusive access to the rich biodiversity of the country's largest conservation area, the Esteros del Iberá.

• 2011

  Clave Intelectual begins publishing in Spain.

• 2010

  Insud is created to integrate and represent the various companies of the founders under a single brand.

• 2005

  K&S films is born when Hugo Sigman partners with Oscar Kramer.

• 1999

  The Southern Cone edition of Le Monde diplomatique is born in Argentina in July.

• 1977

  Silvia Gold and Hugo Sigman found Chemo in Barcelona, Spain, to produce high-quality medicines at accessible prices.

A diversified Argentine business group with a core in pharmaceuticals and a presence in more than forty countries.

• Chemo

  The group's first company, founded in 1977 in Barcelona, Spain, producing active ingredients and generic medicines; it has 16 production plants and 9 R&D centers globally.

• Exeltis

  Manufactures and markets branded pharmaceutical products, with a catalogue of more than 300 medicines covering therapeutic areas such as women's health, respiratory and cardiology.

• Mabxience

  The group's biotechnology company, dedicated to research, development and manufacturing of biosimilar medicines, with two production plants: one in Buenos Aires, Argentina (pharmADN) and another in León, Spain, both complying with international GMP standards.

• Pomera Maderas

  A forest-industrial company with eucalyptus and pine plantations in Argentina and Paraguay, certified by the FSC, working on genetic improvement of plant species.

• Garruchos Agropecuaria

  Owns fields across Argentina and combines agricultural and livestock production.

• Cabaña Los Murmullos

  A cattle ranch that breeds and produces high genetic quality Aberdeen Angus and Polled Hereford breeders.

• Capital Intelectual

  A publishing house dedicated to the dissemination of culture and social analysis, based in Argentina; it also publishes the Southern Cone edition of Le Monde diplomatique.

• Clave Intelectual

  Insud's publishing imprint that has been publishing in Spain since 2011, with a clear Hispano-American vocation.

• K&S films

  The group's film production company, born in 2005, working in Argentina and abroad on feature film production, international co-productions and support for new Argentine talents.

• Puerto Valle hotel

  A hotel located in a traditional 19th-century Corrientes mansion in Ituzaingó, Corrientes, on the coast of the Paraná River, with exclusive access to the Esteros del Iberá.

• Solantu

  A design brand of objects produced with native woods and caiman leather.

• Yacaré Porá

  A caiman breeding farm located on the hotel's grounds that is part of the conservation and sustainable use program for the species.

1. 1Insud - Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org
2. 2Insud - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Insud Group official websitegrupoinsud.com