PENTAPHARM is a company specialized in coagulation diagnostics reagent kits and active pharmaceutical ingredients. We are based in Aesch, northwestern corner of Switzerland. Our roots as researchers, developers and manufacturers of state-of-the-art products reach back to 1948. Founder of the company, Viktor Stürm was inspired by the scientific concept of extraction of natural raw materials derived from plants as well as animal and, translated them into applied science for medical use. This is an important building block for Pentapharm’s long standing tradition. Since its inception in 1948, Pentapharm is a key supplier of the diagnostic industry through its wide range of snake venom enzymes, coagulation factor substrates and inhibitors, and biochemicals that can be combined together for assay development in the field of hemostasis and thrombotic risk assessment. Pentapharm is your partner of choice if you’re looking for active pharmaceutical ingredients, OEM assays or ready-to-use diagnostic kits for laboratory devices or POC applications. Since 2007, Pentapharm is a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of DSM Nutritional Products Ltd.