Background

BIOFEM PHARMACEUTICAL (NIG.) LIMITED, is a Pharmaceutical Company involved in Importation and Distribution of high quality Pharmaceutical products and related Items. Our Corporate Office is strategically located in Ikeja Area, (Capital of Lagos State) the Commercial nerve center of Nigeria for easy Accessibility and our clientele base is presently spread across major cities in Nigeria.

 Biofem Pharmaceuticals is fully registered and licensed to carry out the following activities among other things:

• Operate as a Licensed Pharmaceutical Company.

•  Import any approved Pharmaceutical products from any part of the World.

• Register Products in Nigeria on behalf of Overseas Manufacturers in line with regulations of NAFDAC (National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control)

• Act as Manufacturers representative / Sole Agency for Pharmaceutical Products Imported for sale in Nigeria and Neighboring Countries.

The company originally commenced trading in health and personal care products in 1998 through the Sister Company – Biofem Nigeria Limited. In the year 2000, Biofem Pharmaceuticals was incorporated for a better focus and Consistency.

Presently, Biofem Pharmaceuticals represents the following Companies as Sole Agents in Nigeria:                         

• Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics

• HEALTHILIFE Limited

• Merck Sante S.A.S France

• Merck KGaA Germany

With our current Position, we are poised to take advantage of opportunities in the Health and Personal Care Industry especially for Reputable Items with Ready-to-See-Results.

Management Team 

Our Management is made up of the following key Personnel:

Managing Director: Mr. Femi Soremekun graduated with a B.Sc in Accountancy from the Prestigious Florida International University, Miami, Florida in 1986. Worked briefly with Elizabeth Arden, U.K before returning to Nigeria in 1991 as the Pioneer Managing Director of Bolar Pharmaceutical Company Nigeria Limited, a company involved in the importation, wholesale and retail distribution of high quality pharmaceutical products from Pharmacia & Upjohn, Grunenthal Gmbh, Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi Synthelabo amongst others.

With a vision for greater Health and Personal Care Promotion in Nigeria, Biofem Nigeria Limited was eventually born in 1998 and the attendant phenomenal growth in such a little time saw to the Incorporation of BIOFEM PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED in 2000.

Director: Mrs. Tolu Olaniyan: A registered pharmacist and a member of the pharmaceutical society of Nigeria. She holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree (University of Ife, 1987) and a Masters in Clinical Pharmacy degree (University of Lagos, 2002). Mrs Olaniyan has up to two decades of experience in various aspects of pharmacy practice, spanning hospital, community, wholesaling, importation and distribution of pharmaceuticals. She also has over a decade’s experience in administration and regulatory affairs.

She joined Biofem Pharmaceuticals as a director in January 2003 and was the pioneer Superintendent Pharmacist, a position she held until December, 2006. She became a registered pharmacist in Canada in December, 2006 and is a member of the Canadian Pharmacists Association.

Executive Director: Mrs Biodun Soremekun B.Sc. Bus. Admin.  (University of Benin 1990). MBA (University of Nigeria, Nsuka 2000). Biodun Soremekun's work experience spans Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Lenoil Limited a private Petroleum Company with branches in Namibia and Liberia, Guaranty Trust Bank (where she worked in various Divisions such as Cash Operations, Retail and Commercial Banking, International Trade Unit, Local and International Funds Transfer.and finally left after 8 years as Head of Administration having seen to the establishment of over 13 branches Nationwide and a branch in the Gambia) and Oceanic Bank International Nigeria Limited where as head of Administration and Services. Similarly, within 18 months, she Coordinated the greatest expansion ever witnessed in the banking Industry in Nigeria, growing the branch network from 12 in February 2001 to 42 branches by November 2002.

Mrs. Soremekun left Oceanic Bank in November 2002, to put her considerable talent and experience to use in Biofem Pharmaceuticals Nig Ltd.

Director Mr. Ade Popoola FPSN is A 1983 graduate of pharmacy with an MBA from Lagos State University. He started his career as a Medical Representative with Roche (Nig) ltd where he rose to the position of Area Manager, before taking up the position of ICI Sales & Marketing Manager with the Local Agent of ICI/Zeneca- (Jagal Pharma Ltd).He rose to the position of Pharma Operations Manager before leaving in 1995, to set up Reals Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

He teamed up with Mr. Femi Soremekun to promote Biofem Pharmaceuticals Limited in January 2002, based on shared visions both had together since 1995 on his exit from Jagal Pharma.

He is member of Several Professional bodies, a fellow of and an executive of Pharmaceutical society of Nigeria, PSN

Field Force Manager: Kunle Adeyeye is a 1998 B.Pharm. Graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University. He joined the Biofem Team in 2003 as a Medical Representative and currently oversees all the reps Pan Nigeria. He had made marketing and sales contacts in about 30 states and over 120 towns in Nigeria.

Representations

Biofem Pharmaceuticals Nigeria Limited currently represents the following Companies: