MacFarlan Smith

MacFarlan Smith Ltd.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryPharmaceuticals
PredecessorJ.F. Macfarlan
Duncan Flockhart
T&H Smith
Founded1815
DefunctJune 2022
FateAcquired by Altaris Capital Partners
SuccessorVeranova
Headquarters,
Scotland, UK
Area served
Global
ProductsOpiate alkaloids, Bitrex
OwnerJohnson Matthey
Websiteveranova.com

MacFarlan Smith is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company based in Edinburgh, Scotland, founded in 1815. After its sale from Johnson Matthey in June 2022 to Altaris Capital Partners, Macfarlan Smith rebranded as Veranova. Veranova is a CDMO specialising in the development and manufacturing of specialist and complex active pharmaceutical ingredients, or APIs. It has facilities across Europe and North America.