The Dompé Historical Archive uncovers the entrepreneurial journey of a family that has always been driven by a desire to be ahead of its time. It all begins with Onorato Dompé, who opens an innovative production lab in Milan in 1890.  In the early 1950s, his son Franco commissions the creation of state-of-the-art machinery for drug production in vials and starts producing drugs on an industrial scale. The business continues to evolve with Franco’s son, Sergio Dompé, who joins Dompé farmaceutici in the 1970s. He’s the one driving the company forward into biotechnology, the new frontier of the pharmaceutical industry.

From a late 19th-century flyer illustrating the Farmacia Centrale Dompé in Piazza della Scala in Milan, to a 1943 document that proves the construction of an air raid shelter at Dompé's headquarters. Our rich and diverse collection includes historical documents, letters, photographs, advertising campaigns, magazines, films, memorabilia, and much more.