Luzitin is a privately owned pharmaceutical company, focused on the development of photosensitizer compounds for Photodynamic Therapy (PDT).

Founded in 2010, after five years of research collaboration between Bluepharma, the University of Coimbra and the Hospitals of the University of Coimbra, Luzitin is developing a novel and very promising therapeutic procedure for solid tumors (LUZ11) and Acne (LUZACNE). Its proprietary technology consists of a combination of new generation photosensitizer with a specific infrared-laser medical device.