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The following is a list of the twelve largest healthcare companies ranked here by revenue according to their released 2009 annual reports.
Some data have not been audited yet. Bayer
has additional revenue not included here. The missing parts of the table will be added as more data are released by the companies.
The following is a list of the twelve largest healthcare companies ranked by revenue in the Fortune Global 500.
The following is a list of the 49 largest companies involved in pharmaceutical and biotech industry ranked by healthcare revenue . Some companies (e.g., Bayer
) has additional revenue not included here.
Rank | Company | Country | Total Revenues (USD United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... billions) |
Total Revenues (reported currency in millions) | Change 09/08 (%) | Net income/ (loss) (reported currency in millions) | Change 09/08 (%) | R&D Expenses (reported currency in millions) | Change 09/08 (%) | Fortune 500 Ranking |
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1 | Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500.... |
United States | 61,90 | $61,897 | -2.9 | $12,266 | -5.3 | 6,986 | -7.8 | 103 |
2 | Pfizer Pfizer Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States... |
United States | 50,01 | $50,009 | 3.5 | 8,635 | 6.6 | 7,845 | -1.3 | 152 |
3 | Roche | Switzerland | 47,35 | 49,051 CHF Swiss franc The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there... |
7.5 | 8,510 CHF Swiss franc The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there... |
-21.5 | 9,874 CHF Swiss franc The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there... |
11.6 | 171 |
4 | GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline plc is a global pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company headquartered in London, United Kingdom... |
United Kingdom | 45,83 | £28,368 | 16.5 | £5,669 | 20.3 | £4,106 | 11.5 | 168 |
5 | Novartis Novartis Novartis International AG is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Basel, Switzerland, ranking number three in sales among the world-wide industry... |
Switzerland | 44,27 | $44,267 | 6.8 | $8,454 | 3.6 | $7,469 | 3.5 | 183 |
6 | Sanofi | France | 41,99 | €29,306 | 6.3 | €8,471 | 17.9 | €4,583 | 0.2 | 181 |
7 | AstraZeneca AstraZeneca AstraZeneca plc is a global pharmaceutical and biologics company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's seventh-largest pharmaceutical company measured by revenues and has operations in over 100 countries... |
United Kingdom | 32,81 | $32,804 | 3.8 | $7,544 | 23.1 | $4,409 | -14.9 | 268 |
8 | Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories is an American-based global, diversified pharmaceuticals and health care products company. It has 90,000 employees and operates in over 130 countries. The company headquarters are in Abbott Park, North Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded by Chicago physician, Dr.... |
United States | 30,76 | $30,765 | 4.2 | 5,746 | 21.4 | 2,744 | 2.1 | 294 |
9 | Merck & Co. Merck & Co. Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township... |
United States | 27,43 | $27,428 | 15.0 | $13,024 | 64.2 | $5,800 | 20.8 | 378 |
10 | Bayer HealthCare Bayer Bayer AG is a chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in Barmen , Germany in 1863. It is headquartered in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and well known for its original brand of aspirin.-History:... |
Germany | 22,30 | €15,988 | 3.8 | €1,696 | 38.8 | €1,845 | 5.9 | 154 |
11 | Eli Lilly Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company. Eli Lilly's global headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States... |
United States | 21,84 | $21,836 | 7.2 | $4,328 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 455 |
12 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Bristol-Myers Squibb Bristol-Myers Squibb , often referred to as BMS, is a pharmaceutical company, headquartered in New York City. The company was formed in 1989, following the merger of its predecessors Bristol-Myers and the Squibb Corporation... |
United States | 18,81 | $18,808 | 6.2 | $4,420 | 19.9 | 3,647 | 3.8 | 435 |
Some data have not been audited yet. Bayer
Bayer
Bayer AG is a chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in Barmen , Germany in 1863. It is headquartered in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and well known for its original brand of aspirin.-History:...
has additional revenue not included here. The missing parts of the table will be added as more data are released by the companies.
The following is a list of the twelve largest healthcare companies ranked by revenue in the Fortune Global 500.
Rank | Company | Country | Total Revenues (USD United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... millions) |
Net income/ (loss) (USD United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... millions) |
Employees |
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1 | Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500.... |
United States | 63,747.0 | 12,949.0 | 118,700 |
2 | Pfizer Pfizer Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States... |
United States | 48,296.0 | 8,104.0 | 81,800 |
3 | GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline plc is a global pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company headquartered in London, United Kingdom... |
United Kingdom | 44,654.0 | 8,438.6 | 99,003 |
4 | Roche | Switzerland | 44,267.5 | 8,288.1 | 80,080 |
5 | Sanofi-Aventis Sanofi-Aventis Sanofi S.A. is a multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Paris, France, the world's fourth-largest by prescription sales. Sanofi engages in the research and development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products for sale principally in the prescription market, but the... |
France | 42,179.0 | 5,636.7 | 98,213 |
6 | Novartis Novartis Novartis International AG is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Basel, Switzerland, ranking number three in sales among the world-wide industry... |
Switzerland | 41,459.0 | 8,195.0 | 96,717 |
7 | AstraZeneca AstraZeneca AstraZeneca plc is a global pharmaceutical and biologics company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's seventh-largest pharmaceutical company measured by revenues and has operations in over 100 countries... |
United Kingdom | 31,601.0 | 6,101.0 | 65,000 |
8 | Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories is an American-based global, diversified pharmaceuticals and health care products company. It has 90,000 employees and operates in over 130 countries. The company headquarters are in Abbott Park, North Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded by Chicago physician, Dr.... |
United States | 29,527.6 | 4,880.7 | 68,838 |
9 | Merck Merck & Co. Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township... |
United States | 23,850.3 | 7,808.4 | 55,200 |
10 | Wyeth Wyeth Wyeth, formerly one of the companies owned by American Home Products Corporation , was a pharmaceutical company. The company was based in Madison, New Jersey, USA... |
United States | 22,833.9 | 4,417.8 | 47,426 |
11 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Bristol-Myers Squibb Bristol-Myers Squibb , often referred to as BMS, is a pharmaceutical company, headquartered in New York City. The company was formed in 1989, following the merger of its predecessors Bristol-Myers and the Squibb Corporation... |
United States | 21,366.0 | 5,247.0 | 35,000 |
12 | Eli Lilly Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company. Eli Lilly's global headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States... |
United States | 20,378.0 | (2,071.9) | 40,500 |
The following is a list of the 49 largest companies involved in pharmaceutical and biotech industry ranked by healthcare revenue . Some companies (e.g., Bayer
Bayer
Bayer AG is a chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in Barmen , Germany in 1863. It is headquartered in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and well known for its original brand of aspirin.-History:...
) has additional revenue not included here.
Rank | Company | Country | Total Revenues (USD millions) | Healthcare R&D 2008 (USD millions) | Net income/ (loss) 2008 (USD millions) | Employees 2008 |
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1 | Pfizer Pfizer Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States... (with Wyeth Wyeth Wyeth, formerly one of the companies owned by American Home Products Corporation , was a pharmaceutical company. The company was based in Madison, New Jersey, USA... ) |
United States | 70,696 | 11,318 | 14,111 | 137,127 |
2 | Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500.... |
United States | 63,747 | NA | 10,576 | 119,200 |
3 | Hoffmann–La Roche | Switzerland | 43,970 | NA | 8,135 | 78,604 |
4 | Novartis Novartis Novartis International AG is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Basel, Switzerland, ranking number three in sales among the world-wide industry... |
Switzerland | 41,460 | NA | 11,946 | 98,200 |
5 | GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline GlaxoSmithKline plc is a global pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company headquartered in London, United Kingdom... |
United Kingdom | 40,424 | 6,373 | 10,432 | 103,483 |
6 | Sanofi-Aventis Sanofi-Aventis Sanofi S.A. is a multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Paris, France, the world's fourth-largest by prescription sales. Sanofi engages in the research and development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products for sale principally in the prescription market, but the... |
France | 40,328 | NA | 7,204 | 99,495 |
7 | AstraZeneca AstraZeneca AstraZeneca plc is a global pharmaceutical and biologics company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's seventh-largest pharmaceutical company measured by revenues and has operations in over 100 countries... |
United Kingdom | 31,601 | NA | 5,959 | 67,400 |
8 | Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories is an American-based global, diversified pharmaceuticals and health care products company. It has 90,000 employees and operates in over 130 countries. The company headquarters are in Abbott Park, North Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded by Chicago physician, Dr.... |
United States | 29,527 | 2,688 | 4,880 | 68,697 |
9 | Merck & Co. Merck & Co. Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township... |
United States | 23,850 | 4,678 | 7,808 | 74,372 |
10 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Bristol-Myers Squibb Bristol-Myers Squibb , often referred to as BMS, is a pharmaceutical company, headquartered in New York City. The company was formed in 1989, following the merger of its predecessors Bristol-Myers and the Squibb Corporation... |
United States | 19,977 | NA | 2,165 | 42,000 |
11 | Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company. Eli Lilly's global headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States... |
United States | 18,634 | NA | 2,953 | 40,600 |
12 | Boehringer Ingelheim | Germany | 16,959 | 1,977 | 2,163 | 43,000 |
13 | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. | Japan | 15,697 | 1,620 | 2,870 | 15,000 |
14 | Bayer Bayer Bayer AG is a chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in Barmen , Germany in 1863. It is headquartered in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and well known for its original brand of aspirin.-History:... |
Germany | 15,407 | 3,770 | 6,448 | 108,600 |
15 | Amgen Amgen Amgen Inc. is an international biotechnology company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. Located in the Conejo Valley, Amgen is the world's largest independent biotech firm. The company employs approximately 17,000 staff members. Its products include Epogen, Aranesp, Enbrel, Kineret,... |
United States | 14,771 | 3,366 | 3,166 | 48,000 |
16 | Genentech Genentech Genentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry... |
United States | 13,400 | 15773 | 3,640 | 33,500 |
17 | Baxter International Baxter International Baxter International Inc. , is an American health care company with headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois. The company primarily focuses on products to treat hemophilia, kidney disease, immune disorders and other chronic and acute medical conditions... |
United States | 12,300 | 614 | 1,397 | 38,428 |
18 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. , is an international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel. It specializes in generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients... |
Israel | 11,080 | 495 | 546 | 26,670 |
19 | Astellas Pharma Astellas Pharma is a Japanese pharmaceutical company, formed on 1 April 2005 from the merger of and .Astellas' franchise areas are urology, immunology , dermatology, cardiology, and infectious disease... |
Japan | 10,701 | 1,435 | 1,122 | 23,613 |
20 | Daiichi Sankyo | Japan | 9,682 | 1,459 | 671 | 20,100 |
21 | Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services. Created in 1989 through a merger of two Danish companies dating back to the 1920s, it has become one of the world's leading companies in diabetes care, where Novo Nordisk pursues research into pulmonary delivery systems;... |
Denmark | 9,081 | 1,063 | 1,922 | 26,575 |
22 | Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods.... |
United States | 8,964 | NA | 10,340 | 29,258 |
23 | Eisai Eisai Co. is a Japanese pharmaceutical company, ranking among the top 25 in the world by revenue and achieving $8 billion USD in sales for the fiscal 2008 year. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, it has some 10,000 employees, among them about 1,500 in research. Eisai is a member of the Topix 100 and Nikkei 225... |
Japan | 5,583 | 926 | 604 | 14,993 |
24 | Merck KGaA Merck KGaA Merck KGaA is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company. Merck, also known as “German Merck” and “Merck Darmstadt”, was founded in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1668, making it the world's oldest operating chemical and pharmaceutical company. The company was privately owned until going public in 1995... |
Germany | 5,175 | 772 | 1,258 | 13,900 |
25 | Alcon Alcon Alcon incorporated and with corporate headquarters, in Hünenberg, Switzerland, is a global medical company specializing in eye care products. Alcon's U.S. headquarters is located in Fort Worth, Texas... |
United States | 4,897 | 512 | 1,348 | 13,500 |
26 | SINOPHARM SINOPHARM Sinopharm Group Company Limited is the largest pharmaceutical company in China, jointly owned by China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical. Its revenue in 2007 reached 35 billion RMB.... |
China | 4,700 | 498 | 1249 | 9700 |
27 | Akzo Nobel Akzo Nobel Akzo Nobel N.V., trading as AkzoNobel, is a Dutch multinational, active in the fields of decorative paints, performance coatings and specialty chemicals. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the company has activities in more than 80 countries, and employs approximately 55,000 people. Sales in 2010 were EUR... |
Netherlands | 4,694 | 741 | 1,449 | 13,000 |
28 | UCB UCB (company) UCB is a multinational biopharmaceutical manufacturing company headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.- History :UCB was founded on 18 January 1928 by Emmanuel Janssen, a Belgian businessman... |
Belgium | 4,426 | 1,024 | 492 | 12,741 |
29 | Nycomed Nycomed Nycomed is a European pharmaceutical company. Nycomed is privately owned primarily by the two private equity investors Nordic Capital and CSFB Alternative Capital. Production is located in Norway, Denmark, Poland, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Estonia India, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. Head office... |
Switzerland | 4,264 | NA | -105 | 10,533 |
30 | Forest Laboratories Forest Laboratories Forest Laboratories is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in New York City, USA. Its revenues for the year ended 31 March 2007 were US$3.4 billion. The company's research and development spending has grown rapidly in recent years, and as of 2007, approached almost a billion US dollars a year,... |
United States | 3,442 | 941 | 454 | 9,649 |
31 | Solvay Solvay (company) Solvay S.A. is a Belgian chemical company with its head office in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. It was founded in 1863 by Ernest Solvay to produce sodium carbonate by the solvay process. Since then the company has diversified to two major sectors of activity: chemicals and plastics... |
Belgium | 3,268 | 533 | 1,026 | 9,000 |
32 | Genzyme Genzyme Genzyme Corporation is a fully owned subsidiary of Sanofi-Aventis. Before its acquisition, Genzyme was an American biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 2010, Genzyme was the world’s third-largest biotechnology company, employing more than 11,000 people around the world... |
United States | 3,187 | 650 | -17 | 8,477 |
33 | Allergan Allergan Allergan, Inc., is a global specialty pharmaceutical company. Their product ranges include ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, dermatology products, and neurological products.-Profile:... |
United States | 3,063 | 1,056 | -127 | 8,423 |
34 | Gilead Sciences Gilead Sciences Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes therapeutics. For many years since the company was founded, the company concentrated primarily on antiviral drugs to treat patients infected with HIV, hepatitis B or influenza. In 2006, Gilead acquired two... |
United States | 3,026 | 384 | -1,190 | 6,772 |
35 | CSL CSL Limited CSL Limited is a global specialty biopharmaceutical company that researches, develops, manufactures and markets products to treat and prevent serious human medical conditions... |
Australia | 2,788 | 161 | 454 | 6,400 |
36 | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary drug manufacturer operating in Japan controlled by Hoffmann–La Roche, which owns 52% of the company... |
Japan | 2,787 | 467 | 328 | 5,962 |
37 | Biogen Idec Biogen Idec Biogen Idec, Inc. is a biotechnology company specializing in drugs for neurological disorders, autoimmune disorders and cancer. The company was formed in 2003 by the merger of Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Biogen Inc. and San Diego, California-based IDEC Pharmaceuticals... |
United States | 2,683 | 718 | 218 | 5,907 |
38 | Bausch & Lomb Bausch & Lomb Bausch & Lomb, an American company based in Rochester, New York, is one of the world's leading suppliers of eye health products, such as contact lenses and lens care products today. In addition to this main activity, in recent years the area of medical technology has been developed... |
United States | 2,292 | 197 | 15 | 5,830 |
39 | Taiho Pharmaceutical Taiho Pharmaceutical is a Japanese pharmaceutical company among the 50 largest in the world by revenue. The company focuses on developing cancer treatments.... Co. |
Japan | 2,069 | 244 | 132 | 5,756 |
40 | King Pharmaceuticals King Pharmaceuticals King Pharmaceuticals , was the world's 39th largest pharmaceutical company, based in Bristol, Tennessee. However, on October 12, 2010, King was acquired by Pfizer for $14.25 per share. King produced a wide range of pharmaceuticals, including Altace for heart attack prevention, Levoxyl for... |
United States | 1,989 | 254 | 289 | 5,191 |
41 | Watson Pharmaceuticals Watson Pharmaceuticals Watson Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated is the 5th largest pharmaceutical company in the United States based on number of prescriptions dispensed... |
United States | 1,979 | 131 | -445 | 5,126 |
42 | Mitsubishi Pharma Mitsubishi Pharma is a Japanese pharmaceuticals company, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation. It was formed in 2001 from the merger of Mitsubishi-Tokyo Pharamceuticals and Welfide Corporation.-History:... |
Japan | 1,945 | 403 | 208 | 5,111 |
43 | Shire | United Kingdom | 1,797 | 387 | 278 | 4,958 |
44 | Cephalon Cephalon Cephalon, Inc. is a U.S. biopharmaceutical company co-founded in 1987 by Dr. Frank Baldino, Jr., a pharmacologist and former scientist with the DuPont Company, who served as the company's chairman and chief executive officer until his death in December 2010... |
United States | 1,764 | 403 | 145 | 4,913 |
45 | Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma is a pharmaceutical company based in Japan.The original Dainippon Pharmaceuticals was established in 1885 by Nagayo Sensai, a graduate of Tekijuku – the first private medical school in Japan established by Ogata Kōan. It was set up as a wholly private company invested by a number of people in... |
Japan | 1,763 | 350 | 193 | 3,750 |
46 | Kyowa Hakko | Japan | 1,698 | 268 | 108 | 2,895 |
47 | Shionogi Shionogi is a Japanese pharmaceutical company best known for developing Crestor. Medical supply and brand name also uses Shionogi .Shionogi has business roots that date back to 1878, and was incorporated in 1919. Among the medicines produced are for hyperlipidaemia, antibiotics, and cancer medicines.In... |
Japan | 1,640 | 320 | 159 | 2,868 |
48 | Mylan Laboratories | United States | 1,612 | 104 | 217 | 2,800 |
49 | H. Lundbeck | Denmark | 1,552 | 329 | 186 | 2,515 |
Alphabetical listing
It is limited to those companies notable enough to have articles in Wikipedia.1-A
- 3M Pharmaceuticals
- Abbott LaboratoriesAbbott LaboratoriesAbbott Laboratories is an American-based global, diversified pharmaceuticals and health care products company. It has 90,000 employees and operates in over 130 countries. The company headquarters are in Abbott Park, North Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded by Chicago physician, Dr....
- ActavisActavisActavis is an international generic pharmaceutical company based in Iceland that was founded in 1956 as Pharmaco. Listed on the Icelandic Stock Exchange until 2007, it was taken private by Novator Partners, an investment vehicle of the chairman Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson.In the late 1990s,...
- ActelionActelionActelion was founded in December 1997 and is headquartered in Allschwil near Basel . Its CEO and co-founder is cardiologist Jean-Paul Clozel. Actelion scientists were among the first to work in the field of endothelian receptor antagonists...
- AlconAlconAlcon incorporated and with corporate headquarters, in Hünenberg, Switzerland, is a global medical company specializing in eye care products. Alcon's U.S. headquarters is located in Fort Worth, Texas...
- AlkaloidAlkaloid (company)Alkaloid is one of the largest companies in the Republic of Macedonia manufacturing drugs, processing botanical raw material, manufacturing cosmetics and chemical products. Its flagship product is Caffetin, a combined analgesic tablet that contains paracetamol, propyphenazone, codeine phosphate...
- Alkermes
- AllerganAllerganAllergan, Inc., is a global specialty pharmaceutical company. Their product ranges include ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, dermatology products, and neurological products.-Profile:...
- Almirall
- AlphapharmAlphapharmAlphapharm is a generic drug manufacturing company based in Australia. Alphapharm manufactures many different generic pharmaceutical medicines. It is an owned by Mylan Pharmaceuticals . Alphapharm's logo is a green circle with a white lowercase alpha enclosed. Alphapharm is the greatest sole...
, a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck KGaA. - Altana Pharma AGAltanaThe Altana AG is a German chemical company based in Wesel. Altana develops and produces products in the specialty chemicals business. The ALTANA Group, with headquarters in Wesel/Germany, sells 85% of its products overseas...
, formerly part of Altana AG, part of the NycomedNycomedNycomed is a European pharmaceutical company. Nycomed is privately owned primarily by the two private equity investors Nordic Capital and CSFB Alternative Capital. Production is located in Norway, Denmark, Poland, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Estonia India, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. Head office...
Group. - AmgenAmgenAmgen Inc. is an international biotechnology company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. Located in the Conejo Valley, Amgen is the world's largest independent biotech firm. The company employs approximately 17,000 staff members. Its products include Epogen, Aranesp, Enbrel, Kineret,...
- Amico LaboratoriesAmico LaboratoriesAmico Laboratories Limited , also known as Amico Laboratories is a major pharmaceutical company based in Bangladesh. It is part of the Mona Group of Companies.-Corporate history:...
- Anavex Life SciencesAnavex Life SciencesAnavex Life Sciences Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of new drugs for the treatment of neurological diseases and cancer, utilizing its proprietary drug discovery SIGMACEPTOR™ platform. The Anavex portfolio comprises novel, wholly owned sigma receptor...
- Apotex Inc.
- Astellas PharmaAstellas Pharmais a Japanese pharmaceutical company, formed on 1 April 2005 from the merger of and .Astellas' franchise areas are urology, immunology , dermatology, cardiology, and infectious disease...
- AstraZenecaAstraZenecaAstraZeneca plc is a global pharmaceutical and biologics company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's seventh-largest pharmaceutical company measured by revenues and has operations in over 100 countries...
- Avax TechnologiesAvax TechnologiesAvax Technologies, Inc is a Philadelphia based biotechnology company whose most advanced product candidate is MVax for melanoma. MVax is a cancer vaccine that received a Special Protocol Assessment agreement with the FDA in October 2006, and subsequently began a Phase III registration clinical...
- Axcan PharmaAxcan PharmaAxcan Pharma Inc. is a privately held, Birmingham, Alabama-based, specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a broad line of gastrointestinal products primarily in North America and Europe. Formerly traded publicly on NASDAQ, Axcan was acquired by TPG...
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- Bargn Farmaceutici Phils CoBargn Farmaceutici Phils CoBargn Farmaceutici Phils Co. is a company within the BargnGroup . The company specializes in Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals, Cosmeceuticals and Cosmetics....
- BarrBarr PharmaceuticalsBarr Pharmaceuticals was a global specialty pharmaceutical company that operated in more than 30 countries worldwide. Barr were engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients.-History:Barr...
- Bausch & LombBausch & LombBausch & Lomb, an American company based in Rochester, New York, is one of the world's leading suppliers of eye health products, such as contact lenses and lens care products today. In addition to this main activity, in recent years the area of medical technology has been developed...
- Baxter InternationalBaxter InternationalBaxter International Inc. , is an American health care company with headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois. The company primarily focuses on products to treat hemophilia, kidney disease, immune disorders and other chronic and acute medical conditions...
- Bayer Schering Pharma AGBayer Schering Pharma AGBayer Schering Pharma AG is a research-centered pharmaceutical company that was formed by the merger of Schering with Bayer on 29 December 2006. The company was originally founded in 1851 by Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering . The company employs more than 26,000 people in 140 subsidiaries all...
- Beximco Pharmaceuticals LtdBeximco Pharmaceuticals LtdBeximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd , also known as Beximco Pharma, is a pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh. It is part of the Beximco Group of Companies.-Corporate history:...
- BialBialBial is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in S. Mamede do Coronado, in Trofa, Porto district, Portugal. It was founded in 1924, being among the largest companies of its kind in Portugal....
- Biogen IdecBiogen IdecBiogen Idec, Inc. is a biotechnology company specializing in drugs for neurological disorders, autoimmune disorders and cancer. The company was formed in 2003 by the merger of Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Biogen Inc. and San Diego, California-based IDEC Pharmaceuticals...
, merger of Biogen and Idec Pharmaceuticals. - BiolexBiolexBiolex Therapeutics is a biotechnology firm in the Research Triangle of North Carolina. The company focuses on formation of difficult to synthesize proteins in Lemna, a duckweed. The duckweeds are a family of small aquatic plants that can be grown in sterile culture. Biolex has developed...
- BionovoBionovoBionovo is an American biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of botanically derived treatments for women's health and cancer based in Emeryville, California. The company currently has two drug candidates in U.S...
- BiotecnolBiotecnolBiotecnol S.A. is a Portuguese research-based biotechnology company headquartered in Oeiras, Portugal. About 90% of the workforce and about 80% of the annual budget are devoted to research....
- BiovailBiovailBiovail Corporation was a Canadian pharmaceutical company, operating internationally in all aspects of pharmaceutical products. Its major production facility was located in Steinbach, Manitoba...
- BiovitrumBiovitrumSwedish Orphan Biovitrum is a Swedish pharmaceutical company, based in Stockholm, Sweden, with a product portfolio consisting of some 60 orphan and specialty pharmaceuticals.- History :...
- Boehringer-IngelheimBoehringer-IngelheimC.H. Boehringer Sohn AG & Ko. KG is the parent company of Boehringer Ingelheim, which was founded in 1885 by Albert Boehringer in Ingelheim am Rhein. The Boehringer Ingelheim group is one of the world's 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, it operates globally...
- BosnalijekBosnalijekBosnalijek is the largest pharmaceutical company in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The organisation was established in 1951 and employs ~620 workers, out of which more than 50% have university level or higher qualifications. Its product portfolio consists of ~180 products. The company continues investment...
- Bristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers Squibb , often referred to as BMS, is a pharmaceutical company, headquartered in New York City. The company was formed in 1989, following the merger of its predecessors Bristol-Myers and the Squibb Corporation...
- Cadila HealthcareCadila Healthcare'Cadila Healthcare' is an Indian pharmaceutical company head quartered at Ahmedabad in Gujarat state of western India. The company is the fifth largest pharmaceutical company in India, with US$290m in turnover in 2004. It is a significant manufacturer of generic drugs...
- CelgeneCelgeneCelgene Corporation is a manufacturer of drug therapies for cancer and inflammatory disorders. It is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Summit, New Jersey...
- CephalonCephalonCephalon, Inc. is a U.S. biopharmaceutical company co-founded in 1987 by Dr. Frank Baldino, Jr., a pharmacologist and former scientist with the DuPont Company, who served as the company's chairman and chief executive officer until his death in December 2010...
- Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary drug manufacturer operating in Japan controlled by Hoffmann–La Roche, which owns 52% of the company...
- CiplaCiplaCipla Limited is a prominent Indian pharmaceutical company, best-known outside its home country for manufacturing low-cost anti-AIDS drugs for HIV-positive patients in developing countries...
- CovanceCovanceCovance, Inc. , formerly Corning Incorporated, with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, is a contract research organization , providing drug development and animal testing services...
- CovidienCovidienCovidien , formerly Tyco Healthcare, is a healthcare device and supply company, incorporated in Dublin, Ireland, although its corporate offices are located in Mansfield, Massachusetts. On June 29, 2007, Covidien became an independent publicly traded company after being spun off from Tyco...
- CrucellCrucellCrucell is a biotechnology company specializing in vaccines and antibodies. The firm, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, is headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands...
- CSL LimitedCSL LimitedCSL Limited is a global specialty biopharmaceutical company that researches, develops, manufactures and markets products to treat and prevent serious human medical conditions...
- Daiichi Sankyo
- Dainippon Sumitomo PharmaDainippon Sumitomo Pharmais a pharmaceutical company based in Japan.The original Dainippon Pharmaceuticals was established in 1885 by Nagayo Sensai, a graduate of Tekijuku – the first private medical school in Japan established by Ogata Kōan. It was set up as a wholly private company invested by a number of people in...
- Dawakhana Shifaul AmrazDawakhana Shifaul AmrazDawakhana Shifaul Amraz , was a Unani pharmaceutical company established in 1894 at Tijara, India. It was one of the largest manufacturer of many Unani medicine before the partition of India.-History:...
- DebiopharmDebiopharmDebiopharm Group™ is a global biopharmaceutical group of companies comprising Debiopharm S.A., Debio R.P. S.A. , Debioclinic S.A. and the two financial arms Debiomanagement S.A. and Debioinnovation S.A...
- Diabetology LtdDiabetology LtdDiabetology Ltd is a biopharmaceutical company based in Saint Helier, Jersey.It was founded in November 2002 and is developing oral drugs for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.-Products:...
- Dr. Reddy's LaboratoriesDr. Reddy's LaboratoriesDr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. is an integrated pharmaceutical company focused on providing medicines through its three business segments: Global Generics segment, Pharmaceutical Services and Active Ingredients segment and Proprietary Products segment. The company was founded by Dr...
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- Ego PharmaceuticalsEgo PharmaceuticalsEgo Pharmaceuticals is a privately-held Australian pharmaceutical company with subsidiaries in Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom, as well as staff in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia...
- Eisai (company)
- ÉlanÉlanÉlan Corporation plc is a major drugs firm based in Athlone, County Roscommon, Ireland which has major interests in the United States. In the late 1990s its value on the Irish Stock Exchange reached over €20bn. It has secondary listings on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange....
Corporation - Eli Lilly and CompanyEli Lilly and CompanyEli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company. Eli Lilly's global headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States...
- EloracEloracElorac, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on advancing treatments in dermatology. It is based in Vernon Hills, Illinois. According to the company’s website, Elorac specializes in prescription based dermatology products, with a focus on medications used in the treatment of...
, Inc. - Emergent BioSolutionsEmergent BioSolutionsEmergent BioSolutions is a multinational biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. Emergent develops vaccines and therapeutics targeting infectious diseases, oncology and autoimmune disorders. Founded as BioPort Corporation in 1998, the company was named Emergent...
- Eskayef Bangladesh LimitedEskayef Bangladesh LimitedEskayef Bangladesh Limited, also known as SK+F, is a pharmaceutical company based in Bangladesh. It is part of the Transcom Group.- Corporate history :...
- F. Hoffmann–La Roche Ltd., which owns GenentechGenentechGenentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry...
and Chugai Pharmaceuticals - Ferozsons LaboratoriesFerozsons LaboratoriesThe Ferozsons Laboratories Limited, incorporated as a Private Limited Company in 1954, became Pakistan's first local pharmaceutical company to be listed on the country's stock exchanges in 1960. It commenced production in 1956....
- Ferring PharmaceuticalsFerring PharmaceuticalsFerring Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in the development and marketing of drugs for use in human medicine.It was founded by Frederik Paulsen Sr in Malmö, Sweden, in 1950, initially as the Nordiska Hormon Laboratoriet, renamed Ferring in 1954. A ferring in Frisian is a...
- Forest LaboratoriesForest LaboratoriesForest Laboratories is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in New York City, USA. Its revenues for the year ended 31 March 2007 were US$3.4 billion. The company's research and development spending has grown rapidly in recent years, and as of 2007, approached almost a billion US dollars a year,...
- Fresenius Medical CareFresenius Medical CareFresenius Medical Care is a German company specializing in the production of medical supplies, primarily to facilitate or aid renal dialysis. It is 36%-owned by the health care company Fresenius. The company was formed in 1996 from the merger of Fresenius Worldwide Dialysis, then a division of...
- Galapagos NVGalapagos NVGalapagos is a mid-size biotechnology company specialized in the discovery and development of small molecule and antibody therapies with novel modes-of-action. The Company is progressing one of the largest pipelines in biotech, with seven clinical and over 50 small molecule discovery/pre-clinical...
- Galderma LaboratoriesGalderma LaboratoriesGalderma is a global leading pharmaceutical company specializing in the research, development and marketing of innovative medical solutions in dermatology...
- GenentechGenentechGenentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry...
, a subsidiary of Hoffmann-La RocheHoffmann-La RocheF. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. is a Swiss global health-care company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Its holding company, Roche Holding AG, has shares listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.... - GenzymeGenzymeGenzyme Corporation is a fully owned subsidiary of Sanofi-Aventis. Before its acquisition, Genzyme was an American biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 2010, Genzyme was the world’s third-largest biotechnology company, employing more than 11,000 people around the world...
- Goodwin Biotechnology
- Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar)Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar)As the common saying goes, “Healh is Wealth.” is committed to ensuring good health for the community at large. Julphar has the distinction of being not only the first pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Arab Gulf States, but also the only pharmaceutical producer of its scale and size in the...
- Getz PharmaGetz PharmaGetz Pharma, the largest branded generic pharmaceutical company in Pakistan, started its operations in 1995. Since its inception, Getz Pharma has shown unparalleled growth both in qualitative as well as quantitative aspects. According to the IMS, Getz Pharma was ranked 195th out of 200 Pharma...
- Gilead SciencesGilead SciencesGilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes therapeutics. For many years since the company was founded, the company concentrated primarily on antiviral drugs to treat patients infected with HIV, hepatitis B or influenza. In 2006, Gilead acquired two...
- GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKline plc is a global pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company headquartered in London, United Kingdom...
- GPC BiotechGPC BiotechGPC Biotech is a German biopharmaceutical company. The company's mission statement reads "... to discover, develop and commercialize new anticancer drugs."...
- Hetero DrugsHetero DrugsHetero Drugs Limited is an Indian Pharmaceutical Company established in the year 1993. Hetero Drugs Limited founded by Dr. B. Partha Saradhi Reddy Phd., a scientist and expert in chemistry...
- Hexal AustraliaHexal AustraliaHexal Australia is a large pharmaceutical manufacturer, formed in 1995 with Hexal AG Germany.Hexal which was privately owned, one of the largest manufacturers in Europe of generic pharmaceuticals has been acquired by Sandoz....
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals
- Hoffmann–La Roche
- HospiraHospiraHospira, Inc. is a U.S.-based global pharmaceutical and medical device company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois. It has approximately 14,000 employees. Hospira is the world's largest producer of generic injectable pharmaceuticals, manufacturing generic acute-care and oncology...
- IMULAN BioTherapeutics, LLCIMULAN BioTherapeutics, LLC-About:IMULAN BioTherapeutics, LLC, is a veterinary immunobiology company developing a range of immune based therapies for veterinary medicine. IMULAN BioTherapeutics, LLC has several divisions related to immuno-biology and comparative medicine....
- Institute for OneWorld HealthInstitute for OneWorld HealthOneWorld Health is a 501 nonprofit drug development organization founded in 2000. Its mission is to discover, develop, and deliver safe, effective and affordable new treatments and interventions for people with neglected infectious diseases in the developing countries, with an emphasis on diseases...
- Intas BiopharmaceuticalsIntas BiopharmaceuticalsIntas Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. is an Indian biotechnology company headquartered in Ahmedabad, India. Located in the Moraiya,Ahmedabad,it is one of the leading biosimilar product manufacturer in Asia....
- IntercytexIntercytexIntercytex LTD is a biopharmaceutical company based in Alderley Edge, UK.-History:Intercytex was originally founded in 2000 and listed on the Alternative Investment Market in February 2006. As a result of the recession and disappointing trial results with another product, Intercytex plc delisted...
- Interphil LaboratoriesInterphil LaboratoriesInterphil Laboratories, Inc. is the largest pharmaceutical toll manufacturer in the Philippines and in Asia today. It manufactures and packages all types of dosage forms for the industry...
- Janssen PharmaceuticaJanssen PharmaceuticaJanssen Pharmaceutica is pharmaceutical company, established in Belgium in 1953 by Paul Janssen. Its headquarters are located in Beerse, in the Campine region of the province of Antwerp, Belgium. It was created not as a subsidiary of a chemical factory but solely with the aim of conducting...
Products, a subsidiary of Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500.... - JenapharmJenapharmJenapharm is a pharmaceutical company from Jena, Germany. Founded in 1950 in East Germany, the company focused from the beginning on the production and development of steroids...
, a subsidiary of Bayer Schering Pharma - JN-International Medical CorporationJN-International Medical CorporationJN-International Medical Corporation is a U.S. based biopharmaceutical corporation which since 1998 has been focused on developing vaccines and diagnostics for infectious disease for developing countries. This private corporation was founded in 1998 by Dr. Jeeri R. Reddy with the help of Dr. Kelly F...
- Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
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- King PharmaceuticalsKing PharmaceuticalsKing Pharmaceuticals , was the world's 39th largest pharmaceutical company, based in Bristol, Tennessee. However, on October 12, 2010, King was acquired by Pfizer for $14.25 per share. King produced a wide range of pharmaceuticals, including Altace for heart attack prevention, Levoxyl for...
- Krka, d. d.Krka (company)Krka, d.d., Novo mesto is an international generic pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. It is one of the leading generic pharmaceutical companies in the world. In 2010, the Krka Group’s total sales were worth EUR 1,010.0 million. Over the past five years, average annual...
- Kyowa Hakko
- LundbeckLundbeckH. Lundbeck A/S is a Danish international pharmaceutical company engaged in the research and development, production, marketing, and sale of drugs for the treatment of disorders in the central nervous system , including depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease,...
- Lupin LaboratoriesLupin Ltd.Lupin Ltd. is world's largest manufacturer of the anti-TB drugs based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The company production contains the Cardiovascular , Diabetology, Asthma, Pediatrics, CNS, GI, Anti-Infectives and NSAIDs therapy and world largest manufacturer of Anti-TB and Cephalosporins...
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- Melior DiscoveryMelior DiscoveryMelior Discovery, Inc. is a private biopharmaceutical company based in Exton, Pennsylvania, USA. The company specializes in drug repositioning and has established a technology it uses for this purpose. According to the company’s website, Melior also offers certain contract research...
- MenariniMenariniThe Menarini Group is an Italian pharmaceutical company. It was founded in Naples, Italy, in 1886, and has three divisions: Menarini Ricerche, Menarini Biotech and Menarini Diagnostics. It is committed to the search for pharmacological solutions for such therapeutic areas as cardiovascular...
- Merck & Co.Merck & Co.Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township...
- Merck KGaAMerck KGaAMerck KGaA is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company. Merck, also known as “German Merck” and “Merck Darmstadt”, was founded in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1668, making it the world's oldest operating chemical and pharmaceutical company. The company was privately owned until going public in 1995...
- Mitsubishi PharmaMitsubishi Pharmais a Japanese pharmaceuticals company, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation. It was formed in 2001 from the merger of Mitsubishi-Tokyo Pharamceuticals and Welfide Corporation.-History:...
- Mylan
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- Ortho-McNeil PharmaceuticalOrtho-McNeil PharmaceuticalThe company was formed from the merger of Ortho Pharmaceutical and McNeil Pharmaceutical in 1993. Both of these pharmaceutical companies are pioneers and leaders in areas such as pain management, acid reflux disease, and infectious diseases...
, a subsidiary of Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500.... - Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., abbreviated OPC, is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Tokyo, Osaka and Naruto, Japan. The company was established August 10, 1964, and currently has approximately 27,000 employees worldwide. The company focuses on pharmaceuticals related to nutrition...
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- Panacea Biotec LtdPanacea BiotecPanacea Biotec is an Indian research based pharmaceutical and health management company involved in research, manufacturing, and marketing of pharmaceutical formulations, vaccines, and natural products...
- PatheonPatheonPatheon Inc. is a contract pharmaceutical company, based in Ontario, Canada. The company undertakes development, manufacturing and packaging of pharmaceutical products, both prescription and over the counter , for a plethora of pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies, at sites...
- Par PharmaceuticalPar PharmaceuticalPar Pharmaceutical develops, manufactures and markets generic and branded specialty pharmaceuticals. Par was founded in 1978 and initially traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 1987...
- PerrigoPerrigoPerrigo Company , is the largest manufacturer of private label over-the-counter pharmaceuticals in the United States. The company’s shares are traded on the NASDAQ and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange; as a result of the merger with Agis Industries the company is a constituent of the TA-25...
- PfizerPfizerPfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States...
- PharmacosmosPharmacosmosPharmacosmos is an independent, international pharmaceutical company specialized in treatment of iron deficiency anemia. Founded in Denmark in 1965, it has become one of the world's leading companies in iron deficiency anemia care...
- Pharma NordPharma NordPharma Nord is an international pharmaceutical company with corporate headquarters in Vejle, Denmark and manufacturing facility and research laboratories in Vojens, Denmark. Pharma Nord has 25 daughter companies throughout Europe, Asia, North America and the Middle East...
- Pierre Fabre Group
- Piramal Healthcare
- PlivaPlivaPliva d.d. is a Croatian pharmaceutical company, based in Zagreb, Croatia. One of the world's largest producers of generic Adderall, it has seen drastic increases in revenue with an increasing number of patients being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder . It is the largest pharmaceutical...
- Procter & GambleProcter & GambleProcter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
- Purdue PharmaPurdue PharmaPurdue Pharma L.P., is a privately held pharmaceutical company founded by physicians and now located in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. In its early years, Purdue was known for its antiseptic product, Betadine Solution, and its Senokot laxatives...
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- Ranbaxy LaboratoriesRanbaxy LaboratoriesRanbaxy Laboratories Limited is a pharmaceutical company that was incorporated in India in 1961. The company went public in 1973 and Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo gained majority control in 2008...
, generics arm of Daiichi Sankyo - Renovo
- Respa PharmaceuticalsRespa PharmaceuticalsRespa Pharmaceuticals Inc is a pharmaceutical company founded in 1992. Its current headquarters is based in Addison, IL.Respa manufactures several pharmaceutical drugs, the most well-known of which is the allergy drugs.-External links:*...
- Rubicon ResearchRubicon ResearchRubicon Research is a contract research and a Drug delivery company Located in Mumbai, India. In formulation development, Rubicon has a presence in all therapeutic areas excluding cytotoxic drugs, beta-lactum antibiotics and steroids. Kotak Private Equity has invested in Rubicon...
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- Sanofi-AventisSanofi-AventisSanofi S.A. is a multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Paris, France, the world's fourth-largest by prescription sales. Sanofi engages in the research and development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products for sale principally in the prescription market, but the...
- Square Pharmaceuticals
- Schering-PloughSchering-PloughSchering-Plough Corporation was a United States-based pharmaceutical company. It was founded in 1851 by Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering as Schering AG in Germany. In 1971, the Schering Corporation merged with Plough to form Schering-Plough. On November 4, 2009 Merck & Co...
- SepracorSepracorSepracor, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company founded in 1984 by Tim Barberich. It was originally located in Princeton, New Jersey and then re-located to Marlborough, Massachusetts. On October 12, 2010, the company changed its name to Sunovion.-Company history:The company's initial focus was on the...
- Servier LaboratoriesServier LaboratoriesServier Laboratories is a privately owned French pharmaceutical company that specialises in medication for cardiological and rheumatological conditions, as well as for diabetes and clinical depression. The consolidated turnover for the 2005/2006 financial year was €3.5 billion...
- ShionogiShionogiis a Japanese pharmaceutical company best known for developing Crestor. Medical supply and brand name also uses Shionogi .Shionogi has business roots that date back to 1878, and was incorporated in 1919. Among the medicines produced are for hyperlipidaemia, antibiotics, and cancer medicines.In...
- Shire plc
- Sigma PharmaceuticalsSigma PharmaceuticalsSigma Pharmaceuticals Limited is a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange that produces over-the-counter drugs and prescription medicine.- 2010 trading halt :...
- Sinopharm Group
- Solvay GroupSolvay (company)Solvay S.A. is a Belgian chemical company with its head office in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. It was founded in 1863 by Ernest Solvay to produce sodium carbonate by the solvay process. Since then the company has diversified to two major sectors of activity: chemicals and plastics...
- STADA ArzneimittelSTADA ArzneimittelStada Arzneimittel AG is a pharmaceutical company based in Bad Vilbel, Germany which specializes in the production of generic and over-the-counter drugs...
- Strides ArcolabStrides ArcolabStrides Arcolab is an Indian pharmaceutical company headquartered at Bangalore in southern India. Strides Arcolab Limited manufactures a range of ethical pharmaceutical products, over-the-counter products and nutraceuticals. The company's products include softgel capsule, hard-gel capsules, tablets...
- Sun Pharmaceutical
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- Taiho PharmaceuticalTaiho Pharmaceuticalis a Japanese pharmaceutical company among the 50 largest in the world by revenue. The company focuses on developing cancer treatments....
- Takeda Pharmaceutical CompanyTakeda Pharmaceutical Companyis the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan and Asia and a top 15 pharmaceutical company. The company has over 19,000 employees worldwide and achieved $15.7 billion USD in revenue during the 2008 fiscal year...
- TAP Pharmaceutical ProductsTAP Pharmaceutical ProductsTAP Pharmaceutical Products was formed in 1977 as a joint venture between the two global pharmaceutical companies, Abbott Laboratories and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. The company markets Prevacid and Lupron Depot , both leaders in their classes...
, a joint-venture of AbbottAbbott LaboratoriesAbbott Laboratories is an American-based global, diversified pharmaceuticals and health care products company. It has 90,000 employees and operates in over 130 countries. The company headquarters are in Abbott Park, North Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded by Chicago physician, Dr....
and TakedaTakeda Pharmaceutical Companyis the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan and Asia and a top 15 pharmaceutical company. The company has over 19,000 employees worldwide and achieved $15.7 billion USD in revenue during the 2008 fiscal year...
. - TemmlerTemmler-History:The Temmler Werke GmbH was founded in Detmold in 1917 by commercial counsellor Hermann Temmler. The establishment of a subsidiary in Berlin followed shortly after...
- Teva Pharmaceutical IndustriesTeva Pharmaceutical IndustriesTeva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. , is an international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel. It specializes in generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients...
- Torrent PharmaceuticalsTorrent PharmaceuticalsTorrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is the flagship company of the Torrent Group. Based in Ahmedabad, it was promoted by U. N. Mehta initially as Trinity Laboratories Ltd. and was later renamed to its current name Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd....
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- UCBUCB (company)UCB is a multinational biopharmaceutical manufacturing company headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.- History :UCB was founded on 18 January 1928 by Emmanuel Janssen, a Belgian businessman...
- UNILABUnited LaboratoriesUnited Laboratories or UNILAB - is the biggest Pharmaceutical Company in the Philippines. It was founded by Mr. J.Y. Campos in 1945 as a small corner drug store in Binondo, Manila...
, also known as United Laboratories - Valeant Pharmaceuticals InternationalValeant Pharmaceuticals InternationalValeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company with activities spanning the drug discovery pipeline from target identification through clinical trials and commercialization. The focus of the company is on neurology, dermatology and infectious disease with several drugs in...
, formerly ICN Pharmaceuticals. - Veloxis PharmaceuticalsVeloxis PharmaceuticalsVeloxis Pharmaceuticals A/S, formerly LifeCycle Pharma A/S, develops improved versions of difficult-to-formulate drugs with its proprietary drug formulation technology, called MeltDose®. The company was founded in 2002 as a spin-off from H. Lundbeck A/S and is listed on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S...
- Vertex PharmaceuticalsVertex PharmaceuticalsVertex Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company with activities spanning the length of the pharmaceutical product pipeline, from target identification through to clinical trials and marketing. Most of its activity has been in collaboration with much larger pharmaceutical firms, though some of its...
- Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was a New Haven, Connecticut based pharmaceutical company founded in March 1992 to commercialize several discoveries made in the biomedical laboratories at Yale University. The company filed for bankruptcy on Dec. 17, 2009 after the U.S...
- ViroPharmaViroPharmaViroPharma Incorporated, a pharmaceutical company, develops and sells drugs that address serious diseases treated by physician specialists and in hospital settings...
- Warner ChilcottWarner ChilcottWarner Chilcott is a pharmaceutical company based in Rockaway, New Jersey, USA. It has production and research facilities in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Larne, Northern Ireland, Dundalk, Ireland and Weiterstadt, Germany. It is primarily focused on two core therapeutic areas: women’s healthcare and...
- Watson PharmaceuticalsWatson PharmaceuticalsWatson Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated is the 5th largest pharmaceutical company in the United States based on number of prescriptions dispensed...
- WockhardtWockhardtWockhardt Ltd. is a pharmaceutical and biotechnology company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company has manufacturing plants in India, UK, Ireland, France and US, and subsidiaries in US, UK, Ireland and France. It is a global company with a more than half of its revenue coming from Europe. The...
- WyethWyethWyeth, formerly one of the companies owned by American Home Products Corporation , was a pharmaceutical company. The company was based in Madison, New Jersey, USA...
, a subsidiary of PfizerPfizerPfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States... - Zandu PharmaceuticalsZandu RealtyZandu Realty Limited is an international pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai, India. Company's core business of manufacturing and dealing in ayurvedic and medicinal preparations.-History:...
- ZentivaZentivaZentiva , is an international pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing modern generic pharmaceutical products. The Company has leading positions in the pharmaceutical markets in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, and Turkey and is growing in Poland, Russia,...
See also
- EuropaBioEuropaBioEuropaBio is Europe's largest and most influential biotech industry group, whose members include Monsanto, Bayer and other biotechnology companies...
, the European Association for Bioindustries - European Confederation of Pharmaceutical EntrepreneursEUCOPEThe European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs AISBL was founded in autumn 2008. It is a trans-European Association for Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs...
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and AssociationsEuropean Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and AssociationsEuropean Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations is a Brussels-based trade union founded in 1978 representing the research-based pharmaceutical industry operating in Europe....
(EFPIA) - History of pharmacyHistory of pharmacyThe history of pharmacy as an independent science is relatively young. The origins of historiography pharmaceutical back to the first third of the nineteenth century which is when the first historiographies that while not touching all aspects of pharmaceutical history is the starting point for the...
- International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations
- List of biotechnology companies
- List of pharmaceutical manufacturers in the UK
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of AmericaPharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of AmericaPharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America , founded in 1958, is a trade group representing the pharmaceutical research and biopharmaceutical companies in the United States. PhRMA's stated mission is advocacy for public policies that encourage the discovery of new medicines for patients...
(PhRMA)