Stiefel Laboratories
Encyclopedia
Stiefel, a GSK company, is an American
dermatological pharmaceutical company which makes products such as Duac
and Oilatum, based in Research Triangle Park
, North Carolina
. Stiefel was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline
at a rumored price of $2.9 billion. The company was founded in 1847 by John David Stiefel, Ferdinand von Hebra and Paul Unna, who initially created medicated soaps.
, by John David Stiefel; its first products were candles but the company began making medicated soap
s within several years of its founding. The company's products were brought to the United States
for the first time by August C. Stiefel, the grandson of J.D. Stiefel (the founder), in 1910. In 1947 the business was resurrected, and registered in the State of New York
under the name the Stiefel Medicinal Soap Company, Inc., initially operating from a former creamery in Oak Hill, New York
. As the product line grew and diversified beyond medicinal soaps, the company was renamed Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. In 1977 its headquarters were relocated to Florida. Stiefel was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline in July 2009. The acquisition has created a new specialist dermatology business. As part of the acquisition, Stiefel Laboratories is now called "Stiefel, a GSK company".
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
dermatological pharmaceutical company which makes products such as Duac
Duac
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and Oilatum, based in Research Triangle Park
Research Triangle Park
The Research Triangle Park is a research park in the United States. It is located near Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. Stiefel was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline plc is a global pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company headquartered in London, United Kingdom...
at a rumored price of $2.9 billion. The company was founded in 1847 by John David Stiefel, Ferdinand von Hebra and Paul Unna, who initially created medicated soaps.
History
The company's origins lie in the J.D. Stiefel Company which was established in 1847, in GermanyGermany
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, by John David Stiefel; its first products were candles but the company began making medicated soap
Soap
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s within several years of its founding. The company's products were brought to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for the first time by August C. Stiefel, the grandson of J.D. Stiefel (the founder), in 1910. In 1947 the business was resurrected, and registered in the State of New York
New York
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under the name the Stiefel Medicinal Soap Company, Inc., initially operating from a former creamery in Oak Hill, New York
New York City
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. As the product line grew and diversified beyond medicinal soaps, the company was renamed Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. In 1977 its headquarters were relocated to Florida. Stiefel was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline in July 2009. The acquisition has created a new specialist dermatology business. As part of the acquisition, Stiefel Laboratories is now called "Stiefel, a GSK company".