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Pharmaceuticals Industry
This listing is limited to those independent companies and subsidiaries notable enough to have their own articles in Wikipedia. Both going concerns and defunct firms are included, as well as firms that were part of the pharmaceutical industry at some time in their existence, provided they were engaged in the production of human (as opposed to veterinary) therapeutics. Included here are companies engaged not only in pharmaceutical development, but also supply chain management and device development, including compounding pharmacies. Firms with no marketed products but which are working on pharmaceutical development as well as mature firms with a post-marketed portfolios have been included here. Types of firms not include here include * Retail pharmacies * Intellectual property holding firms * Firms specialized in the collection, fractionation and distribution of human blood * Medical device manufacturers where the device is not related to pharmaceutical administration, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pharmaceutical Companies
The pharmaceutical industry is a Medicine, medical industry that discovers, develops, produces, and markets pharmaceutical goods such as medications and medical devices. Medications are then administered to (or Self-medicate, self-administered by) patients for curing or preventing disease or for alleviating symptoms of illness or injury. List of pharmaceutical companies, Pharmaceutical companies may deal in Generic drug, generic drugs, branded drugs, or both, in different contexts. Generic materials are without the involvement of intellectual property, whereas branded materials are protected by Chemical patent, chemical patents. The industry's various subdivisions include distinct areas, such as manufacturing Biopharmaceutical, biologics and total synthesis. The industry is subject to a Legal drug trade, variety of laws and regulations that govern the patenting, efficacy testing, Drug safety, safety evaluation, and marketing of these drugs. The global pharmaceutical market produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adcock Ingram
Adcock Ingram is a South African pharmaceutical manufacturer listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Adcock Ingram manufactures and markets healthcare products to both the private and public sectors. Company organization In 1995, five divisions comprised the company: critical care, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, wholesale products and an international division; the international division was created to manage the company's first marketing foray outside of South Africa. the international division later disappeared as a transitional unit, leaving the four core units in place. The company's office in Leicester, England was established in August 1993, with a staff of two people. Jonathan Louw led the company's pharmaceuticals division from 2002, at which time the company's CEO was Mike Norris. Louw became the firm's CEO in 2006, and Norris retired shortly thereafter. Louw continued as CEO until at least 2013. History Adcock Ingram started as a pharmacy in Krugersdor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ALK-Abelló
ALK-Abelló A/S (), also commonly known as ALK, is a Denmark-based pharmaceutical company which specializes in the development and manufacturing of allergy immunotherapy (AIT) products for the prevention and treatment of allergy. It is one of the world's largest makers of allergy immunotherapy products (also known as ‘allergy vaccines’) with 67% of its revenue coming from sales in Europe. History ALK-Abello dates back to 1923, when Denmark's first allergen extracts were produced at the pharmacy of the Copenhagen University Hospital. The company was subsequently established as Allergologisk Laboratorium København. The company has since focused on mapping the mechanisms of allergic impact on the immune system in order to develop new and improved allergy therapies. The research focuses on prevention, treatment, and management of allergies, especially hay fever and asthma. In 1925, Juan Abello Pascual founded Abello Pharmaceuticals in Spain. In 1978, ALK released the first stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alimera Sciences
Alimera Sciences, Inc. was a biopharmaceutical sales company based in Alpharetta, Georgia that specialized in the commercialization and sales of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals. The company's main selling focus was on diseases affecting the back of the eye, or retina. In September, 2024, ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it had completed its purchase of the company. History Alimera was founded in June 2003 by Dan Myers, Daniel White, Dave Holland and Mark Testerman. Three of the founders were previously part of Ciba Vision Ophthalmics, which was renamed Novartis Ophthalmics following a merger. In 2004, Alimera Sciences introduced Soothe emollient (lubricant) eye drops for people with dry eyes. Soothe was the first lubricant eye drop to feature Restoryl, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeta
Algeta ASAALGETA:NO was founded in 1997 by Roy H. Larsen and Øyvind S. Bruland in Oslo, Norway as a private biotechnology and pharmaceutical company. The company’s research and development focus lies in the field of alpha-particle emitting radiopharmaceuticals. The lead product of the company, Xofigo is the first marketed alpha-particle emitting radiopharmaceutics for cancer treatment. Early fund raising Algeta raised its series A financing round in 2005 with a total amount of €23 million. The financing round was led by new investors HealthCap, Advent Venture and SR One. Public offering In March 2007, the company went public and traded in the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ''ALGETA'' and raised $41 million. Xofigo Algeta’s lead product Radium-223, Xofigo (radium Ra 223 dichloride, radium-223, previously called Alpharadin) is a radiotherapeutic drug which is supplied as injectable Saline (medicine), sterile solution. The active ingredient alpha particle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of AstraZeneca, is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts that specializes in orphan drugs to treat rare diseases. Its products include eculizumab (Soliris) and ravulizumab (Ultomiris), both used to treat the rare disorders of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH); asfotase alfa (Strensiq), used to treat hypophosphatasia; sebelipase alfa (Kanuma), used to treat lysosomal acid lipase deficiency, and andexanet alfa (Andexxa), used to stop life threatening or uncontrollable bleeding in people who are taking rivaroxaban or apixaban. With costs that can reach as much as $2 million per year, the drugs manufactured by Alexion are some of the most expensive drugs worldwide. History Alexion Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1992 at Science Park in New Haven, Connecticut by Steven Squinto and Leonard Bell, a physician at Yale New Haven Hospital and assistant profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alembic Pharmaceuticals
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Vadodara. It is involved in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products, pharmaceutical substances and intermediates. It is also termed to be a market leader in macrolides segment of anti-infective drugs in India. The company has its headquarters and corporate office situated in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, while its manufacturing facilities are located at Panelav, Karakhadi in Gujarat and Sikkim, India. Its Panelav plant houses active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and formulation manufacturing, while its Sikkim plant is involved in manufacture of formulations for Indian and non-regulated export markets. History Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. initially began as Alembic Chemical Works where it started manufacturing tincture and alcohol at its unit at Vadodara in 1907. The company eventually entered into manufacturing cough syrups, vitamins, tonics and sulphur drugs. Further, Alembic ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcon
Alcon Inc. () is a Swiss-American pharmaceutical and medical device company specializing in eye care products. It has a paper headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland but its operational headquarters are in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, where it employs about 4,500 people. Alcon was a subsidiary of Novartis until April 2019, when it was spun out into a separate publicly traded company. Alcon itself has a number of subsidiaries, including Aerie Pharmaceuticals, focused on therapies for glaucoma and other diseases of the eye, and WaveLight, which develops and manufactures laser eye surgery technologies. History Alcon was founded in 1945 as a small pharmacy in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It was named for its founders, pharmacists Robert Alexander and William Conner who focused on sterile ophthalmic products. Nestlé of Switzerland purchased Alcon in 1977. Alcon expanded its manufacturing capability with new plants in South America and Europe and drastically increased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akbarieh
Akbarieh (), headquarters in Tehran, Iran, is one of the oldest suppliers of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals and importers to Iran. Established in 1890, the company is still operated by the Akbarieh family. Akbarieh customers are health professionals, and manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetic and feed industries. Akbarieh provides API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient), animal health and nutrition products, cosmetic raw materials and finished goods, and food additives. History Akbarieh Company was founded by Ali Akbar Akbarieh MD in 1890 in the city of Tabriz, Iran to supply pharmaceutical products and modern medicine to the local population. The Company moved from Tabriz to the capital, Tehran in 1944. The business currently provides pharmaceutical products, ingredients, raw materials, laboratory and hospital equipment to the Iranian market. Principal partners and suppliers * DSM * Hoffmann-La Roche * Roche Diagnostics * Bayer Schering Pharma * Boehringer Inge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajanta Pharma
Ajanta Pharma Limited, also known by the acronym APL, is a multinational company based in India engaged in development, manufacturing, and marketing of pharmaceutical formulations. It has a presence in India, the United States, and about 30 other countries in Africa, South East Asia, West Asia, and CIS. It was established in 1973. Markets and business Ajanta Pharma has over 1,400 products registered currently in various countries and an equal number of products are under approval. In India, the company is a branded generic company focused on a few high growth specialty therapies in ophthalmology, dermatology, cardiology, and pain management. Ajanta Pharma exports products to over 30 countries in Asia and Africa. In these markets, the company serves a wide range of therapeutic products in the areas of antimalarial, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, antibiotic, dermatology, antihistamine, multivitamin, gynecology, and pain management. Ajanta Pharma has recently stepped up its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agios Pharmaceuticals
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a publicly trading American pharmaceutical company pioneering therapies for genetically defined diseases, with a near-term focus on developing therapies for hemolytic anemias. The company was founded in 2008 (or 2007) by Lewis Cantley, Tak Mak and Craig Thompson. Agios is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company tendered an initial public offering in July 2013. History In 2012, Agios was named among the defendants in a lawsuit against one of its founders, Craig Thompson, alleging that Thompson used research illegally taken from the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute in research at Agios. In May 2016, the company announced it would launch partnership with Celgene, developing metabolic immuno-oncology therapies and licensing AG-221 as well as AG-881 to Celgene, potentially garnering Agios $120 million in drug licensing payments. In April 2017, the company raised $250 million in a new stock offering in ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerie Pharmaceuticals
Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of patients with glaucoma and other diseases of the eye. Aerie's two lead product candidates are once-daily therapies for lowering intraocular pressure with mechanisms to treat patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension. In August 2022, Swiss eye-care firm Alcon Alcon Inc. () is a Swiss-American pharmaceutical and medical device company specializing in eye care products. It has a paper headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland but its operational headquarters are in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, where it ... agreed to buy Aerie Pharmaceuticals for US$770million. The acquisition completed in November 2022. References External links * {{Authority control Companies based in Durham, North Carolina Companies listed on the Nasdaq Pharmaceutical companies of the United States 2022 mergers and acquisitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
