Xellia ApS is a
Danish multinational pharmaceutical
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and
life sciences
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company headquartered in
Copenhagen
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specialized in the production of
anti-biotics, including
Vancomycin
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and
Bacitracin
Bacitracin is a polypeptide antibiotic. It is a mixture of related cyclic peptides produced by '' Bacillus licheniformis'' bacteria, that was first isolated from the variety "Tracy I" ( ATCC 10716) in 1945. These peptides disrupt Gram-positiv ...
.
The company's US base of operations is in
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
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,
with additional facilities in
Ohio
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, and
North Carolina
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.
In 2018, Xellia's sales in the
United States
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accounted for 60% of its total revenue.
Products
The company's main output is bulk drug chemicals which are wholesaled to other companies for packaging and distribution. Recently some prepackaged goods have been produced.
Active drug substances manufactured are:
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Discontinued products
Previously the company also produced:
Partnerships
In 2019, Xellia partnered with
Civica Rx
Civica Rx is a Nonprofit organization, nonprofit generic drug company founded in 2018 by leading U.S. health systems and philanthropies for the purpose of preventing and mitigating drug shortages in the United States, and the price hikes that ca ...
to produce
generic
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Vancomycin and
Daptomycin
Daptomycin, sold under the brand name Cubicin among others, is a lipopeptide antibiotic used in the treatment of systemic and life-threatening infections caused by Gram-positive organisms.
Daptomycin was removed from the WHO Model List of Ess ...
. The partnership's stated aim is to remedy chronic drug shortages that have affected the American pharmaceutical market.
China-US Trade War
Xellia has been discussed as a potential alternative to Chinese companies for anti-biotic primary ingredients in the context of the
China-United States trade war.
See also
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List of Danish companies
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*
List of pharmaceutical companies
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References
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Danish brands
Life sciences industry
Biotechnology companies of Denmark
Multinational companies headquartered in Denmark