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Encyclopedia > Almirall Prodesfarma

Almirall Prodesfarma, S.A. is a Catalan pharmaceutical multinational. The company is headquartered in Barcelona. The word multinational can refer to: A Multinational corporation A Multinational State This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Postal code 08001-08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ...


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  • Sales 2004: €956 million

Proprietary Products

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Company websites

  • Global website - Principal - Almirall
  • Global website - Figures

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NBIX News announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement\r\nwith Almirall Prodesfarma, S.A., the leading Spanish multinational\r\npharmaceutical company which is based in Barcelona, Spain, for A2A receptor\r\nantagonists for Parkinsons Disease.
A2A is a subtype of receptors for the neuromodulator adenosine, highly co-localized with the D2 subtype of dopamine receptors in areas of the brain where a lack of the neurotransmitter dopamine produces the classic symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
The current focus of Almirall's R and D activities are diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, allergies, atopical dermatitis and psoriasis.
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