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Largest 50 pharmaceutical companies

The following is a list of the largest pharmaceutical and biotech companies ranked by healthcare revenue. Some companies (eg, Bayer and Procter & Gamble) have additional revenue not included here. The phrase Big Pharma is often used to refer to companies with revenue in excess of $3 billion, and/or R&D expenditure in excess of $500 million, and represents the first 30 or so companies in this list.
Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon is drug, and logos is science) is the study of how chemical substances interfere with living systems. ... Biotechnology is technology based on agriculture, food science, and medicine. ... Bayer AG (IPA pronunciation //) (ISIN: DE0005752000, NYSE: BAY, TYO: 4863 ) is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in Barmen, Germany in 1863. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... The phrase research and development (also R and D or R&D) has a special commercial significance apart from its conventional coupling of research and technological development. ...

Revenue Rank 2006 Company Country Healthcare Revenue 2006 (USD millions) Healthcare R&D 2006 (USD millions) Net income/ (loss) 2006 (USD millions) Employees 2006
1 Johnson & Johnson USA 53,324 7,125 11,053 138,000
2 Pfizer USA 48,371 7,599 19,337 122,200
3 GlaxoSmithKline United Kingdom 42,813 6,373 10,135 106,000
4 Novartis Switzerland 37,020 5,349 7,202 102,695
5 Sanofi-Aventis France 35,645 5,565 5,033 100,735
6 Hoffmann–La Roche Switzerland 33,547 5,258 7,318 100,289
7 AstraZeneca United Kingdom 26,475 3,902 6,063 98,000
8 Merck & Co. USA 22,636 4,783 4,434 74,372
9 Abbott Laboratories USA 22,476 2,255 1,717 66,800
10 Wyeth USA 20,351 3,109 4,197 66,663
11 Bayer Germany 18,216 1,791 1,577 61,880
12 Bristol-Myers Squibb USA 17,914 3,067 1,585 60,000
13 Eli Lilly and Co. USA 15,691 3,129 2,663 50,060
14 Amgen USA 14,268 3,366 2,950 48,000
15 Boehringer Ingelheim Germany 13,284 1,977 2,163 43,000
16 Schering-Plough USA 10,594 2,188 1,057 41,500
17 Baxter International USA 10,378 614 1,397 38,428
18 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Japan 10,284 1,620 2,870 35,000
19 Genentech USA 9,284 1,773 2,113 33,500
20 Procter & Gamble USA 8,964 n/a 10,340 29,258
21 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Israel 8,408 495 546 26,670
22 Astellas Pharma Japan 7,850 1,435 1,122 23,613
23 Daiichi Sankyo Japan 7,158 1,459 671 20,100
24 Novo Nordisk Denmark 6,520 1,063 1,086 15,358
25 Eisai Japan 5,583 926 604 14,993
26 Merck KGaA Germany 5,175 772 1,258 13,900
27 Alcon Switzerland 4,897 512 1,348 13,500
28 Akzo Nobel Netherlands 4,694 741 1,449 13,000
29 UCB Belgium 4,426 1,024 492 12,741
30 Nycomed Switzerland 4,264 n/a -105 10,533
31 Forest Laboratories USA 3,442 941 454 9,649
32 Solvay Belgium 3,268 533 1,026 9,000
33 Genzyme USA 3,187 650 -17 8,477
34 Allergan USA 3,063 1,056 -127 8,423
35 Gilead Sciences USA 3,026 384 -1,190 6,772
36 CSL Australia 2,788 161 454 6,400
37 Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Japan 2,787 467 328 5,962
38 Biogen Idec USA 2,683 718 218 5,907
39 Bausch & Lomb USA 2,292 197 15 5,830
40 Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Japan 2,069 244 132 5,756
41 King Pharmaceuticals USA 1,989 254 289 5,191
42 Watson Pharmaceuticals USA 1,979 131 -445 5,126
43 Mitsubishi Pharma Japan 1,945 403 208 5,111
44 Shire United Kingdom 1,797 387 278 4,958
45 Cephalon USA 1,764 403 145 4,913
46 Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Japan 1,763 350 193 3,750
47 Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Japan 1,698 268 108 2,895
48 Shionogi & Co. Japan 1,640 320 159 2,868
49 Mylan Laboratories USA 1,612 104 217 2,800
50 H. Lundbeck Denmark 1,552 329 186 2,515

Source: Top 50 pharmaceutical companies, MedAdNews, September 2007 Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a global American pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. ... Pfizer Incorporated (NYSE: PFE) is the worlds largest research-based pharmaceutical company[1].[1] The company is based in New York City. ... GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK NYSE: GSK) is a British based pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company. ... Novartis Suffern Yes plant is the Swiss companys sole pharmaceutical production facility in the U.S. Novartis International AG is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Basel, Switzerland that manufactures mainstream products such as Benefiber (a fiber supplement) and Lamisil (a foot fungus medicine). ... Sanofi-aventis (Euronext: SAN, NYSE: SNY), headquartered in Paris, France, is one of the 3 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, along with Pfizer,GlaxoSmithKline. ... F. Hoffmann–La Roche, Ltd. ... AstraZeneca PLC (LSE: AZN, OMX: AZN), is a large Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company formed on 6 April 1999 by the merger of Swedish Astra AB and British Zeneca Group PLC. Zeneca was part of Imperial Chemical Industries prior to a demerger in 1993. ... Merck & Co. ... Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. ... Wyeth, formerly known as American Home Products, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. ... Bayer AG (IPA pronunciation //) (ISIN: DE0005752000, NYSE: BAY, TYO: 4863 ) is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in Barmen, Germany in 1863. ... Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), colloquially referred to as BMS, is a pharmaceutical corporation, formed by a 1989 merger between pharmaceutical companies Bristol-Myers Company, founded in 1887 by William McLaren Bristol and John Ripley Myers in Clinton, NY (both were graduates of Hamilton College), and Squibb Corporation. ... One of the worlds largest corporations, Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY is a global pharmaceutical company. ... Amgen Inc. ... Boehringer Ingelheim is a global pharmaceutical company based in Germany. ... Schering-Plough Corporation is a pharmaceutical company started in Germany by Ernst Schering in 1851. ... Baxter International Inc. ... Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. ... Genentech, Inc. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ... Astellas Pharma Inc. ... Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited ) (TYO: 4568 ) is a joint holding company established in 2005 by Sankyo Co. ... Novo Nordisk (OMX: NOVO B, NYSE: NVO) manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services. ... Eisai Co. ... Merck KGaA is a German based pharmaceutical company. ... Alcon, (NYSE: ACL) headquartered in Hünenberg, Switzerland, is a global medical company specializing in eye care products. ... Akzo Nobel is a multinational company, active in the fields of healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. ... UCB (Euronext: UCB ) is a Belgian biopharmaceutical manufacturer headquartered in Brussels. ... Hafslund Nycomed is a Danish pharmaceutical company. ... Forest Laboratories is a pharmaceutical company based in New York, New York, USA. It should not be confused with the Forest Products Laboratory [1] [2]. External links Forest Laboratories Category: ... This article deals with the company named Solvay. ... Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Gilead Sciences NASDAQ: GILD is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes therapeutics to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases, principally HIV, hepatitis B and influenza. ... CSL Limited is an Australian-based manufacturer of medical products. ... Biogen Idec, Inc. ... Bausch and Lomb (German pronunciation BOWsh and LAWM) is an American company based in Rochester, New York, specialized in medical optics like contact lenses and surgical instruments. ... King Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company based in Bristol, Tennessee. ... Watson Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated (NYSE: WPI) is one of the 20 largest pharmaceutical companies in the United States. ... Mitsubishi Pharma, a Japanese company, is a joint subsiduary of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. ... Shire plc (LSE: SHP) is a British manufacturer of pharmaceuticals including Adderall XR, Carbatrol, and Fosrenol. ... Cephalon, Inc. ... Mylan Laboratories, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, is a pharmaceutical corporation. ... H. Lundbeck A/S (also known as Lundbeck) is a Danish international pharmaceutical company engaged in the research and development, production, marketing and sale of drugs for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. ...


Alphabetical listing

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

1-A

  • 3M, now called iNova is a diversified global technology company based in the United States which produces pharmaceuticals as part of its health care business
  • Abbott Laboratories, a top-20 pharma company based in the United States
  • Acambis, a vaccine development company with offices in Cambridge, US and Cambridge UK
  • Active Biotech, a Swedish pharmaceutical company specialising in immunology
  • Alcon, a Swiss pharmaceutical company specialising in ophthalmology
  • Alkermes, an American company
  • Allergan, an American multinational
  • Alliance Pharmaceuticals, an emerging British pharmaceutical company
  • Almirall Prodesfarma, a Spanish multinational
  • Alphapharm, an Australian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer and a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck KGaA
  • Altana Pharma AG, formerly part of Altana AG. Since January 1st, 2007, Altana Pharma is part of the Nycomed Group
  • Ambe Limited (UK), a UK pharmaceutical distribution company formed in 1999
  • Amico Laboratories, a pharma company based in Bangladesh
  • ALZA Corporation, an American company acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2001
  • Amgen, a top-20 pharma company based in the United States
  • Antara Biosciences, a biotechnology company based in the United States
  • Ardana Bioscience, a Scottish pharmaceutical company specialising in reproductive health
  • Astellas Pharma, a Japanese company formed in 2005 through the merger of Fujisawa Pharmaceutical and Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical
  • Astra AB, a former Swedish company which in 1999 merged with Zeneca Group PLC to form AstraZeneca
  • AstraZeneca, a top-20 pharma company based in the United Kingdom formed in 1999 through the merger of Astra AB and Zeneca Group PLC
  • Aventis, a former French company which in 2004 merged with Sanofi-Synthélabo to form Sanofi-Aventis
  • Axcan Pharma, a specialty pharma company based in Quebec, Canada

3M Company (NYSE: MMM), formerly Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company until 2002, is an American corporation with a worldwide presence. ... Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. ... Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. ... Alcon, (NYSE: ACL) headquartered in Hünenberg, Switzerland, is a global medical company specializing in eye care products. ... This article is about the branch of medicine. ... Alkermes, Inc. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Almirall Prodesfarma, S.A. is a Catalan pharmaceutical multinational. ... // Company Overview Alpharma is a producer of specialty antibiotics, animal health feed additives for poultry and livestock, and vaccines for farmed fish. ... Merck KGaA is a German based pharmaceutical company. ... Altana AG (NYSE: AAA) is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company based in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. ... Amico Laboratories Limited , also known as Amico Laboratories is a major pharmaceutical company based in Bangladesh. ... ALZA Corporation ALZA Corporation is a pharmaceutical company founded in 1968 by Dr. Alejandro Zaffaroni. ... Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a global American pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. ... Amgen Inc. ... Within the framework of WHOs definition of health[1] as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, reproductive health addresses the reproductive processes, functions and system at all stages of life. ... Astellas Pharma Inc. ... // Astra may refer to: Astra (Marvel), Marvel comics character Astra missile, missile developed by India Astra (album), a 1985 album by Asia Astra (manga), by Jerry Robinson. ... AstraZeneca PLC (LSE: AZN, OMX: AZN), is a large Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company formed on 6 April 1999 by the merger of Swedish Astra AB and British Zeneca Group PLC. Zeneca was part of Imperial Chemical Industries prior to a demerger in 1993. ... AstraZeneca PLC (LSE: AZN, OMX: AZN), is a large Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company formed on 6 April 1999 by the merger of Swedish Astra AB and British Zeneca Group PLC. Zeneca was part of Imperial Chemical Industries prior to a demerger in 1993. ... Aventis was formed in 1999 when Rhône-Poulenc S.A. merged with Hoechst AG. The merged company was based in Strasbourg, France. ... Sanofi-Synthélabo was formed in 1999 when Sanofi merged with Synthélabo. ... Sanofi-aventis (Euronext: SAN, NYSE: SNY), headquartered in Paris, France, is one of the 3 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, along with Pfizer,GlaxoSmithKline. ... Axcan Pharma is a Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec based leading specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a broad line of gastrointestinal (GI) products primarily in North America and Europe. ...

B-D

  • Barr, a specialty pharma company based in the United States
  • Bargn Farmaceutici Phils. Co., a pharmaceutical / cosmeceutical company based in the philippines maker of COSMO Skin
  • Bayer, a top-20 pharma company based in Germany
  • Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, pharma company based in Bangladesh
  • Bial, a Portuguese pharmaceutical company
  • Biogen Idec, an American company formed in 2003 through the merger of Biogen and Idec Pharmaceuticals
  • Biolex, an American company
  • BioPort, an American vaccine manufacturer and a subsidiary of Emergent BioSolutions
  • BioSciMed, a Korean company*
  • Biotecnol, a Portuguese company*
  • Biovail, the largest Canadian pharmaceutical company
  • Biovitrum, a Swedish company
  • Bio-X Healthcare, a Belgian pharmaceutical company specialising in oral healthcare
  • Boehringer-Ingelheim, a top-20 pharma company based in Germany
  • Bosch Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd. (external link), , Pakistan's leading pharmaceutical company specializing in Cephalosporins, Penicillins, Quinolones and Biotech products
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb, a top-20 pharma company based in the United States
  • Catalytica, a former American company which merged with Synotex Company in 2000 to form DSM Catalytica Pharmaceuticals, now known as DSM Pharmaceuticals
  • Celltech, a former British company acquired by the Belgian company UCB in 2004
  • Christian Bioscientific, an American company health that is focused on health and medically relevant. A Limited Liability Corporation ready to make strides in any sector of the biotechnology industry including interests in nanotechnology, occupational/environmental health, and industrial hygiene
  • Cipla, an Indian company best known as a manufacturer of anti-AIDS drugs
  • Crucell, a Dutch biotechnology company specialising in vaccines
  • Daiichi Pharmaceuticals, a former Japanese company which merged with Sankyo Co., Ltd. in 2005 to form Daiichi Sankyo
  • Daiichi Sankyo, a Japanese holding company established in 2005 for the management integration of Sankyo and Daiichi Pharmaceuticals
  • Diabetology Ltd
  • Diosynth, a Dutch company, merged in 2005 with sister company Organon, both were part of the Dutch Akzo Nobel. In 2007, Akzo Nobel announced the intended sale of Organon to Schering-Plough
  • Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences (external link), an American company focused on topical therapeutics
  • DSM Pharmaceuticals
  • Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd {[1]}, Pharmaceutical Company

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ... Bayer AG (IPA pronunciation //) (ISIN: DE0005752000, NYSE: BAY, TYO: 4863 ) is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in Barmen, Germany in 1863. ... Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd is part of the group of the conglomerate Beximco. ... Bial is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in S. Mamede do Coronado, in Trofa, Porto district, Portugal. ... Biogen Idec, Inc. ... Biolex is a biotech firm in the Research Triangle of North Carolina. ... The Bioport Corporation is the leading producer of the anthrax vaccination, and the only supplier of the vaccination to the United States through a government contract with the Department of Defense. ... Biotecnol S.A. is a Portuguese research-based biotechnology company. ... Biovail is Canadas largest pharmaceutical company, operating internationally in all aspects of pharmaceutical products. ... Boehringer Ingelheim is a global pharmaceutical company based in Germany. ... Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), colloquially referred to as BMS, is a pharmaceutical corporation, formed by a 1989 merger between pharmaceutical companies Bristol-Myers Company, founded in 1887 by William McLaren Bristol and John Ripley Myers in Clinton, NY (both were graduates of Hamilton College), and Squibb Corporation. ... UCB (Euronext: UCB ) is a Belgian biopharmaceutical manufacturer headquartered in Brussels. ... Cipla is an Indian pharmaceutical company, best-known for manufacturing cheap anti-AIDS drugs. ... Crucell, NASDAQ: CRXL, Euronext: CRXL is a biotechnology company specializing in vaccines and antibodies. ... Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited ) (TYO: 4568 ) is a joint holding company established in 2005 by Sankyo Co. ... Diabetology Ldt is a biopharmaceutical company based in Saint Helier, Jersey. ... Diosynth is a company that develops manufacturing processes for active ingredients for pharmaceutical companies all over the world. ... This article is about Aristotles logical works. ... Akzo Nobel is a multinational company, active in the fields of healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. ... Schering-Plough Corporation is a pharmaceutical company started in Germany by Ernst Schering in 1851. ...

E-L

  • Eli Lilly and Company, a top-20 pharma company based in the United States
  • Emcure Pharma, A pharma company based in the India
  • Ethypharm (external link) a French company specialized in the development of drug delivery solutions for the pharmaceutical industry
  • Ferozsons Laboratories, A Pakistani based company which is exclusively focused on Gastroenterology.
  • Galderma, A French based company which is exclusively focused on Dermatology
  • Galen Limited, a Northern Irish pharmaceutical company
  • Genentech, an American biopharmaceutical company, considered to have founded the biotechnology industry as a whole
  • Genzyme, an American company
  • Getz Pharma, a Pakistani company, the th largest Pharmaceutival company in Pakistan
  • Gilead Sciences, an American biopharmaceutical company
  • GlaxoSmithKline, also known as GSK, Britain's biggest pharmaceutical company
  • GPC Biotech, a German biopharmaceutical company
  • Grindex external link, the largest pharmaceutical company in the Baltic States.
  • Hexal Australia, an Australian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, part of the Hexal International Group
  • Hexal International Group (external link), a German generic pharmaceutical manufacturer
  • Hoffmann-La Roche, or Roche, a top-20 pharma company based in Switzerland
  • Hospira, a specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company
  • ICN Pharmaceuticals, now known as Valeant
  • Institute for OneWorld Health, a nonprofit American pharmaceutical company focused on developing infectious disease drugs for developing countries
  • Intercytex, a British healthcare company using its proprietary cell therapy technology to develop innovative regenerative medicine products to restore skin and hair
  • Isis Pharmaceuticals (external link), an American company focused on development of RNA-based therapeutics
  • Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson
  • Janssen-Cilag, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson
  • Jelfa SA (external link), a Polish generic pharmaceutical manufacturer
  • Johnson & Johnson, a top-20 pharma company based in the United States
  • King Pharmaceuticals, an American company
  • Knoll Pharmaceuticals, formerly the pharmaceutical division of BASF, acquired by Abbott in 2001
  • Krka, d. d., a Slovenian generic pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturer
  • Kurve Technology, Inc. (external link) an American company specialized in the development of drug delivery solutions for the pharmaceutical industry
  • LEO Pharma, a Danish pharmaceutical company
  • Lundbeck, a Danish company

–14:10, 10 November 2007 (UTC)Jeyakumararul===M-Z=== Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is a global pharmaceutical company and one of the worlds largest corporations. ... The Ferozsons Laboratories Limited, Incorporated as a Private Limited Company in 1954, Ferozsons Laboratories became Pakistans first local pharmaceutical company to be listed on the countrys stock exchanges in 1960. ... Gastroenterology (MeSH heading[2] ) is the branch of medicine where the digestive system and its disorders are studied. ... Galderma Laboratories is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to skin products and dermatology. ... Genentech, Inc. ... Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Gilead Sciences NASDAQ: GILD is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes therapeutics to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases, principally HIV, hepatitis B and influenza. ... GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK NYSE: GSK) is a British based pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company. ... GPC Biotech (also referred to as GPCbiotech and GPC-Biotech) is a German biopharmaceutical company. ... Hexal Australia is a large pharmaceutical manufacturer, formed in 1995 with Hexal AG Germany. ... Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd. ... Hospira, Inc. ... Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is a pharmaceutical company with activities spanning the drug discovery pipeline from target identification through clinical trials and commercialization. ... The Institute for OneWorld Health is a nonprofit pharmaceutical company founded in 2000 to develop safe, effective, and affordable new medicines for people with infectious diseases in the developing countries. ... Johnson & Johnson NYSE: JNJ is an international pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1885. ... Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a global American pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. ... Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a global American pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. ... Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a global American pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. ... King Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company based in Bristol, Tennessee. ... This article is about the German chemical company. ... Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. ... Krka d. ... H. Lundbeck A/S (also known as Lundbeck) is a Danish international pharmaceutical company engaged in the research and development, production, marketing and sale of drugs for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. ...

  • Mansfield-King
  • Mayne Pharma, an Australian pharmaceutical company acquired by Hospira in 2007
  • MedImmune USA biotech company acquired by AstraZeneca in 2007
  • Menarini (external link)
  • Merck & Co., a top 10 pharmaceutical company, based in USA
  • Merck KGaA, a top 30 pharmaceutical company, based in Germany
  • Medopharm, an Indian pharmaceutical company
  • Merix Pharmaceutical Corp. (Merix Health Care Products) Based in USA
  • Meyer Organics
  • MGI Pharma
  • MGI Pharma (external link)
  • Millennium Pharmaceuticals
  • Napp Pharmaceuticals (external link)
  • Novartis
  • Novo Nordisk Global leader in Diabetes care. Currently has the highest global market share of insulin & insulin delivery devices. Also caters for Growth Hormone and Hemophilia care.
  • Nucleics DNA sequencing reagents, services & software
  • Ordain Health Care[2]
  • Organon International (Organon) products, the healthcare division of Akzo Nobel
  • Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
  • Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. (external link), based in Japan
  • Ovation Pharma
  • Pfizer
  • Pharmacia, now part of Pfizer
  • Pharmacosmos, a pharmaceutical company based in Denmark
  • Pharmed Medicare, Among top five fastst growing companiesPharmedPharmed
  • Pierre Fabre Group
  • Pliva
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Purdue Pharma, private company, maker of Oxcycontin
  • Ranbaxy
  • Renovo, plc.
  • Roche
  • Sara Pharmaceuticals A growing pharmaceutical company from India
  • Searle Pharmaceutical, A leading Pharmaceutical of Pakistan
  • Sanofi-Aventis, a global top-20 pharmaceutical company based in France
  • Schering, a German company that merged in 2006 with Bayer to form Bayer Schering Pharma
  • Schering-Plough, an American company created during World War II through seizure of assets from Schering
  • Sepracor, a growing pharmaceutical company whose products include Lunesta and Xopenex
  • Serono, a Swiss biopharmaceutical company now part of Merck KGaA
  • Servier Laboratories
  • Shire Pharmaceuticals Group, a British company
  • Solvay Group
  • Sugen, purchased by Pfizer in 2003
  • Stiefel Laboratories(external link) One of the world leaders in dermatology.
  • Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
  • Takeda, a top-20 pharma company based in Japan
  • TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc (external link), a joint-venture of Abbott and Takeda, created without discovery or manufacturing capabilities
  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, (external link) a global (top-20) manufacturer of mainly generic pharmaceuticals, based in Israel.
  • ThePharmaNetwork, (external link) TPN capitalizes on its knowledge, flexibility, speed and ability to execute strategic plans that offer concrete and innovative solutions to companies throughout the global pharmaceutical supply chain.
  • UCB, a Belgian biopharmaceutical company
  • Valeant, formerly ICN Pharmaceuticals, an American company
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals, an American company
  • Viasys Healthcare, formerly Huntleigh Healthcare and subsequently sold to Cardinal Health in 2007
  • Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an American company
  • ViroPharma, an American company
  • Wesly Pharmaceuticals a Chennai based Indian company with a global vision.
  • Wyeth, formerly American Home Products, a top-20 pharma company based in the United States
  • Zeltia, a Spanish holding company which includes Pharma Mar, Genomica, Zelnova, XYLazel, Promax and NeuroPharma.
  • Zentiva, a Czech company

MedImmune is a Maryland-based biotechnology company. ... Merck & Co. ... Merck KGaA is a German based pharmaceutical company. ... Millennium Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: MLNM is a biotechnology company based in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area of the United States of America. ... Novartis Suffern Yes plant is the Swiss companys sole pharmaceutical production facility in the U.S. Novartis International AG is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Basel, Switzerland that manufactures mainstream products such as Benefiber (a fiber supplement) and Lamisil (a foot fungus medicine). ... Novo Nordisk (OMX: NOVO B, NYSE: NVO) manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services. ... Organon is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey that is part of Akzo Nobel. ... This article is about Aristotles logical works. ... Akzo Nobel is a multinational company, active in the fields of healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. ... Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical is a pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Raritan, New Jersey and formed from the merger of Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation and McNeil Pharmaceutical in 1993. ... Ovation Pharma is a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals products including Desoxyn. ... Pfizer Incorporated (NYSE: PFE) is the worlds largest research-based pharmaceutical company[1].[1] The company is based in New York City. ... Pharmacia was originally a government owned Swedish pharmaceutical company. ... Pfizer Incorporated (NYSE: PFE) is the worlds largest research-based pharmaceutical company[1].[1] The company is based in New York City. ... Pharmacosmos is an international pharmaceutical company with corporate headquarters, manufacturing facility and research laboratories in Holbaek, Denmark. ... Pierre Fabre Group is a multinational pharmaceutical and cosmetics company based in Castres, France, near Toulouse. ... Pliva d. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... Purdue Pharma L.P., is privately-held pharmaceutical company founded by physicians. ... Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited is an Indian company incorporated in 1961. ... Renovo, plc. ... Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd. ... Sanofi-aventis (Euronext: SAN, NYSE: SNY), headquartered in Paris, France, is one of the 3 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, along with Pfizer,GlaxoSmithKline. ... Schering AG (FWB:SCH, NYSE: SHR) is a research-centered pharmaceutical company founded in 1851. ... Schering-Plough Corporation is a pharmaceutical company started in Germany by Ernst Schering in 1851. ... Schering AG (FWB:SCH, NYSE: SHR) is a research-centered pharmaceutical company founded in 1851. ... Sepracor, Inc. ... Eszopiclone, available under the brand-name Lunesta, is a nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic agent used as a medication in treatment of insomnia. ... Levalbuterol (Xopenex®) is the R-enantiomer of the short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist albuterol (salbutamol). ... Serono is a biotechnology company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. ... Servier Laboratories is a privately owned French pharmaceutical company. ... Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc is a British manufacturer of pharmaceuticals including Adderall XR, Carbatrol, and Fosrenol. ... This article deals with the company named Solvay. ... Pfizer, Incorporated (NYSE: PFE), is a global pharmaceutical company based in New York City. ... Takedas Japanese logo Another Takeda logo Takeda Midosuji Building, headquarters of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ) (TYO: 4502 ) is the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan, with overseas business offices in Europe and in the United States. ... Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. ... Takedas Japanese logo Another Takeda logo Takeda Midosuji Building, headquarters of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ) (TYO: 4502 ) is the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan, with overseas business offices in Europe and in the United States. ... Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ... UCB (Euronext: UCB ) is a Belgian biopharmaceutical manufacturer headquartered in Brussels. ... Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is a pharmaceutical company with activities spanning the drug discovery pipeline from target identification through clinical trials and commercialization. ... Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company with activities spanning the length of the pharmaceutical product pipeline, from target identification through to clinical trials and marketing. ... Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ... ViroPharma Incorporated, a pharmaceutical company, develops and sells drugs that address serious diseases treated by physician specialists and in hospital settings. ... Wyeth, formerly known as American Home Products, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. ... Pharmaceutical company[1], based in Czech Republic and Slovakia, with marketing activities in Central and Eastern Europe. ...

See also

The IFPMA is the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations. ... The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations or EFPIA is the organization representing the research-based pharmaceutical industry operating in Europe. ... Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is a trade group representing the pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies in the United States. ... This is a list of manufacturers and suppliers of pharmaceuticals with operations in the United Kingdom. ... The following is a list of the top 100 biotechnology companies ranked by revenue. ... EuropaBio is an association of European biotech companies. ...

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