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 included here include
Retail pharmacies (pharmacy retailers) Intellectual property holding firms Firms specializing in the collection, fractionation and distribution of human blood Medical device manufacturers where the device is not related to pharmaceutical administration, including diagnostics only firms Ayurvedic, homeopathic, traditional Chinese medicinal, herbal supplement aka unani, and firms only involved in cannabis-product manufacturers Contract Research (CRO), Contract Manufacturing (CRM) and Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMO) Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturers which are not involved in drug development itself
Entry titles have been shortened in a number of cases, so that if the article title of a company is "XYZ Pharma", for instance, the entry will appear here as "XYZ"; likewise for "XYZ Biotech", "XYZ Therapeutics" and related.
Companies which existed as a joint venture for their entire existence are indicated by a super-script "JV", as in PerseidJV.
Alphabetical listing—active firms
#—A
A. Nattermann (subsidiary of Sanofi; 1906– ) AAH (1970s– ) Abbott (1888– ) AbbVie (2013– ) Abiomed (subsidiary of J&J; 1981– ) Abivax (2013– ) Ablynx (subsidiary of Sanofi; 2001– ) Acadia (1993– ) Acceleron (2003– ) ACG Group (1961– ) ACI Limited (conglomerate which includes a pharmaceutical subsidiary; 1973– ) Acme Laboratories (1954– ) Acorda (1995– ) ACT (2008– ) Actelion (subsidiary of J&J; 1997– ) Acura (1935– ) Adcock Ingram (1890– ) Advanced Accelerator Applications (2002– ) Advanz (1963– ) Agios (2008– ) AIM ImmunoTech (1990– ) Ajanta (1973– ) Akbarieh (1890– ) Alcon (2019– ) Alembic (1907– ) Alexion (subsidiary of AstraZeneca; 1992– ) Algeta (1997– ) ALK-Abelló (1923– ) Alkaloid (conglomerate which includes a pharmaceutical subsidiary; 1936– ) Alkem (1973– ) Alkermes (1987– ) Allergan (1948– ) Almirall (1943– ) Alnylam (2002– ) Alphapharm (subsidiary of Mylan, 1982– ) Altana (chemical company that once had a pharmaceuticals division; ????–2006) Alvogen (2009– ) Alzheon (2013– ) AMAG (1981– ) Ameridose (2006– ) Amgen (1980– ) Amneal (2002– ) Amphastar (2004– ) Amrutanjan Healthcare (1893– ) Angelini (1919– ) Angiotech (1992– ) Annexin (????– ) Anthera (2004– ) Antibiotice Iași (1955– ) Apotex (1974– ; owned by SK Capital Partners) Apricus (1987– ) Arbutus (2007– ) Arena (1997– ) Array (subsidiary of Pfizer; 1998– ) Arrowhead (2004– ) AryoGen (2009– ) Aspen Pharmacare (a pharma holding company; 1850– ) Assertio (1995– ) Astellas (2005– ) Astex (1999– ) AstraZeneca (1999– ) aTyr (2005– ) Aurobindo (1986– ) Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (subsidiary of Wesfarmers; 1910– ) Avax (bef. 2006– ) Avella (1996– )
B
B. Braun (1839– ) Barkat (2010– ) Bausch & Lomb (subsidiary of Bausch Health; 1853– ) Bausch Health (1959– ) Bavarian Nordic (1994– ) Baxalta (subsidiary of Takeda; 2015- ) Baxter (1931– ) Bayer (1863– ) BCM (subsidiary of Fareva; 1991– ) Beacon (2006– ) Beam (2017– ) Behestan Darou (2001– ) Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals (1901– ) Benitec (1997– ) BeOne Medicines (2010– ) Berlin Chemie (1890– ) Besins Healthcare (1885– ) Beximco (1976– ) Bharat Biotech (1996– ) Bial (1924– ) Biocon (1978– ) BioCryst (1986– ) Bioderma (1977– ) Bio Farma (1890– ) Biogen (1978– ) Bioinvent (1983– ) BioLineRx (2003– ) Biological E. Limited (1953- ) BioMarin (1997– ) Biomed-Lublin (1944- ) bioMérieux (1963– ) BiondVax (2003– ) BioNTech (2008- ) Biosplice (2008- ) Bioverativ (subsidiary of Sanofi; 2016– ) Biovista (2005– ) Bluepharma (1990s– ) Boehringer Ingelheim (1885– ) Bosnalijek (1951– ) Bracco (1927– ) Bristol Myers Squibb (1887– ) BTG Limited (subsidiary of Boston Scientific; 1991– ) Buckley's (1919- ; acquired by Novartis)
C
Cadila (1952– ) Camurus (1991– ) Canadian Plasma Resources (2012– ) CanSinoBIO (2009– ) Capsugel (1931– ) Catalent (2007– ) Catalyst (2002– ) Cathay Drug (1952– ) Cederroth (subsidiary of Orkla; 1895– ) Cel-Sci (1983– ) Celltrion (2002– ) Cencora (2001– ) Ceragenix (????– ) Cerevel (subsidiary of Abbvie; 2018– ) CFR (1922– ; acquired by Abbott) Cheplapharm Arzneimittel (1998– ) Cheng Fong (Before 2016– ) Chiesi (1935– ) Chong Kun Dang (1941– ) Chugai (subsidiary of Roche; 1943- ) CinnaGen (1994– ) Cipla (1935– ) Civica Rx (2018– ) Clovis Oncology (2009– ) Coco (2013– ) Combe (1949– ) Compass Pathways (2016– ) Compugen (1993– ) Concord (2000– ) Cobel Darou (2001– ) Corcept (1998– ) Crookes Healthcare (subsidiary of Reckitt Benckiser; 1918– ) CSL (1916– ) CSL Behring (subsidiary of CSL; 1904– ) CSPC (1992- ) CSPC Zhongrun (1989– ) Curaxys (bef 2025- ) CureVac (2000– ) Cyclacel (1997– ) Cynapsus (subsidiary of Sunovion; 1984- ) Cytokinetics (1997– ) CytRx (1985– )
D-E
Daewoong (1945– ) Daiichi Sankyo (2005– ) Danco (2000– ) Darou Pakhsh (1956– ) Dawa (1994– ) Debiopharm (1979– ) Dechra (1997- ) Definium Therapeutics (2019- ) Delix (2019– ) Dentsply Sirona (1899– ) Dermapharm (1991– ) Deurali-Janta (1988– ) Diamyd Medical (bef 2026- ) Diffusion (2001– ) Dishman Carbogen Amcis (1983– ) Divi's Laboratories (1990– ) Douglas (1967– ) Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (1984– ) Editas Medicine (2013– ) Eisai (1944– ) Elder (1989– ) Eli Lilly and Company (1876– ) Emcure (1983– ) Emergent (1998– ) EMS (1950– ) Endo (1997– ) Endocyte (1996– ) Epitopoietic Research Corporation (2006– ) Esperion (2008– ) Essential Drugs Company (1962- ; state owned) Esteve (1920– ) Eurofarma (1972- ) Excision BioTherapeutics (2015- ) Exelgyn (1997- ) EyePoint (before 2004– ; formerly pSivida)
F—G
Fabre-Kramer (1992– ) Fareva (1985– ) Faron (2003– ) Fermentek (1995– ) Ferring (1950– ) Filana (1998– ) FLAVORx (1995– ) Flexion (2007– ) Fortress (2006– ) Fortune Pharmacal (1954– ) Fosun (1994- ) Fresenius (1912– ) Fulhold (2014– ) G1 (2008- ;owned by Pharmacosmos) G.D. Searle (1888– ; subsidiary of Pfizer) Galapagos NV (1999– ) Galderma (1981– ) Galenika (1945– ) Gedeon Richter (1901– ) GenBioPro (bef 1999- ) Genentech (1976– ; subsidiary of Roche) General (1984– ) Genmab (1999– ) Genset (1989– ) Giaconda (2004– ) Gilead (1987– ) Glatt group (1954– ) GlaxoSmithKline (1924– ) GlaxoSmithKline Biologics (1945– ) Glenmark (1977– ) GlobeImmune (1995- ) Granules India (1984– ) Green Cross (1967– ) Grifols (1940– ) Grindeks (1946– ) Grünenthal (1946– ) GSK (2000– ) GSK Pakistan (2001– ) Guangzhou (1951– ) GW (1998– ; subsidiary of Jazz Pharmaceuticals)
H—I
HAL Allergy Group (1959– ) Hanhong (2012– ) Hanmi (1973– ) Hansoh (1995– ) Harbin (1988- ) Harrow Health (2012– ) Hebei Yuxing Bio-Engineering Co. Ltd (????– ) Helixmith (1996– ) Help Remedies (2008– ) Helus (2019– ) Herron (????– ; subsidiary of Perrigo) Hetero Drugs (1993– ) Hikma (1978– ) Hindustan Antibiotics (1954– ) HIPRA (1971– ) Hisamitsu (1847– ) Hoechst AG (subsidiary of Sanofi; 1863– ) Horizon (subsidiary of Amgen; 2005– ) Hospira (2004– ) Hovid (1980– ) Hovione (1959– ) Huadong Medicine (1993– ) Hypera (2001– ) IFM (2015– ) Immuron (bef 2005– ) Immutep (2001- ) Incepta (1999– ) Incyte (2002– ) Innate (bef 2009– ) iNova (Bef 2022- ; owned by Pacific Equity Partners) Intarcia (1995– ) Intas (1984– ) Intellia (2014– ) Ionis (1989– ) Ipca (1949– ) Ipsen (1929– ) ITH (2008– )
J—L
Jaber Ebne Hayyan (1960– ) Janssen (1953– ; acquired by Johnson & Johnson) Janssen Biotech (1979- ; Janssen subsidiary) Janssen Vaccines (1993 - ; Janssen subsidiary) Jazz (2003– ) Jenapharm (1950- ) Jiangsu Hengrui (1970- ) Jilin Aodong Medicine (1993– ) Johnson & Johnson (1886– ) Jointown (1999- ) Jones (1981– ) Julphar (1980– ) Kadmon (subsidiary of Sanofi; 2009– ) Kalbe Farma (1966– ) Kamada (1990– ) Kangmei (????– ) KannaLife (2010– ) Kentam Products Limited (????– ) Kerala State Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (1974– ) Kimia Farma (1971– ) Kinetic Concepts (pharma activities: 2008– ) King (subsidiary of Pfizer; 1993– ) Kissei (1946– ) Kite (2009– ) Knight (1995– ) Kunming (Before 2007– ) Kyowa Kirin (1949– ) Laboratoires Expanscience (1950– ) Laboratoires Pierre Fabre (1951– ) Laboratoires Servier (1954– ) Laurus Labs (2005– ) Lavipharm (1911– ) Leadiant (1957– ) Leo (1908– ) Lexicon (1995– ) LIFSE (1947– ) Ligand (1987– ) Lijun (Before 2005– ) Liminal (1988– ; owned by Thomvest Asset Management) Lion (1918– ) Locus (2015– ) Loghman (1968– ) Lundbeck (1915– ) Lundbeck Seattle (2004– ) Lupin Limited (1968– )
M
Mallinckrodt (1867– ) MannKind Corporation (1991– ) Mankind (1991– ) Mapp (2003– ) Martin Dow (1995– ) Massone (????- ) McGuff (1979– ) McKesson Europe (1835– ) McNeil Consumer Healthcare (subsidiary of Kenvue; 1879– ) Meda (subsidiary of Viatris; 1991– ) Medac (1970– ) Medherant (2015– ) Medivir (1988– ) Medochemie (1976– ) Meiji Seika (1916– ) Melinta (2000– ) Melior Discovery (2005– ) Menarini (1886– ) Mentholatum (subsidiary of Rohto; 1889– ) Merck & Co. (1891– ) Merck Group (1668– ) Meridian Medical Technologies (subsidiary of Pfizer; 1968– ) Merrimack (2000– ) Merz (1908– ) Microgen (2003– ) MindMed (2019– ) Mitsubishi Tanabe (2007– ) Mochida (1945– ) Moderna (2010– ) Molecular Partners (2004– ) Mundipharma (1952– ) Mustang (2015– ) Mydecine (2020- ) Myrexis (1999– ) Myriad Genetics (1991– )
N
Nanjing Ange (2003– ) Napp (1923– ) Natco (1981– ) NatiVita (2012– ) NeilMed (1999– ) Neimeth (1997– ) Nektar (1990– ) Neurolixis (2011– ) Neuropathix (bef 2016– ) New England Compounding Center (1998– ) NicOx (1996– ) Nippon Kayaku (1916– ) Nippon Soda (1920– ) North China (1953- ) Northwest Biotherapeutics (1998– ) Norwich Pharma Services (1887– ) NovaBay (2000– ) Novartis (1996– ) Novartis Gene Therapies (2012– ; subsidiary of Novartis) Novavax (1987– ) Novo (1923– ) NovoBiotic (2003– ) Noxxon (1997– ) Nycomed (1874– ; subsidiary of Takeda)
O
Ocean Biomedical (2019– ) Octapharma (1983– ) Olainfarm (1972– ) Omega (1987– ; subsidiary of Perrigo) Oncolytics (1998– ) Ono (1717– ) Oramed (2006– ) Orchid (1992– ) Orexigen (2002– ) Orexo (1995– ) Organon & Co. (2020- ) Orifarm (1994- ) Orion (1965– ) Orion (1917– ) Ortho-McNeil (1993– ) Otis Clapp (subsidiary of Medique; 1840–) Otsuka (1964– ) Ovation (2000– ) Oxford Biomedica (1995– ) Oystershell NV (1979– )
P-Q
PainCeptor (2004– ) Panacea Biotec (1984– ) Panaxia (2010- ) PATH (1977– ) Patheon (1974– ) Perrigo (1887– ) Pfizer (1849– ) Pfizer UK (subsidiary of Pfizer; 1952– ) Pharmaceutical Product Development (1985– ) Pharma Nord (1981– ) Pharmacosmos (1965– ) Pharmaniaga (1994– ) Pharmascience (1983– ) Pharmavite (subsidiary of Otsuka; 1971– ) Pharmstandard (2003– ) Phoenix Pharmahandel (1994– ) Phibro Animal Health (1946- ) Photocure (1993– ) Piramal Group (1984– ) PKU Healthcare (1993– ) Pluri (2001– ) Portola (2003– ) Prasco (2002– ) Precision (2006– ) Procter & Gamble (1837– ) ProMetic Life Sciences (1994– ) Promomed (2005– ) ProQR (2012– ) Protalix (1993– )