Pharmaceutical industry companies
118 on the record. 15 have closed, lasting a median of 96 years. 3 were founded in the 2020s.
Where they are
- United States 34
- India 10
- Germany 9
- Switzerland 6
- Japan 5
- France 4
- Canada 4
- China 3
Companies
- Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA
founded 1981 · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany · 311,269 staff
- Johnson & Johnson
founded 1886 · New Brunswick, United States · 136,400 staff
- Procter & Gamble
founded 1837 · Cincinnati, United States · 105,000 staff
- Bayer
founded 1863 · Leverkusen, Germany · 92,815 staff
- Pfizer
founded 1849 · New York City, United States · 88,300 staff
- Novo Nordisk
founded 1923 · Bagsværd, Denmark · 68,794 staff
- Merck & Co.
founded 1891 · Rahway, United States · 68,000 staff
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
founded 1901 · Ramat HaHayal, Israel · 42,535 staff
- Kyiv Vitamin Plant
founded 1944 · Podil Raion, Ukraine · 40,279 staff
- Eli Lilly and Company
founded 1875 · Indianapolis, United States · 38,350 staff
- Mylan
1961–2020 · Canonsburg, Netherlands · 35,000 staff
- Pharmaron
founded 2004 · Beijing, China · 25,088 staff
- Genentech
founded 1976 · South San Francisco, United States · 14,815 staff
- Bausch & Lomb
founded 1853 · Rochester, United States · 12,900 staff
- Gedeon Richter Ltd.
founded 1901 · Budapest, Hungary · 12,696 staff
- Janssen Pharmaceutica
founded 1953 · Beerse, Belgium · 10,001 staff
- UCB
founded 1928 · Brussels metropolitan area, Belgium · 9,378 staff
- Hoechst
1863–1999 · Frankfurt, Germany · 9,200 staff
- Tiens Biotech Group
founded 1995 · Tianjin · 8,000 staff
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals
founded 1950 · Saint-Prex, Sweden · 5,400 staff
- LEO Pharma
founded 1962 · Ballerup, Denmark · 4,000 staff
- R-Pharm
founded 2001 · Moscow, Russia · 3,600 staff
- Weleda
founded 1921 · Arlesheim, Switzerland · 2,512 staff
- Merz Pharma
founded 1908 · Frankfurt, Germany · 2,443 staff
- Orifarm
founded 1984 · Odense, Denmark · 2,259 staff
- Grup Ferrer
founded 1959 · Barcelona, Spain · 1,692 staff
- BioNTech
founded 2008 · Mainz, Germany · 1,300 staff
- Galenicum
founded 2003 · Esplugues de Llobregat · 500 staff
- Apo.com Group GmbH
founded 2007 · Markkleeberg, Germany · 450 staff
- NovoBiotic Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, United States · 14 staff
- Allozyne
2005–2014 · Seattle, United States
- Abraxis BioScience
2001–2010 · Los Angeles, United States
- Sucampo Pharmaceuticals
1996–2018 · Rockville, United States
- Actavis
1984–2012 · Dublin, Ireland
- Biovail
1982–2010 · Mississauga
- Roussel Uclaf
1920–1997 · boulevard des Invalides
- Serono
1906–2006 · Geneva, Switzerland
- Purdue Pharma
1892–2019 · Stamford, United States
- Nicolay & Co.
1890–1986 · Hanau
- Upjohn
1886–1995 · Michigan, United States
- Schering AG
1871–2006 · Berlin, Germany
- Schering-Plough
1849–2009 · Kenilworth
- Boehringer Mannheim GmbH
1817–1997 · Mannheim, Germany
- NovaPharm Healthcare Ltd
founded 2025 · Feltham, United Kingdom
- Cost Plus Drugs
founded 2022 · Dallas, United States
- Genventis
founded 2022 · San Diego, United States
- IQVIA Holdings, Inc.
founded 2016 · Durham, United States
- Allergan plc
founded 2015 · Ireland, Ireland
- Axovant Sciences
founded 2015 · Hamilton
- Turing Pharmaceuticals
founded 2015 · New York City, United States
- Roivant
founded 2014 · Hamilton, Bermuda
- iRemedy Healthcare Companies
founded 2013 · Stuart, United States
- TC Biopharm
founded 2013 · Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Alvogen
founded 2009
- Siam Bioscience
founded 2009 · Bangkok, Thailand
- PeptiDream
founded 2006 · Tonomachi, Japan
- aTyr Pharma
founded 2005 · San Diego, United States
- Giaconda
founded 2004 · Sydney
- Sinopharm Group
founded 2003 · Shanghai, China
- Plexxikon
founded 2001 · Berkeley, United States
Other industries
- technology 23,785
- health care 5,854
- business 5,204
- biotechnology 3,659
- manufacturing 2,392
- retailing 1,997
- publishing house 1,815
- restaurants 1,679
- business services 1,657
- pharmaceuticals 1,140
- computers 1,061
- company 749