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Founded in 1958, PhRMA lobbies on behalf of pharmaceutical companies. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] PhRMA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. [ 1 ] The organization has lobbied fiercely against allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices for Medicare recipients, [ 4 ] and filed lawsuits against the drug price provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act . [ 5 ]
In 2015, the company substantially expanded its intellectual property holdings through complete acquisition of the full RNAi research and development portfolio, and assets from Novartis. [4] [5] In April 2016, the company announced a name change from Arrowhead Research Corporation to Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [6]
The following table lists the largest biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies ranked by revenue in billion USD. The change column indicates the company's relative position in this list compared to its relative position in the preceding year; i.e., an increase would be moving closer to rank 1 and vice versa.
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.
National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC), member company. NPC is a non-profit that advocates for expanded research funding and innovation. [187] Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC), member. PMC is a lobbying group with ties to members of the United States Congress. [188] [189] Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), member ...
The following table lists the largest biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies ranked by market capitalization in billion US dollars. The change column indicates the company's relative position in this list compared to their relative position in the preceding year; i.e., an increase would be moving closer to rank 1 and vice versa.
In 1961, Janssen Pharmaceuticals was purchased by New Jersey–based American corporation Johnson & Johnson, and became part of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development (J&J PRD), now renamed to Janssen Research and Development (JRD), which conducts research and development activities related to a wide range of human medical ...
The New York City Economic Development Corporation's Early Stage Life Sciences Funding Initiative and venture capital partners, including Celgene, General Electric Ventures, and Eli Lilly, committed a minimum of US$100 million to help launch 15 to 20 ventures in life sciences and biotechnology in 2014, [6] and in January 2018, the City of New ...