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Pages in category "Biotechnology companies of the United Kingdom" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
In 2015, the UK had around 225 main biotechnology companies, turning over around £2.9bn. [2] Exports accounted for around £1.5bn of turnover. The UK has an estimated 5% share of the global market. In Europe, by patent applications submitted under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the UK is third, second to Germany and France but seventh in the ...
Note: the activities of the parent companies of many of the companies listed below are not restricted solely to the United Kingdom. For example, AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline , although headquartered in the United Kingdom, have activities in numerous other countries, and Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer are both headquartered in the United States ...
The UK is home to GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca, respectively the world's fifth- and sixth-largest pharmaceutical companies measured by 2009 market share. [8] It is also home to the multinational Hikma Pharmaceuticals. Foreign companies with a major presence in the UK pharmaceutical industry include Pfizer, Novartis, [9] Hoffmann–La Roche ...
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.
GSK plc (an acronym from its former name GlaxoSmithKline plc) is a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with headquarters in London. [3] [4] It was established in 2000 by a merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham, [n 1] which was itself a merger of a number of pharmaceutical companies around the Smith, Kline & French firm.
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.
DNA Bioscience — was a biotechnology company offering a DNA paternity testing service. It operated from 2003 to 2005. DNA Films — is a film and television production company headquartered in London. It was founded in 1997 by Andrew Macdonald and Duncan Kenworthy. The television division with Walt Disney Television is named DNA TV Limited.