Teva Pharmaceutical Industries LTD.
Development, manufacture and marketing of drugs for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) and autoimmune (Al) diseases
Teva was founded in Jerusalem in 1901 as a small wholesale drug business. The company was called Salomon, Levin and Elstein Ltd. after its founders. Israel’s largest pharmaceutical company, with more than 91% of its sales outside Israel, mainly in the USA and Europe. It is also among the top 20 pharmaceutical companies in the world. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is listed on Nasdaq (TEVA). The company has approximately 14,000 employees worldwide. Production facilities are located in Israel, North America, Europe and Mexico. The company maintains numerous partnerships, including e.g. Lundbeck with which a long-term cooperation agreement exists regarding the joint development and marketing in Europe of Rasagiline for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
Shlomo Yanai, President and CEO
George S. Barrett, Chief Executive Officer, Teva North America
Dr. Gerard Van Odijk, President and CEO Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe B.V.
Dan S. Suesskind, CFO
Eli Hurvitz, Chairman
Phillip Frost, Dr., Vice Chairman
Ruth Cheshin
Abraham E. Cohen
Leslie L. Dan
Meir Heth, Prof.
Moshe Many, Prof.
Leora Meridor, Dr.
Roger Abravanel
Max Reis, Dr.
Michael Sela, Prof.
Dov Shafir
Gabriela Shalev, Prof.
David Shamir
Harold Snyder
Moshe Many, Prof., Chairman
Eli Hurvitz, Prof.
Gabriela Shalev
Leora Meridor, Dr.
Michael Sela, Prof.
Max Reis, Dr.
Dov Shafir
Abraham E. Cohen
Harold Snyder
5 Basel St.
Petach Tikva 49131
Israel
Phone: +972-3-9267267
Fax: +972-3-9234050
Copaxone® was the company’s first drug for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. The drug was approved in the USA in 1997 and has in the meantime been approved in 43 countries. Agilect®/Azilect® is a drug for treating Parkinson’s disease. It has been approved for marketing in the EU and Israel; it is in advanced stages of regulatory review in the US and other countries. The company holds a large number of patents of which a selection is listed.
Several drugs for the treatment fo multiple sclerosis, neurological/neurodegenerative and auto-immune/inflammatory diseases are currently undergoing Phase II clinical trials.
Related patents
- Verfahren zur Herstellung von Komprimierten Festen Dosierungsformen, das Gut zur Verwendung mit Schlecht Wasserlöslichen Arzneistoffen Geeignet Ist, und Danach Hergestellte Komprimierte Feste Dosierungsformen
- Verfahren zur Herstellung von Komprimierten Festen Dosierungsformen, das Gut zur Verwendung mit Schlecht Wasserlöslichen Arzneistoffen Geeignet Ist, und Danach Hergestellte Komprimierte Feste Dosierungsformen
- An Improved Process for Preparing Pure Ondansetron Hydrochloride Dihydrate
- Atorvastatin Pharmaceutical Formulation
- Amorphous and Polymorphic Forms of Telmisartan Sodium
- Wet Granulation Pharmaceutical Compositions of Aripiprazole
- Dry Formulations of Aripiprazole
- Method of Treating Multiple Sclerosis
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- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Protalix Biotherapeutics Ltd. Announce a Collaboration Agreement for the Development of Two Biopharmaceuticals
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- Teva Announces Tentative Approval of Ondansetron Injection USP
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- Teva to Report Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results on August 1, 2005
- Teva Announces Record Global In-Market Copaxone® Sales of $291 Million in The Second Quarter, an Increase of 29%