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Where we come from
Although firmly rooted in Germany, today we are very much a growing global business. As an integrated research and development company, we have a strong track record of bringing effective pain treatments and state-of-the-art technologies to patients. Our high level of investment in R&D is testament to our unwavering commitment to innovation.
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1947 Penicillin
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1957 Thalidomide
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1968 International expansion
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1977 Tramal®
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2001 Transtec®
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2003 Zaldiar®
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2007 Versatis®
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2010 Palexia® retard
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2013 Andrómaco
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2014 Arcoxia®
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2017 Zomig®
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2018 Nexium® and Vimovo®
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2018 Qutenza®
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2020
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2021
Grünenthal celebrates its 75th anniversary. It is also the 60th year since the market withdrawal of Thalidomide.
With the European rights (except Spain and the U.K.) for the lipid-lowering agent Crestor®, as well as the Swiss company Mestex AG, with its innovative investigational medicine RTX (resiniferatoxin) for the intra-articular treatment of pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, we complete two further significant acquisitions.
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2022 Nebido®
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2023 Grünenthal Meds
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