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The biotechnology industry in Boston dates back to the 1970s, when genetic engineering was developing. Biogen was the first company in Boston to focus on biotechnology. [6] [7] In 2008, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced the Massachusetts Life Sciences Act, promising $1 billion to further the development of the biotech industry.
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.
Boston Scientific (1 C, 2 P) M. Moderna (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Health care companies based in Massachusetts" ... Agios Pharmaceuticals; Alere;
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.
Since late 2011, Vertex has ranked among the top 15 best-performing companies on the Standard & Poor's 500. Vertex shares increased 250 percent in the same period. [9] In January 2014, Vertex completed its move from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Boston, Massachusetts, and took residence in a new, $800 million complex. Located on the South Boston ...
Otis Clapp & Son (today branded simply as "Otis Clapp") is an American pharmaceutical manufacturer which has been owned by Medique since 2008. Prior to its acquisition by Medique, was an independent company for a 168 year history, making it one of the United States' longest-operating pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Today's piece will look at the top European pharmaceutical firms, out of which the largest companies are AstraZeneca PLC (NASDAQ:AZN), Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO), and Roche Holding AG (SWX:ROG.SW).
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.