Alvotech
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Biopharmaceuticals |
| Founded 📆 | 2013[1] |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Robert Wessman, Chairman Mark Levick, CEO |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 220 |
| 🌐 Website | www.alvotech.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Alvotech is a privately-owned, multinational biopharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures biosimilar products for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 2013 by chief executive and chairman of sister company Alvogen, Robert Wessman.[3][4]
The company’s manufacturing facility opened in Reykjavík, Iceland in 2016, and is dedicated to the production of biosimilars of monoclonal antibodies.[5][6]
Alvotech’s headquarters are in Reykjavík, Iceland, with additional research, development and regulatory centres across in Switzerland, Germany and the U.S. The company’s international team includes around 500 scientists and professionals.[7][8]
History[edit]
Alvotech was founded in 2013 by the chairman and chief executive of Alvogen, Robert Wessman.[9] Shortly after its launch, the company announced its strategy to invest in the development and manufacturing of a portfolio of biosimilar monoclonal antibodies.[10][11]
In 2014, the development of new products was initiated, further enhancing Alvotech’s pipeline of biosimilar candidates. The company entered a partnership with Finesse Solutions, which provided Alvotech laboratory and manufacturing technology via its turnkey SmartFactory GMP manufacturing platform suite.[12]
In 2016, Alvotech acquired German biopharmaceutical development company Baliopharm.[13] The company opened its research and development centre in the Science Park of the University of Iceland, Reykjavík, at the start of June that year.[14][15]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Alvotech and STADA Agree on Strategic Biosimilar Partnership". Bloomberg.com. 6 November 2019.
- ↑ "Alvotech and CCHN partner on biosimilars in China". www.thepharmaletter.com.
- ↑ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com.
- ↑ "Alvotech, DKSH Partner To Bring Biosimilar To Asia". Contract Pharma.
- ↑ "Single-Use Bioprocessing - US" (PDF). www.thermofisher.com.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Alvotech's Biosimilars Manufacturing Facility, Reykjavik". Pharmaceutical Technology.
- ↑ "Our locations - Alvotech". Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Teva enters biosimilar commercialisation partnership with Alvotech". www.pharmaceutical-technology.com.
- ↑ "ABDİ İBRAHİM AND ALVOTECH ENTER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN BIOTECHNOLOGY". www.cphi-online.com.
- ↑ "Growth story - Alvotech". Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Alvotech, JAMP Pharma Ink Biosim Deal". Contract Pharma.
- ↑ "Single-Use Bioprocessing - US". www.thermofisher.com.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Alvotech acquires Baliopharm". www.manufacturingchemist.com.
- ↑ "Alvotech grand opening in Reykjavik". www.invest.is.
- ↑ "R&D - Alvotech". Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2020. Unknown parameter
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