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Company overview
Corporate information
| 3Title | Content |
|---|---|
Founded | 1928 |
Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
Employees | approx. 9 300 |
Operations | over 40 countries |
Listing | Euronext Brussels Stock Exchange |
Index | Bel20 |
Ticker | (UCB / UCB Bt.BR / UCB BB) |
ISIN | BE0003739530 |
Free float | 43% |
Market cap | € 5.8 billion (5 Feburary 2010) |
Therapeutic areas
Focusing on severe diseases, UCB develops and markets human pharmaceutical products in two core therapeutic areas:
- Central Nervous System (CNS): epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, restless legs syndrome, fibromyalgia
- Immunology disorders: Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, bone loss disorders
Net sales 2009: € 2 683 million
By therapeutic areas
By geography
Top selling products
| € million | Actual 2009 | Actual 2008 | Actual 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
Core products | |||
| Cimzia® | 75 | 10 | 1 |
| Vimpat® | 46 | 2 | - |
| Neupro® | 61 | 58 | 52 |
| |||
Other products | |||
| Keppra® (incl. Keppra® XR) | 913 | 1 266 | 1 026 |
| Zyrtec® (incl. Zyrtec-D® / Cirrus®) | 268 | 249 | 487 |
| Tussionex™ | 147 | 147 | 114 |
| Xyzal® | 132 | 173 | 168 |
| venlafaxine XR | 109 | 10 | - |
| Metadate™ CD / Equasym™ XL | 72 | 77 | 81 |
| Nootropil® | 70 | 93 | 101 |
| omeprazole | 64 | 75 | 147 |
| Other | 726 | 867 | 1 012 |
Passionate about enabling families with severe diseases to enjoy normal, everyday lives.
