UK Diabetes Industry Overview
UK diabetes companies - A directory of major UK diabetes companies, diabetes business and pharmaceutical companies, the diabetes industry.
This section of diabetes.co.uk provides information about diabetes companies that operate in the UK. Diabetes is a major emerging problem in the UK, and as such a large healthcare and treatment industry has built up around it. UK diabetics are well served by pharmaceutical companies from Europe, America and the UK itself. Pharmaceutical companies offer a range of diabetes drugs, diabetes treatments, and equipment necessary for living with the condition.
The following companies are involved in the UK diabetes industry, and their products help many UK diabetics to have a better quality of life.
Abbott Diabetes Care are located in Maidenhead, Berkshire, and provide a comprehensive range of blood glucose monitoring systems for diabetics in the UK and globally.
Eli Lilly is an enormous pharmaceutical company, who started their operations in London in 1934. The company built a major manufacturing plant in Basingstoke in the late 1930s.
GlaxoSmithKline, or ‘Glaxo’ for short are one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Their mission is to develop innovative medicines and products to help millions of patients throughout the world.
Lifescan UK is the UK branch of the company Lifescan. Lifescan operates with the aim of improving the quality of life for diabetes sufferers in the UK, by providing diabetic products and services.
Merck are an extremely old company, originating in 1668. Merck started out selling alkaloids and chemicals, and grew throughout the next centuries.
Novo Nordisk is one of the world leaders in the diabetes care industry. With a strong UK diabetes market presence, Novo Nordisk offer a full range of diabetes products, including insulin and insulin delivery devices.
Pfizer made their reputation in the US by bulk manufacturing chemicals for drugs. They had a breakthrough success in 1949 with an antibiotic drug called Terramycint.
Sanofi-Aventis is one of the 3 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, and is number 1 in Europe. They are an enormous employer in Europe, providing approximately 100,000 jobs.
The aim of Takeda UK is to 'make a difference to people’s lives.’ Takeda aim to solve medical problems allowing individuals such as diabetics to make health improvements.
For breaking UK diabetes industry news, and diabetes news about each of the following companies, please check the diabetes.co.uk news archive regularly.
Diabetes industry related articles
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Abbott
New Abbott meter approved by FDA for diabetes use -
Lilly
New Lilly drug cuts diabetes vision loss risk
Eli Lilly initiate joint clinical trial for oral insulin
Takeda and Eli Lilly break of diabetes drug partnership
New diabetes product from Lilly -
Glaxo
Glaxo resumes diabetes drug manufacture
Side effects of Glaxo drugs
Glaxo launches new diabetes drug in US
Glaxosmithkline short on drugs
Glaxo little affected by diabetes drug warning
