Milestones in the Company History

Foundation of HEXAL Chemie GmbH by Dr. Andreas and Dr. Thomas Strüngmann: 22 employees and 5 products

Construction of new administration, laboratory and distribution centre in Holzkirchen. Company relocation with approx. 60 employees

Construction and commissioning of HEXAL's first own production unit in Holzkirchen

Beginning of internationalisation by founding the first subsidiary in South Africa

Purchase of the pharmaceutical division of Fahlberg-List (Magdeburg, Germany)

Construction and commissioning of the Salutas plant in Barleben near Magdeburg, today one of the most modern pharmaceutical production plants in Europe

Conversion of the company into an unlisted Aktiengesellschaft (joint stock company)

Launch of ACC® akut, now market leader in mucolytics

Foundation of HEXAL Biotech and HEXAL Gentech: First research and development projects in these areas

Research and Development at HEXAL

Acquisition of Eon Labs Inc., today one of the largest generic manufacturers in the U.S.A.

Start of sterile production at JENAHEXAL Pharma GmbH

Launch of the antiallergics Lorano® and Cetirizin HEXAL®

Eon Labs Inc. listed on the stock exchange as an independent company

Start of the production of pharmaceutical aerosols and liquids at Aeropharm GmbH (in Rudolstadt, Germany)

SimvaHEXAL®:
The most successful launch in the company history. Worldwide turnover of HEXAL Group exceeds 1 billion euros—6,000 employees in over 40 countries

Start of HEXAL's own synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients in Germany, at HEXAL Pharma GmbH

HEXAL AG acquired by Novartis AG. HEXAL will carry on its business activities in Germany as an independent company.

Introduction of Fentanyl-HEXAL – the result of many years' inhouse development work: the pain relief patch, containing an active ingredient, is the first generic version of a medicinal product which has been highly cost-intensive for the healthcare system.

Sandoz/Hexal laid the foundation-stone for the new company headquarters in Holzkirchen. This symbolic action marked the official start of the massive building project.

Hexal again pharmaceutical company number one in "Best Place to work" (German edition)