Top 30 Pharmaceutical Companies In Denmark In 2024

1.Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company that develops and manufactures medicines and delivery systems for serious chronic diseases. They are discovering and developing innovative biological medicines and making them accessible and affordable to patients.

It is also the leading global healthcare company that offers pharmaceutical products within diabetes, obesity, haemophilia, human growth hormone and hormone replacement therapy.

2.AJ Vaccines

AJ Vaccines is a vaccine producer and manufacturer that develops and manufactures vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutic solutions to help protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases. They produce vaccines that protect against diseases such as whooping cough, tetanus, diphtheria, polio, and tuberculosis. The company contribute to disease control in more than 50 countries

3.STADA Nordic

STADA Nordic is a pharmaceutical company that sells its products in more than 120 countries, including Scandinavia. Their products include consumer healthcare products, generics, and specialty pharmaceuticals. With a long-standing heritage rooted in pharmacies, they are perceived as a reliable and trustworthy partner for more than 125 years.

4.Zerion Pharma

Zerion Pharma is a pharmaceutical company that develops new drug formulations and drug delivery technologies to improve the treatment of patients. The company develops its own drug formulations and partners with pharmaceutical companies to help them solve drug solubility issues. Its goal is to improve existing drug products and develop new treatment options for patients.

5.Kariya Pharmaceuticals

Kariya Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company that develops drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Their drugs can help you improve growth factor signaling, enhancing cellular energetics, and reducing neuroinflammation. Their mission is to develop first-in-class agents that will dramatically improve the lives of people living with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.

6.Cessatech A/S

Cessatech A/S is a Danish pharmaceutical company that develops and sells innovative medicines for children, with a focus on treating acute pain. They identify and develop drugs, getting drugs to market quickly, reducing risk, and developing age-appropriate formulations. Its goal is to improve pediatric care by identifying unmet medical needs in children, developing focused development plans.

7.Fertin Pharma A/S

Fertin Pharma A/S is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that specializes in the development and production of oral and intra-oral delivery systems for active ingredients. The company has an experienced research and development team that supports customers from product formulation development to testing. It provides support in documentation and approvals from authorities.

8.Astion Pharma A/S

Astion Pharma A/S is a pharmaceutical company that develops treatments for inflammatory dermatological diseases. The company focuses on new products for autoimmune or inflammatory conditions that have dermatological manifestations, as well as large orphan diseases. It is the leader in the treatment of skin diseases that need new and better therapies.

9.AFYX Therapeuticals

AFYX Therapeuticals is a biopharmaceutical company that re-purposes and reformulates pharmaceuticals to treat a variety of health issues, including obstetrics, niche oncology, pain, and addiction. The company develops a patented patch technology to deliver pharmaceutical products locally, and focuses on developing treatments for diseases with unmet medical needs, such as cancer, women's health, and high-scale pain.

10.MC2 Therapeutics

MC2 Therapeutics is a commercial stage biotech company focused on developing novel treatment paradigms within immune-mediated and inflammatory conditions. They are currently pursuing multiple indications where there are no or very limited approved treatment options. The company is committed to pioneering novel treatment paradigms for immune-mediated and inflammatory diseases.

11.Macure Pharma

Macure Pharma is a Danish based pharmaceutical company with a strategic focus on niche products. They are privately-owned company focused on niche hospital products. The company markets and sells a broad range of pharmaceuticals products. It also targets products that have stood the test of time by continuing to meet medical needs and demonstrate sustainable sales.

12.Orifarm

Orifarm is one of the largest European developer and supplier of parallel imported and generic pharmaceuticals. They provide high-quality pharmaceuticals at a low cost. The company checks all products carefully and make sure that the quality of the products is maintained from production to end-user. Their products meet all the legal standards set by the national and EU authorities.

13.MipSalus ApS

MipSalus is a biotech company with leading-edge expertise in transforming Molecular Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) into a new class of medicines. They currently focuses on developing a breakthrough treatment for the rare and potentially invalidating disease Phenylketonuria (PKU). The company is dedicated to developing new, non-systemic pharmaceutical drugs for treatment of metabolic orphan diseases.

14.Xellia Pharmaceuticals

Xellia Pharmaceuticals is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company. It is a global leader in providing critical care therapies and anti-infective treatments against serious and often life-threatening infections, focusing on the manufacturing and commercializing of fermentation-based anti-infective APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients).

15.Pharmacosmos

Pharmacosmos is a fully integrated pharmaceutical company which is considered a world leading authority in treatment of iron deficiency anaemia. They strive to become the world leader in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia, one of the largest global health issues. Their products are marketed in more than 40 countries, and the company is proud of contributions to healthy communities.

16.ZPD A/S

ZPD A/S is a leading innovator in the manufacturing and development of pharmaceutical products such as glycosaminoglycan chondroitin sulfate sodium. They want to give humans and animals a better life without joint pain. The company continuously strives to improving quality of life for a world ageing population, and contributes a sustainable environment and with high ethical standards.

17.Pharma Nord 

Pharma Nord is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of scientifically documented vitamins and health supplements. The company develops, manufactures and markets dietary supplements, herbal remedies and medical drugs based on optimal bio-availability, safety and documentation. It is one of the largest manufacturers of herbal remedies and preventive dietary supplements in Europe.

18.Abacus Medicine

Abacus Medicine was founded in 2004 and has established itself among the market leaders in the European parallel import industry. It is a market leader in the most expensive types of medicines, such as chemotherapies for cancer treatment or immunosuppressive drugs used in connection with organ transplants. The company pursues an ambitious growth strategy through selling many types of medicines in many different countries.

19.Aristo Pharma Nordic ApS

Aristo Pharma Nordic ApS was established in 2017, and is a manufacturer of the highest quality generic pharmaceuticals. It targets to distribute pharmaceutical products to hospitals and pharmacies in the Nordic region. They aspire to become one of the top generic company in the Nordic market through continuous portfolio growth. The company aims to serve you with a rapidly growing portfolio of in-demand generic medicines.

20.La Roar Life Science

La Roar Life Science is a Danish food supplement company that focuses on men's and women's fertility, as well as women's hormonal balance and pregnancy. They  believe that an integrated solution is better than the sum of its parts. The company provides complete dietary solutions with multivitamin-mineral complex, plant extracts and omega-3 fatty acids that focus on the special phases of your life.

21.LEO Pharma

LEO Pharma is a global company dedicated to advancing the standard of care for the benefit of people with skin conditions, families and society. The company discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for skin diseases and thrombosis. Their product portfolio spans pharmaceuticals for the treatment of diseases such as eczema, psoriasis, skin infections, actinic keratosis, non-melanoma skin cancer, and thrombosis.

22.Lundbeck

Lundbeck is one of the only pharmaceutical companies in the world focusing exclusively on brain diseases. The company is a Danish international pharmaceutical company engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, marketing and sale of pharmaceuticals across the brain diseases for more than 70 years. They have also been at the forefront of neuroscience research.

23.ALK-Abello

ALK is a Denmark-based pharmaceutical company which specializes in the development and manufacturing of allergy immunotherapy (AIT) products. It is now the world leader in allergy immunotherapy. The company makes allergy immunotherapy tablets for multiple common allergens that may help with your allergy symptoms.

24.Genmab A/S

Genmab A/S is an international biotech company specializing in antibody therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases. The company creates, develops and commercializes and commercializes antibody therapeutics to treat cancer. They committed to improve the lives of patients through innovative and differentiated antibody therapeutics.

25.Orbis Medicines

Orbis Medicines is a leader in oral macrocycle drug discovery. They focus on delivering oral macrocycle candidates against targets validated by blockbuster biologic drugs. Their goal is to provide oral alternatives that provide meaningful value to healthcare and will enable the treatment of many more patients.

26.Zealand Pharma A/S

Zealand Pharma A/S is a biotechnology company dedicated to developing innovative peptide-based medicines for people living with unmet medical needs. The company focuses on the discovery, design, and development of innovative peptide-based medicines for metabolic and gastrointestinal diseases and other rare disease areas with unmet medical needs.

27.Bavarian Nordic A/S

Bavarian Nordic A/S is a fully integrated biotechnology company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of vaccines. It is highly specialized in the research, development and manufacturing of vaccines based on viral vectors for the delivery of antigens. The company is also committed to the prevention of infectious diseases through innovation in the development, manufacture and supply of life-saving vaccines.

28.Ferrosan

Ferrosan is a leading pharmaceutical company of developing and manufacturing medical devices for haemostasis and biopsy procedures. The company also revolves around creating solutions for clinical problems within biosurgery. They aim to equip healthcare professionals around the world utilizing electromechanics and biomaterials.

29.GO-Pen ApS

GO-Pen ApS is a leading medical device company that delivers affordable, safe medical devices to people in all countries including those living in low and middle income countries. It is developing an affordable, reliable and sustainable insulin pen. This innovative solution could potentially save lives, make taking medication less stressful, and reduce healthcare costs substantially.

30.MedTrace Pharma A/S

MedTrace Pharma A/S is a pharma and device company. It is developing a solution that will help healthcare providers diagnose patients more accurately and quickly. The company is dedicated to becoming a global leader in perfusion imaging. Their products are under development and are being designed to help patients.

Conclusion:

After reading through this top 30 pharmaceutical companies in Denmark in 2024 post, you may get the reasons why Denmark is the home of major international pharmaceutical companies and the leader in drug development. If there are more you want to know, do not hesitate and contact Allpack now!