Medivir Culture Company

Informazioni sulla società

Indirizzo

Blasieholmsgatan 2, Stockholm
111 48
Sweden

Sito web

www.medivir.se

Fondato

1988

descrizione dell'azienda

Medivir AB is a pharmaceutical company with an R&D focus on infectious diseases and hepatitis C. The Company works with the entire development chain, from the early research to the finished pharmaceutical product on the market. Its research focuses on infectious diseases and has expertise in the chemistry and biology of the enzyme classes, polymerase and protease. The research portfolio comprises nine pharmaceutical projects, five of which are being conducted in collaboration with partners. Seven of the projects focus on the development of antiviral pharmaceuticals, of which four are conducted in the hepatitis C sphere. The protease inhibitor, simeprevir, has been developed by the Company and Janssen. Positive simeprevir phase III data was reported in December 2012 that will, together with previous phase II data, form the basis for registration applications in the USA, Europe and Japan. The Company markets pharmaceuticals in the Nordic market. The product range comprises approximately 16 prescription pharmaceuticals in different therapeutic spheres. The products include Citodon, Laxabon,Lithionit, Mollipect and Paraflex. Parallel imports of pharmaceuticals to the Swedish market are conducted via the wholly owned subsidiary company, Cross Pharma.