List of pharmaceutical laboratories by year of foundation explained

The following is a table with laboratories organized by year of creation.

19th century

Year	Laboratory	Founder	Present
1830			Became Smith, Kline & French
1844			In 1921 was bought by Smith, Kline & Co to form Smith, Kline & French
1848			Merged with Smith, Kline & Co to form SmithKline Beecham
1849			Active
1876			Active
1880			In 1995 merged with Glaxo to form Glaxo Wellcome
1895			In 1996 merged with Ciba-Geigy to form Novartis

20th century

Year	Laboratory	Founder	Present
1913				Merged with Zeneca in 1999 to form AstraZeneca
1924			Merged in 1995 with Wellcome to form Glaxo Wellcome
1945			Bought by Smith, Kline & French, currently GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals
1946			Active
1950			Bought by SmithKline Beckman in 1980
1959			Its original name was ICN Pharmaceuticals
1976		Assia and Zori	Active
1982			Merge between SmithKline & French and Beckman Inc.
1993
1996			Active
1999			Active

See also

• Pharmacy
• List of drugs
• List of drugs by year of discovery
• History of medicine

Notes and References

1. For J. G. Bevan see Edward H. Milligan The Biographical dictionary of British Quakers in commerce and industry, 1775–1920 Sessions of York (2007), p. 47 and ODNB article by David J. Hall, 'Bevan, Joseph Gurney (1753–1814)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/2319, accessed 14 January 2009.