GlaxoSmithKline plc is a British multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Brentford, London. Established in 2000 by a merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham, GSK was the world's sixth largest pharmaceutical company as of 2015, after Pfizer, Novartis, Merck, Hoffmann-La Roche and Sanofi.

Glaxo Smith Kline

Pharmaceutical

United Kingdom

The US pharmaceutical industry is a highly globalized industry, dominated by multinational companies that engage in significant business activity in many countries and whose products are distributed and marketed worldwide. The pharmaceutical industry is developing at an unusually rapid pace. The market for pharmaceuticals is growing persistently, and expenses for drugs will amount to $1.5 trillion globally by 2021. Together with Canada and Mexico, it represents the largest continental pharma market worldwide. Investments in biopharmaceutical innovation are driving contributions to the American economy and solidifying America’s role as a leader in medical innovation. The pharmaceuticals sector is forecasted to grow faster than any other market in the next five years with an emphasis on R&D.

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