www.hexal.deFacts & Figures
Business Activities
Development, production, sales and distribution of modern generics
Founding
1986 as Hexal Chemie GmbH & Co KG in Tegernsee
Company head office
HEXAL AG - Industriestraße 25 - 83607 Holzkirchen (near Munich) - Germany
Active Substances and Products
Over-the-counter and prescription-only generics for all major indications on the basis of approx. 300 active pharmaceutical ingredients
Employees and locations in Germany
4,300 employees at six locations, including four production plants in eastern Germany
Research and Development
- Targeted improvements: galenic optimisation of proven active substances
- "Difficult-to-make" products: multiparticular prolonged-release products, transdermal therapeutic systems and implants
- Research projects in the biotechnology sector (biosimilars)
Social responsibility
- HEXAL Foundation
- HEXAL "Children's Medication" Initiative
- Onco Care
Awards
- 2003-2005, 2007, 2008: Germany's Best Employer
- @Award Benchmark Pharma 2007 for the company's online offerings
- 2003-2007: Germany's Best Pharmacy Partner
HEXAL AG has been a member of the global Novartis Group since 2005.




