Partners
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd
The Otsuka Group comprises 153 companies and employs approximately 36,000 people in 23 countries and regions worldwide. Otsuka and its consolidated subsidiaries earned US $9.6 billion in annual revenue in its fiscal year ended in March 2009.
GW and Otsuka are collaborating on the US development of Sativex. The initial target indication for FDA approval is cancer pain. Sativex is currently undergoing a Phase IIb/III clinical trial in cancer pain.
Under the Sativex US licence agreement, GW has granted Otsuka an exclusive license to develop and market Sativex in the US. GW is responsible for the manufacture and supply of Sativex to Otsuka. GW and Otsuka jointly oversee all US clinical development and regulatory activities. Such activities are being carried out by GW at Otsuka’s cost.
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Almirall S.A.
Almirall is Spain’s largest pharmaceutical company with sales approximating €1 billion. The company has a significant presence in Spain, where it is number two by market share, and has 11 subsidiary operations in other major European markets, including France, Germany, Italy, UK, Portugal and Belgium, as well as in Latin America.
GW has licensed Sativex’s European (ex-UK) marketing rights to Almirall. The initial target indication for European approval is MS spasticity and a regulatory submission has been filed. GW and Almirall aim in the future to expand the approved indication in Europe to include cancer pain.
Under the GW-Almirall licence agreement, Almirall hold the marketing rights in the European Union (excluding the UK), EU accession countries as well as Switzerland, Norway and Turkey. GW is responsible for the manufacture and supply of Sativex to Almirall.
Bayer HealthCare AG
Bayer HealthCare, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, is one of the world’s leading, innovative companies in the healthcare and medical products industry. The pharmaceuticals business operates under the name Bayer Schering Pharma. This business employs 38,000 people and reported 2007 sales of €10.3bn.
GW has licensed Sativex’s UK and Canadian marketing rights to Bayer. Bayer currently market Sativex in the UK in the indication of spasticity due to multiple sclerosis and in Canada where it is approved for neuropathic pain in MS and cancer pain. GW and Bayer aim in the future to expand the approved indication in the UK to include cancer pain.
www.bayer.com/en/healthcare.aspx