Ferring
Pharmaceuticals is a research-driven biopharmaceutical company devoted
to identifying, developing and marketing innovative products in the
fields of infertility, obstetrics, urology, gastroenterology, endocrinology and osteoarthritis.
The company’s research activities and products are connected by a
common thread focused on the provision of tailored treatments that work
on the body’s own terms to enable doctors to combat numerous diseases
and medical conditions.
The company has gained international recognition over the last 20
years for the creation of inventive medications that improve the
quality of life of children and adults all around the world.
Ferring has its own production facilities in several European
countries, in South America, Israel and China. With the acquisition of
Bio-Technology General in 2005, it has capabilities in recombinant
biotechnology as well as more traditional pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Ferring’s marketing, medical services and sales teams, led by
corporate headquarters in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, operate from more
than 40 countries
and employ over 3000 people throughout the world, while treatments are
available in more than 70 countries. This expansion has allowed
Ferring to maintain a double digit annual growth rate over the last two
decades.
Ferring’s R&D projects
complement Ferring’s product portfolio and will add a new generation of
products to some of the company’s most successful specialty brands.
R&D facilities are located in Denmark, the UK and in California.
Ferring is committed to a future where it will continue to provide
new and innovative medicines by utilising existing and acquired skills
and the development of pioneering technologies and, where necessary,
through partnerships with academic institutes and other companies.