Actelion
AcquiredJohnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Allschwil, Switzerland · Founded 1997 · $46.0M raised
- Headquarters
- Allschwil
- Employees
- 1001–5000
- Founded
- 1997
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- actelion.com
- Total Funding
- $46.0M
- Rounds
- 2
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About
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is a Swiss biopharmaceutical company founded in 1997 and headquartered in Allschwil, near Basel, Switzerland. The company specialized in the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs for rare and orphan diseases, with a primary focus on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Its key products include Tracleer (bosentan), the first oral therapy approved for PAH; Opsumit (macitentan); Uptravi (selexipag); Ventavis (iloprost); and Veletri (epoprostenol). In January 2017, Johnson & Johnson acquired Actelion for billion, and Actelion's R&D unit was spun off as Idorsia, listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in June 2017.
Summary
Actelion is a Biotech company based in Allschwil, Switzerland, founded in 1997. It has raised $46.0M in total across 2 rounds. Investors include TVM Capital and Atlas Venture.
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