Almirall, S.A. operates as a skin health-focused biopharmaceutical company.
The company engages in the purchase, manufacture, storage, marketing, and mediation in the sale of pharmaceutical specialities and products, as well as of all types of raw materials used in the preparation of such pharmaceutical specialities and products.
The company also engages in the purchase, manufacture, storage, marketing, and mediation in the sale of cosmetics and of chemical, biotechnological and diagnostic pro...
Almirall, S.A. operates as a skin health-focused biopharmaceutical company.
The company engages in the purchase, manufacture, storage, marketing, and mediation in the sale of pharmaceutical specialities and products, as well as of all types of raw materials used in the preparation of such pharmaceutical specialities and products.
The company also engages in the purchase, manufacture, storage, marketing, and mediation in the sale of cosmetics and of chemical, biotechnological and diagnostic products for human, veterinary, agrochemical and food use, as well as of all kinds of instruments, complements and accessories for the chemical, pharmaceutical and clinical industry.
In addition, the company involves in the research on active chemical and pharmaceutical ingredients and products, as well as the purchase, sale, rental, subdivision, and development of plots, land and estates of any nature, with the option of choosing to construct or dispose of these, in full, in part, or under the horizontal property regime.
Additionally, the company engages in the provision of prevention services for the undertakings and companies participating in the company pursuant to Art. 15 of Royal Decree 39/1997, of 17 January, which establishes the Prevention Services Regulations, and implementing regulations.
The company’s ‘product sales’ are those derived from sales of proprietary medicinal products, active pharmaceutical ingredients and other non-prescription pharmaceutical products, where control is transferred to customers and service obligations are fulfilled when the goods are made available to customers, which in the company’s case are wholesalers, logistics operators, pharmacies and hospitals (in the various territories where the company has a direct presence) or other pharmaceutical companies with which the company has a distribution and/or licensing agreement for a specific territory and specific products.
In this regard, the company distinguishes between three major segments in turnover:
Marketing through its own network: sale of proprietary medicinal products in territories where the company has a direct presence (Europe and the United States, as separated in the segmented information), i.e. it has a local sales network that makes medical visits to healthcare professionals (family doctors, specialists, etc.) or directly to retail channels (mainly pharmacies).
Marketing through licensees: sale of proprietary medicinal products or active pharmaceutical ingredients to other pharmaceutical companies, which carry out the local promotional activity in those territories.
Third-party manufacturing and intermediation: sale of proprietary medicinal products where the company provides a manufacturing service for a third party and where the main customer is Covis Pharma GmbH (hereinafter Covis). This activity is reflected in the Corporate Services and Manufacturing segment.
Mainly, although not exclusively, in countries where the company does not have a direct presence, it grants other pharmaceutical companies licences to sell its products on an exclusive basis in a specific territory, furthermore undertaking to manufacture the pharmaceutical product for the customer in most cases.
On January 31, 2025, an agreement has been signed corresponding to the divestment of Algidol and the Sekisan licence in Spain.
The contribution from the main therapeutic areas of the various products sold by the company is dermatology and others, gastrointestinal and metabolism, respiratory, cardiovascular, central nervous system, musculoskeletal, and other therapeutic specialities.
History
The company was founded in 1943. It was incorporated in 1989. The company was formerly known as Laboratorios Almirall, S.A. and changed its name to Almirall, S.A. in 2009.