Private company

G. D. Searle & Company

Trademark and subsidiary of Pfizer Inc

G. D. Searle & Company (often referred to as Searle) was an American pharmaceutical company, now owned by Pfizer. Searle is most notable for having developed the first female birth control pill, the artificial sweetener NutraSweet, and the first anabolic-androgenic steroid.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1888Founded1
  • Industrypharmaceutical industry1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1
  • Founded inOmaha1

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The story

Founded by Gideon Daniel Searle in 1888, in Omaha.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1985Acquired Acquired by Monsanto1
  2. 1888Founded Founded in Omaha1

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