Private company

Glaxo

Glaxo is a British pharmaceutical company; merged with Wellcome in 1995.1 It was founded in 1873.1 It is headquartered in Stevenage, United Kingdom.1

Glaxo war ein neuseeländisches und später britisches Pharmazieunternehmen, welches 1873 gegründet wurde, 1995 in Glaxo Wellcome aufging und seit 2000 in GlaxoSmithKline, einem der weltweit umsatzstärksten Pharmaunternehmen, Bestand hat.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1873Founded1
  • Industrypharmaceutical industry1
  • HeadquartersStevenage, United Kingdom1
  • Legal formPrivate Limited Company3
  • LEI5493006TSD23CIX01B103
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressGSK MEDICINES RESEARCH CENTRE, SG1 2NY Stevenage, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCompanies House, 003059793

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Corporate structure

Glaxo is part of a group headed by GSK. 75 entities, 23 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Glaxo Wellcome1

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 2023Parent Directly consolidated by GSK3
  2. 1995Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. 1873Founded Founded1

Sources

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