Private company
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals
Belgian company
Recherche et Industrie Thérapeutiques (R.I.T.) was founded in Genval, Belgium, as a penicillin factory in 1945 by Dr Pieter De Somer, who later became the founder of the Rega Institute for Medical Research and rector of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven, Belgium). The industrialist Jean Lannoye provided the funding for the company.2 It is part of GSK.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
- Industrypharmaceutical industry1
- HeadquartersRixensart1
- Legal formPublic limited company (Belgium)1
- LEI5493004ZNHN6CAC59L183
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressRUE DE L'INSTITUT 89, 1330 Rixensart, Belgium3
- Registered withFederal Public Service Economy (Ministry of Economy), 0440.872.9183
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Recherche et Industrie Thérapeutiques (R.I.T.) was founded in Genval, Belgium, as a penicillin factory in 1945 by Dr Pieter De Somer, who later became the founder of the Rega Institute for Medical Research and rector of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven, Belgium). The industrialist Jean Lannoye provided the funding for the company.2
Corporate structure
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals 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.
- GSK London, United Kingdom
- Corixa Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Glaxo Stevenage, United Kingdom
- GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (NO.3) LIMITED Subsidiary · Stevenage, United Kingdom
- GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIMITED Subsidiary · Brentford, United Kingdom
- GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED Subsidiary · Brentford, United Kingdom
- GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED Subsidiary · Brentford, United Kingdom
- GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals Rixensart, Belgium
- ViiV Healthcare Stevenage, United Kingdom
- Wellcome London, United Kingdom
- Glaxo SmithKline Korea Inc. Subsidiary · Yongsan District
- GlaxoSmithKline (Australia) Subsidiary · Melbourne, Australia
- GlaxoSmithKline (Belgium) Subsidiary · Wavre, Belgium
- GlaxoSmithKline (Canada) Subsidiary · Mississauga, Canada
- GlaxoSmithKline (France) Subsidiary · Villebon-sur-Yvette, France
- GlaxoSmithKline (Germany) Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
- GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Subsidiary · Cork, Ireland
- GlaxoSmithKline (Italy) Subsidiary · Verona, Italy
- GlaxoSmithKline (Poland) Subsidiary · Warsaw, Poland
- GlaxoSmithKline (United States) Subsidiary · Philadelphia, United States
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund Subsidiary · Warrenton, United States
- SmithKline Beecham Animal Health Subsidiary · West Chester, United States
- GlaxoSmithKline Algeria Subsidiary · Boudouaou, Algeria
- GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals Dresden Subsidiary · Dresden, Germany
- GlaxoSmithKline Turkey Subsidiary · Istanbul, Turkey
- Sirtris Pharmaceuticals Subsidiary
- Stiefel Laboratories Subsidiary
- 14245563 CANADA INC. Subsidiary · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- BELLUS HEALTH INC. Subsidiary · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- BURROUGHS WELLCOME INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Subsidiary · Brentford, United Kingdom
- ESKAYLAB LIMITED Subsidiary · Brentford, United Kingdom
- GLAXO OPERATIONS UK LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
- and 33 more
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
- GSK since 2000
Former owners and parents
- Smith, Kline & French 1968 to 1989
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaRecherche et Industrie Thérapeutiques
- WikidataQ7302413
Sources
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