Aspen Pharmacare
The largest listed pharmaceutical company in Africa, specializing in the manufacture and marketing of specialty and branded pharmaceutical products.
Aspen Pharma Official WebsiteAspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited is a multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in South Africa. Founded in 1997 by Stephen Saad and Gus Attridge, the company has grown from a small sales operation into a global enterprise that provides high-quality, affordable medicines to patients in more than 115 countries.
The company focuses on marketing and manufacturing a broad range of post-patent, branded medicines and domestic brands for both hospital and consumer markets. Its manufacturing capabilities include steriles, oral solid dose, liquids, semi-solids, biologicals, and active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Operating 24 manufacturing facilities across 15 sites, Aspen holds approvals from stringent regulatory agencies such as the US FDA, the Australian TGA, and the European EDQM. With over 9,500 employees and annual revenue of approximately $2.44 billion USD, the company maintains a significant global footprint across Africa, the Middle East, the Americas, Europe CIS, Australasia, and Asia.