Axcan Pharma

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Axcan Pharma Inc.
Type Privately-held pharmaceutical company
Number of locations 4 offices in 3 countries
Key people Dr.Frank A.G.M. Verwiel
Industry Pharmaceutical
Products Gastrointestinal
Employees 520
Website www.axcan.com

Axcan is a privately-held, leading multinational specialty pharmaceutical company focused on gastroenterology. The Company develops and markets a broad line of prescription products to treat a range of gastrointestinal diseases and disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, cholestatic liver diseases and complications related to pancreatic insufficiency. Axcan's products are marketed by its own specialized sales forces in North America and the European Union and through commercial collaborations in many markets around the world. [1]

In February 2008, Axcan was acquired by TPG Capital, a private investment firm. [2]


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