THE SUPER DUO BEHIND LEVITRA

The Super Duo behind Levitra: Bayer and GlaxoSmithKline

About Bayer & GlaxoSmithKline

November 2001 was a momentous month in the history of erectile dysfunction as two giants of the healthcare and pharmaceutical world, Bayer and GlaxoSmithKline, collaborated (for the first time) for the worldwide promotion and development of a revolutionary drug for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in men. Levitra is the fruit of passion that has resulted from the positive union of Bayer and GSK.

Let us know more about the two pharmaceutical giants who run the whole Levitra show.

Bayer began with a rocking partnership of Friedrich Bayer and Johann Weskott in the field of color dye trade in August 1st, 1863. Slowly it expanded in the chemical industry and gradually mastered the area as well. Bayer is an assisting company of Bayer AG, headquartered at Leverkusen in Germany . Bayer AG group today comprises of almost 350 companies worldwide, with subsidiaries in about 150 countries. Bayer business encompasses Bayer Material-Science, Bayer Chemicals, Bayer Crop-Science and Bayer HealthCare. The company is well-known for maintaining the highest standard of quality maintenance and running a wide network of distribution, ensuring that Levitra reaches the hand of every person (ED patient) in need of it.

In the year 2001, January, GlaxoWellcome and SmithKline Beecham merged to form GlaxoSmithKline Public Limited Company, which established itself as one of the major Pharmaceutical setups of the modern age in no time. GSK is enlisted in the NYSE and London Stock Exchange, and is headquartered in UK , though it is most operational in the US . According to recent statistics, the company supplies about 7% of the world's pharmaceutical products.

According to an annual report for the year 2002, GSK's sales climbed as high as $31.8 billion, while the net profit amounted to $9.7 billion. The company also boasts of a worldwide workforce of over 100,000. GSK can enter the record books as the pharmaceutical company with the highest global presence, as GSK's R&D is based at 24 sites in seven countries, with 91 manufacturing facilities in 38 countries. GSK manufactures over 1,200 different brands of products and supplies them to more than 191 countries across the globe. And at the same time GSK launches 2000 new products every year.

Bayer and GlaxoSmithKline, the two healthcare and pharmaceutical giants involved in the manufacture and marketing of the erectile dysfunction pill Levitra have a trend of creating history.