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Axcan Pharma US Inc company history timeline

1994

Then, in June 1994 the company bought a 75 percent interest in Calgary-based Western Dialysis Supplies Ltd., maker of concentrated acid solutions for hemodialysis.

1995

In 1995 Axcan allied itself with the Swedish firm Althin AB, creating a joint venture to manufacture concentrated solutions for hemodialysis at the Biopharm and Western Dialysis facilities, the product to be sold in Canada and distributed worldwide by Althin.

1996

In March 1996, Axcan filed a "New Drug Application" with the FDA for URSO. In the meantime the company made advances on other fronts.

1997

More products were added to the company's portfolio in September 1997 through acquisition.

1999

Over the course of 1999, Axcan also gained a toehold in Europe, buying a 50 percent stake in a Polish company, Bonne Sante SP. z.o. o., which distributed gastrointestinal products in Poland.

Axcan expanded its marketing capacity in 1999.

2001

"Axcan Pharma Inc.—Named One of Canada's Fastest Growing Technology Companies In—The 2001 Deloitte & Touche Canadian Technology Fast 50," Market News Publishing, September 21, 2001.

Also of note in 2001, Axcan acquired a Paris-based firm, Laboratoires Enteris, a marketer of gastrointestinal products.

2003

The year 2003 was marked by a failed hostile takeover bid of Raleigh, North Carolina-based Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc.

2004

In fiscal 2004 revenues reached $243.6 million and net income approached $50 million.

2005

In May 2005 Gosselin stepped down as chief executive, turning over the reins to Frank Verwiel while staying on as chairman of the board.

2022

"Axcan Pharma Inc. ." International Directory of Company Histories, Volume 85. . Retrieved June 21, 2022 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/axcan-pharma-inc

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