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Menarini Benelux N.V./S.A., De Kleetlaan 3, B-1831 Machelen
Menarini was established more than 125 years ago (1886) in a small laboratory in Naples, Italy.
By 1933 Constant Janssen had acquired the exclusive right to import Richter's products into Belgium, The Netherlands, and the Belgian Congo, establishing his own business, in addition to his medical practice.
The main development is reviewed from 1950 to now including: regulation, professional association roles, agreement and continuing education, development of clinical pharmacy, and updating of university training program.
Returning to Europe, Janssen completed his medical studies at Leuven, then earned his medical degree at the University of Ghent in 1951.
Created in 1953, this professional and scientific association represents all pharmacists who work in hospital institutions, whether private or public, university, general or psychiatric.
Returning to Turnhout in 1953, Janssen had set up his own laboratory on the third floor of his father's company.
Janssen's work consisted of synthesizing molecules, and by 1954, Janssen had synthesized his fifth molecule--R5, better known as ambucetamide.
1954 The company develops its first successful compound, ambucetamide.
By 1955, Janssen had released the drug under the brand name Neomeritime.
1956 The company changes its name to NV Laboratoria Pharmaceutica Doctor C. Janssen.
In 1959, Janssen launched a new drug for the treatment of schizophrenia, called haloperidol.
In 1959, for example, Johnson & Johnson had acquired Switzerland's Cilag-Chemie and the United States' McNeil Laboratories.
1961 Janssen is acquired by Johnson & Johnson.
Released in 1963, that drug became the world's most prescribed anaesthetic.
When Doctor Alberto Aleotti was appointed to the head of Menarini in 1964, it had 188 employees and ranked 352nd in the ranking of European pharmaceutical companies.
1964 The company's name is changed to Janssen Pharmaceutica.
1972 A United States subsidiary is established in the J&J facility.
The first appeared in 1978 in the Moniteur , the official journal that publishes all laws and RDs, requiring the presence of a pharmacist in all hospitals of the Kingdom (RD of 19 October 1978) . At the same time, the Belgian universities introduced a program of specialization in hospital pharmacy.
In 1980, the company entered the United States, establishing a sales network where previously it had marketed its products through other J&J subsidiaries or under third-party brands.
1980 The company launches the first technology transfer agreement in China.
Janssen also has maintained a production presence in China since 1983, through its joint venture Xian-Janssen Pharmaceutical Co.
At that time it was only the second subsidiary after Spain.The development of the pharmaceutical activities of Menarini Benelux N.V./S.A. started in September 1987.
In 1989 two regional associations were created: one for Dutch speakers (the Flemish Association of Hospital Pharmacists—VZA) and the other for French speakers (the French-speaking Association of Belgian Hospital Pharmacists—AFPHB) , following the federal trend within the Kingdom.
That partnership began construction of a factory in Xian, which launched production in 1989.
1990 The company merges its global sales and marketing network with those of sister companies Cilag and J&J Biotechnology, creating Janssen-Cilag.
1991 Paul Janssen retires.
The RD of 11 June 2003 describes the minimum program (900 h) of theoretical training and work experience.
The particular title of hospital pharmacist was also created in 2003.
2004 Paul Janssen dies at age 77.
In March 2007, Rudy Demotte, the Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health at the time, launched a call for clinical pharmacy projects from general and university hospitals in Belgium.
Two further reports were required before the end of the projects on 31 December 2008.
Once again, 27 projects were selected and officially launched during an inaugural session in Brussels on 4 June 2010.
In September 2010, a new training program for hospital pharmacists was established by all of the universities in Belgium.
On 10 May 2013, the Belgian Association of Hospital Pharmacists (BAHP) celebrated 60 years of existence and became a Royal Society.
In June 2014, the NN-PTC concluded that the experiences of the projects in place were conclusive.
They decided, on the 1 July 2014, to inject a budget for 0.25 full-time equivalent (FTE) of clinical pharmacists per 200 beds in general and academic/university hospitals.
The Menarini Group, led by the Aleotti family, decided in March 2018 to entrust as early as June the Chaimanship of the company to an external manager coming from another large multinational, Doctor Eric Cornut.
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