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Grifols, S.A. Description

Grifols, S.A., a specialty biopharmaceutical company, develops, manufactures, and distributes a range of plasma derivative products primarily in the European Union, Spain, the United States, and Canada. It specializes in providing infusion solutions, nutrition products, medical devices, and diagnostic instrumentation and reagents for use in hospitals and clinics. The company operates in four divisions: Bioscience, Diagnostic, Hospital, and Raw Materials and Others. The Bioscience division manufactures and sells plasma derivatives for therapeutic use, including the reception, analysis, quarantine, classification, fractionation, and purification of plasma; and sells and distributes end products. This division offers plasma products, such as IVIG, Factor VIII, A1PI, and albumin; and intramuscular immunoglobulins, ATIII, Factor IX, and plasma thromboplastin components. The Diagnostic division focuses on researching, developing, manufacturing, and marketing in vitro diagnostics products, such as analytical instruments and reagents for diagnostics, as well as blood bank products. This division serves blood donation centers, clinical analysis laboratories, and hospital immunohematology services. The Hospital division manufactures and installs products used by and in hospitals comprising parenteral solutions, and enteral and parenteral nutritional fluids. The Raw Materials and Others division engages in the sale of intermediate pastes and plasma to third parties. The company's products and services are used by healthcare providers to diagnose and treat patients with hemophilia, immune deficiencies, infectious diseases, and a range of other medical conditions. The company was formerly known as Probitas Pharma, S.A. and changed its name to Grifols, S.A. in 2005. Grifols, S.A. was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Drug Manufacturers - Major
Keywords: Medicine Biopharmaceutical Infectious Diseases Clinic Healthcare Providers Antibody Hematology In Vitro Diagnostic Products Nutrition Products Blood Plasma Hemophilia Analytical Instruments Transfusion Medicine Ibex 35 In Vitro Diagnostics Derivative Products Blood Bank Bank Products Blood Donation Infusion Solutions Parenteral Nutrition Plasma Products