Vectura Group

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Vectura Group plc
Public (LSEVEC)
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Founded 1999
Headquarters Chippenham, UK
Key people
Bruno Angelici, Chairman
Christopher Blackwell, (CEO)
Revenue £58.0 million (2015)[1]
£(7.0) million (2015)[1]
£3.7 million (2015)[1]
Website www.vectura.com

Vectura Group plc (LSEVEC) is a British-based pharmaceuticals business. It is based in Chippenham and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

History

The company was formed in 1999 as a start-up pharmaceuticals business.[2] In 1999 it acquired Co-ordinated Drug Development and the Centre for Drug Formulation Studies.[2] In 2004 it was listed on the Alternative Investment Market.[2] In 2007 it acquired Innovata plc, another developer of pulmonary products,[3] and then moved on the full list of the London Stock Exchange.[2] It acquired Activaero, a German manufacturer in the same sector, for £108 million in March 2014.[4]

Operations

The Group is a developer of inhaled therapies for the treatment of respiratory diseases.[5]

References

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