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10 Oct 2025

Xellia Corporate Introduction

Xellia Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing,manufacturing and commercializing anti-infective treatments againstserious and often life-threatening bacterial and fungal infections. Xellia isa world-leading trusted supplier of several important established antiinfectivedrugs, comprising active pharmaceutical ingredients as well asfinished dosage forms, where the majority are injectable drug products.Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and owned by Novo HoldingsA/S, Xellia Pharmaceuticals has more than 1800 employees globally.From state-of-the-art manufacturing sites in the U.S., China, Denmarkand Hungary to R&D sites in Norway and Croatia; Xellia Pharmaceuticalsexcels within innovative product development to deliver high qualityproducts to its customers.

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Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApS

  • Country/Region:
    Denmark
  • On CPHI since:
    2015
  • Certificates:
    4
  • Employees:
    1000 - 4999
Company types
CMO/CDMO
Generics/Biosimilars Manufacturer
Manufacturer/Innovator
Pharmaceutical company
Primary activities
API Producer
Finished Formulation products Distributor/Buyer

Other Content from Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApS (7)

  • News Xellia Pharmaceuticals welcomes Michael Kocher as its new Chief Executive Officer

    Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 October 2023 - Xellia Pharmaceuticals (‘Xellia’), a global leader in the manufacturing of specialty anti-infective treatments and critical care therapies, today welcomes Michael Kocher as its new Chief Executive Officer. With more than a decade of experience in commercial leadership roles at Novartis and Sandoz, Michael Kocher has significant expertise in the complexities of the global pharmaceutical landscape. His tenure at Sandoz, where he served as Global Head of Commercial Operations and subsequently as Global Head of B2B, underscored his pivotal role in transforming the company into a leading global partner within the industry. A native of Germany and a trained chemist, Michael Kocher's expertise and vision align with Xellia Pharmaceuticals' commitment to delivering anti-infective treatments and critical care therapies.

  • News Xellia Pharmaceuticals announces the appointment of Michael Kocher as its new Chief Executive Officer

    Copenhagen, Denmark, 14 June 2023 - Xellia Pharmaceuticals (‘Xellia’), a global leading pharmaceutical company, announces the appointment of Michael Kocher as its new Chief Executive Officer.

    Michael Kocher, Head of Global B2B-Business in Sandoz and Country President of Novartis in Austria is appointed as CEO of Xellia starting 1 October 2023 where he will replace Carl-Åke Carlsson, who has been with Xellia as CEO since 2008.

  • Video Xellia Manufacturing Collage 2023

    Xellia Manufacturing Collage 2023
  • News Xellia Pharmaceuticals Joins End Drug Shortages Alliance

    Copenhagen, Denmark and Buffalo Grove, IL, USA - 16 December 2022 Xellia Pharmaceuticals announced today it has joined a new coalition of diverse stakeholders to address drug shortages in the United States. The End Drug Shortages Alliance provides a forum for key stakeholders to take strategic aim at one of health care’s more pressing and enduring issues, drug shortages that disrupt patient care. 
  • Video Sustainability and AMR advocacy

    Sustainability and AMR advocacy
  • News Xellia Pharmaceuticals Reports 2022 Business Update and 2023 Outlook

    Copenhagen, Denmark, 18 April 2023 - Xellia Pharmaceuticals (‘Xellia’ or the ‘Group’), a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on providing anti-infective treatments and other critical care therapies for serious and often life-threatening conditions, reports its business update for the year ending December 31, 2022 and outlook for 2023.
  • News Xellia Pharmaceuticals joins Medicines for Europe to support better access to critical medicines

    Copenhagen, Denmark, 21 January 2021 - Xellia Pharmaceuticals (‘Xellia’), a global leader in the manufacturing of specialty anti-infective treatments, today announces that it has become a member of Medicines for Europe, effective January 1st 2021.