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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Omega_Pharma > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Omega_Pharma.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Pharma > Source revision: 1335093501 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Belgian pharmaceutical company}} {{More citations needed|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox company | name = Omega Pharma N.V. | logo = Omega Pharma.svg | logo_size = 170px | type = [Subsidiary company](/source/Subsidiary_company) | traded_as = | foundation = 1987 | defunct = 2015 | location = [Nazareth, Belgium](/source/Nazareth%2C_Belgium) | key_people = [Marc Coucke](/source/Marc_Coucke) (Founder) | industry = [Pharmaceuticals](/source/Pharmaceutical_industry) | products = [Prescription-free](/source/Over-the-counter_drug) medicines and healthcare products | revenue = €1.27 billion {{small|(2014)}} | operating_income = €200 million {{small|(2014)}} | net_income = €69.5 million (2010){{cite web |url=http://omega-pharma.be.res7.mijnpreview.com/uploads/700/Omega%20Pharma%202010%20annual%20report%20compl.pdf |title=Annual Report 2010 |accessdate=22 April 2011 |publisher=Omega Pharma |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323012150/http://omega-pharma.be.res7.mijnpreview.com/uploads/700/Omega%20Pharma%202010%20annual%20report%20compl.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2012 }} | assets = €1.443 billion (end 2010) | equity = €718.3 million (end 2010) | num_employees = 2,130 (end 2010) | homepage = {{URL|omega-pharma.be}} | parent = [Perrigo Company plc](/source/Perrigo) }} '''Omega Pharma''' was a [Belgian](/source/Belgium)-based [pharmaceutical](/source/pharmaceutical) company which was acquired in 2014 by [Perrigo Company plc](/source/Perrigo), an [Irish](/source/Republic_of_Ireland)/United States–based global pharmaceutical [public company](/source/public_company).{{cite news |title=Perrigo Company plc Completes Acquisition Of Omega Pharma Invest N.V., Creating A Top Five Global OTC Company |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/perrigo-company-plc-completes-acquisition-of-omega-pharma-invest-nv-creating-a-top-five-global-otc-company-300057595.html |date=30 March 2015 |accessdate=1 July 2015 |agency=PR Newswire |publisher=PR Newswire Association LLC }}{{cite news|title=Perrigo to buy Belgium's Omega Pharma for $3.11 billion|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-omega-pharma-m-a-idUSKBN0IQ18120141106|date=6 November 2014 |agency=Reuters|publisher=Thomson Reuters}} The company was founded in 1987 and was based in the Industrial area 'de Prijkels' in Nazareth. == History == The company was founded in 1987 by [Marc Coucke](/source/Marc_Coucke) and Yvan Vindevogel, both former pharmacy students at the [Ghent University](/source/Ghent_University). They each had a 50% share in the company. Their first product was a shampoo in 5 liter bottles which they sold to pharmacists who then added a customised scent and colour to sell the product as a homemade brand. In 1989 they started selling ''Uvesol'' tanning lotions. In 1994 Yvan Vindevogel sold his shares to Marc Coucke. in 1998 was the company's initial public offering (IPO). Omega Pharmaa was initially listed as a [Naamloze vennootschap](/source/Naamloze_vennootschap) on the [Euronext](/source/Euronext) Brussels and used to be part of the [BEL20](/source/BEL20) index until late 2011 when Coucke (through his investment company Couckinvest) and [private equity](/source/private_equity) firm Waterland took the company private once again. Omega Pharma was officially acquired by Perrigo with effect from 31 March 2015. The company is now part of the Branded Consumer Healthcare division within Perrigo. Between 2012 and 2014, Omega Pharma, together with [Quick Step](/source/AWT_Greenway), was a corporate sponsor of the [Omega Pharma–Quick-Step](/source/Omega_Pharma%E2%80%93Quick-Step) [UCI World Tour](/source/UCI_World_Tour) [cycling team](/source/cycling_team). ==Arseus== {{Main|Arseus (company)}} At the annual shareholders meeting of Omega Pharma held on 6 June 2006, it was announced that the company's professional health division would operate under the name of [Arseus](/source/Arseus_(company)). Simultaneously, the management team of Arseus was presented. The legal structure of the entities in this division has been largely prepared in the meantime, so that the project to make Arseus an autonomous company is on schedule. Arseus became effectively an independent entity via an [IPO](/source/Initial_public_offering) on 5 October 2007 and has been listed on [NYSE Euronext Brussels](/source/NYSE_Euronext_Brussels) and [NYSE Euronext Amsterdam](/source/NYSE_Euronext_Amsterdam) since then. == Brands == * Bergasol (tanning products) * Biodermal * Biover (natural Healthcare products: vitamines, minerals, supplements, aromatherapy) * Bodysol (hypoallergenic bodycare) * Bronchostop Duo (cough) * Calmanax * Cremicort * Davitamon (Multi-vitamine supplements) * Dermalex (skincare for regular skin or specific skin diseases) * Dynarax * Eau Précieuse * Galenco (hypoallergenic skincare for babies and young children) * Kaliptus * Lactacyd (female intimate hygiene) * Naaprep * Opticalmax * Paranix (anti-lice) * Physiomer (Nasal sprays made of purified seawater) * Phytosun (Aromatherapy and essential oil) * Predictor (pregnancy test) * Prevalin * T. LeClerc (cosmetics) * Vitafytea (fytotherapy) * XL-S Medical (weightloss) * XLS Cure (weightloss) * Wartner (warts removal at home) * Ymea (reduces symptoms of the menopause) * Yokebe (diet protein shakes) * Zaffranax (uplifting supplement treatment for depressed people) * Zaffranpure * Zincotabs (zinc) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Portal|Companies}} *[https://www.omega-pharma.com/en Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308223739/https://www.omega-pharma.com/en |date=2017-03-08 }} of Omega Pharma Corporate (In English or Dutch, no longer updated) *[http://www.perrigo.com/ Official website] of [Perrigo](/source/Perrigo) {{Authority control}} Category:Dental companies Category:Pharmaceutical companies of Belgium Category:Pharmaceutical companies established in 1987 Category:1987 establishments in Belgium Category:Pharmaceutical companies disestablished in 2014 Category:2014 mergers and acquisitions Category:Companies based in East Flanders Category:Nazareth, Belgium {{med-company-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Omega Pharma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Pharma) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Pharma?action=history)). 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