Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC

egis pharmaceuticals plc, headquartered in budapest, hungary, is one of the leading pharmaceutical companies operating principally in central and eastern europe. the company’s history dates back to more than a century and its activities extend to every field of the pharmaceutical value chain: from r&d through the production of apis and fps to sales and marketing. egis’ products ranging from tablets to injections and galenic products are sold to more than 60 countries worldwide. egis group has representative offices and subsidiaries in 18 countries besides its hungarian hq and employs more than 4000 people in hungary and abroad. in its 2012/2013 business year, egis group achieved net sales of eur 462 million. as an r&d-driven company that is primarily known for its high quality, value-added generic products, egis devotes 9% of its consolidated turnover, more than eur 40 million to research and development yearly, which also qualifies as one of the largest amounts spent on r&d amon