Xellia


Xellia ApS is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company headquartered in Copenhagen specialized in the production of anti-biotics, including Vancomycin and Bacitracin.
The company's US base of operations is in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, with additional facilities in Ohio, and North Carolina. In 2018, Xellia's sales in the United States accounted for 60% of its total revenue.

Products

The company's main output is bulk drug chemicals which are wholesaled to other companies for packaging and distribution. Recently some prepackaged goods have been produced.
Active drug substances manufactured are:
ATCSubstanceStructural formulaFormulation for saleProduction started
D06AX05
J01XX10
R02AB04
QA07AA93
Bacitracin Bacitracin1952
D06AX05
J01XX10
R02AB04
QA07AA93
Bacitracin Bacitracin zinc1958
Colistimethate natrium
A07AA10
J01XB01
QJ51XB01
ColistinColistin sulfate1969
J01X X09Daptomycin Daptomycin
R02AB30 Gramicidin
A07AA05
J01XB02
S01AA18
S02AA11
S03AA03
QJ51XB02
Polymyxin B Polymyxin B-sulfate1968
J01GB01
S01AA12
Tobramycin Tobramycin sulfate2005
D06AX08
R02AB02
S01AA05
TyrothricinTyrothricin
A07AA09
J01XA01
Vancomycin Vancomycin hydrochloride2003
A01AB04
A07AA07
G01AA03
J02AA01
Amfotericin B Amfotericin B1985
J02AX04 Caspofungin Caspofungin acetate
D07AC17
R01AD08
R01AD58
R03BA05
Fluticasone Fluticasone propionate
D07AC13
R01AD09
R03BA07
Mometasone Mometasone furoate

Discontinued products

Previously the company also produced:
IngredientProduced
Neomycin1952-?
Tetracycline1961-?

Partnerships

In 2019, Xellia partnered with Civica Rx to produce generic Vancomycin and Daptomycin. The partnership's stated aim is to remedy chronic drug shortages that have affected the American pharmaceutical market.

China-US Trade War

Xellia has been discussed as a potential alternative to Chinese companies for anti-biotic primary ingredients in the context of the China-United States trade war.