History of GSK by https://padlet.com/alexandra536/lvsx9wrpweli86e6 A brief history of GSK en-us 2021-11-29 14:08:29 UTC 2026-01-03 22:05:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Innovative entrepreneurs: 1715 – 1891 alexandra536 https://padlet.com/alexandra536/lvsx9wrpweli86e6/wish/1917982486 Our history began with a remarkable group of individuals in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, who set up a range of businesses across the UK, Europe and the USA. In pharmacies, shops and drug manufacturers, they developed innovative products including medicinal soaps and cod liver oil. Their pioneering work forms the foundation of the company we know today.






]]> 2021-11-29 14:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandra536/lvsx9wrpweli86e6/wish/1917982486 Going global: 1892 – 1918 alexandra536 https://padlet.com/alexandra536/lvsx9wrpweli86e6/wish/1917987806 While the first wireless signals were sent across the Atlantic and railways developed for commercial and then wartime use, our legacy companies were expanding across the world, developing and selling new products on an increasingly global scale.


]]> 2021-11-29 14:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandra536/lvsx9wrpweli86e6/wish/1917987806 Building brands: 1919 – 1949 alexandra536 https://padlet.com/alexandra536/lvsx9wrpweli86e6/wish/1917994582 In the heightened period of consumerism following the First World War, our legacy companies began to consolidate their products, building brand portfolios and investing in consumer advertising. This was also a period of landmark scientific breakthroughs, including the discovery of insulin and penicillin.


]]> 2021-11-29 14:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandra536/lvsx9wrpweli86e6/wish/1917994582 Creating the GSK of today: 1950 – 1999 alexandra536 https://padlet.com/alexandra536/lvsx9wrpweli86e6/wish/1917999462 These fifty years were pivotal in our history. During this period, we developed the first treatment for HIV, enhanced our consumer brands and developed new treatments for asthma. Company consolidation led to the formation of SmithKline Beecham and Glaxo Wellcome, which would ultimately merge to become GSK.


]]> 2021-11-29 14:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandra536/lvsx9wrpweli86e6/wish/1917999462 GSK today: 2000 – present alexandra536 https://padlet.com/alexandra536/lvsx9wrpweli86e6/wish/1918000488 With the merger of SmithKline Beecham and GlaxoWellcome in 2000, GSK was formed. Now we are a science-led global healthcare company with around 100,000 employees worldwide. We aim to bring differentiated, high-quality and needed healthcare products to as many people as possible with our three global businesses of Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines and Consumer Healthcare.


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