# Gadea Pharma

supplies sterile corticosteroid APIs such as budesonide (oral and respiratory) for inhalation and other sterile applications, under the Minakem group.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/gadea-pharma/
Updated: 2026-07-20

- Country: Spain

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Founded | $174 million acquisition by AMRI in 2015 | https://www.genengnews.com/news/amri-acquires-gadea-for-174m/, https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/newsamri-buys-spanish-gadea-pharmaceutical-group-174m-4625420/, https://www.pharmtech.com/view/amri-acquires-gadea-pharmaceutical-group, https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/amri-acquires-gadea-pharmaceutical-group-515764051.html, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065087/000114420415042901/v415576_ex99-1.htm |
| Capacity | over 10 MT annually for budesonide API | https://minakem.com/products/budesonide-oral-respiratory-api/ |
| Regulatory approval | 22 active US DMFs, 17 EU COSs, 13 Japanese DMFs, 2 South Korean DMFs | https://www.genengnews.com/news/amri-acquires-gadea-for-174m/, https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/newsamri-buys-spanish-gadea-pharmaceutical-group-174m-4625420/, https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/amri-acquires-gadea-pharmaceutical-group-515764051.html, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065087/000114420415042901/v415576_ex99-1.htm |
| Production site | Valladolid, Spain | https://www.cphi-online.com/company/amri-gadea-grupo-farmaceutico/, https://www.pharmtech.com/view/amri-acquires-gadea-pharmaceutical-group, https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/amri-acquires-gadea-pharmaceutical-group-515764051.html, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065087/000114420415042901/v415576_ex99-1.htm |
| Revenue | approximately $83 million in 2014 | https://www.genengnews.com/news/amri-acquires-gadea-for-174m/, https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/newsamri-buys-spanish-gadea-pharmaceutical-group-174m-4625420/, https://www.pharmtech.com/view/amri-acquires-gadea-pharmaceutical-group, https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/amri-acquires-gadea-pharmaceutical-group-515764051.html, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065087/000114420415042901/v415576_ex99-1.htm, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065087/000114420415044673/v416445_ex99-2.htm |

Independent sources: cphi-online.com, genengnews.com, minakem.com, pharmaceutical-technology.com, pharmtech.com, prnewswire.co.uk, sec.gov

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