List of Pharmaceutical Companies in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 1,762 pharmaceutical companies in Belgium, one in every 1,355 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 39 firms employ 50 people or more. One in six pharmaceutical firms is based in Liège, Antwerpen, Bruxelles, Gent and Ixelles. Below you find the largest pharmaceutical firms in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

1,762 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies1,7621 in1,355 Belgian companiesCities405Largest cityLiège 71Sole traders27%Employees1-4 (88%)Revenue< $100K (51%)Email22%Phone51%Website26%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Janssen Pharmaceutica	Belgium	Beerse	Turnhoutseweg 30	Antwerpen	2340	*****.com	1934	$25,255,286,433	5,413	Corporation	1279	BE0403834160
2	Glaxosmithkline Biologicals	Belgium	Rixensart	Rue de L'Institut 89	Brabant Wallon	1330	*****.com	1990	$8,623,670,303	8,184	Corporation	697	BE0440872918
3	Phoenix Pharma Belgium	Belgium	Woluwe-saint-lambert	Avenue Emile Vandervelde 82	Bruxelles Capitale	1200	*****.be	1983	$1,559,877,356	492	Corporation	2591	BE0425353116
4	Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium	Belgium	Puurs	Rijksweg 12	Antwerpen	2870	*****.be	1960	$1,192,178,860	3,923	Corporation	211	BE0400778165
5	Ajinomoto Omnichem	Belgium	Wetteren	Cooppallaan 91	Oost Vlaanderen	9230	*****.com	1946	$552,682,341	876	Corporation	393	BE0403078352
6	Genzyme Flanders	Belgium	Geel	Cipalstraat 8	Antwerpen	2440	*****.com	2001	$530,006,385	1,022	Corporation	3	BE0475955046
7	Roche	Belgium	Anderlecht	Rue Dante 75	Bruxelles Capitale	1070	*****.be	1924	$520,206,304	123	Corporation	606	BE0403088151
8	Baxalta Belgium Manufacturing	Belgium	Lessines	Boulevard Rene Branquart 80	Hainaut	7860	*****.com	2014	$362,198,282	1,174	Corporation	672	BE0563700454
9	Organon Heist	Belgium	Heist-op-den-berg	Industriepark 30	Antwerpen	2220	*****.com	1972	$333,156,186	992	Corporation	162	BE0412581481
10	Novo Nordisk Production Belgium SA	Belgium	Bruxelles	Font Saint-landry 10	Bruxelles Capitale	1120	*****.com	2000	$299,772,130	613	Corporation	871	BE0465935738
11	Novartis Manufacturing	Belgium	Puurs	Rijksweg 14	Antwerpen	2870	*****.be	1962	$297,369,922	953	Corporation	565	BE0402134977
12	Telix Innovations	Belgium	Herstal	Rue de Hermee 255	Liège	4040	*****.com	2015	$282,569,769	100	Corporation	24	BE0627636718
13	Jntl Consumer Health (belgium)	Belgium	Antwerpen	Michel de Braeystraat 52	Antwerpen	2000	N/A	2022	$252,273,230	100	Corporation	354	BE0782678251
14	Zoetis Belgium	Belgium	Ottignies	Rue Laid Burniat 1	Brabant Wallon	1348	*****.be	1950	$188,335,928	755	Corporation	33	BE0401953350
15	Polypeptide	Belgium	Braine-l'alleud	Chaussee de Tubize 297	Brabant Wallon	1420	*****.com	2006	$180,951,074	482	Corporation	52	BE0879346768
16	Prothya Biosolutions Belgium	Belgium	Bruxelles	Avenue de Tyras 109	Bruxelles Capitale	1120	*****.com	1997	$128,766,308	358	Corporation	8	BE0462229645
17	Baxter	Belgium	Lessines	Boulevard Rene Branquart 80	Hainaut	7860	*****.be	1968	$123,506,813	888	Corporation	689	BE0403093693
18	Laboratoires S.M.B.	Belgium	Molenbeek-saint-jean	Rue de la Pastorale 26-28	Bruxelles Capitale	1080	*****.be	1978	$110,612,511	38	Corporation	N/A	BE0418956361
19	S.M.B. Technology	Belgium	Fontaine-l'evêque	Rue de la Marche 39	Hainaut	6141	*****.be	1987	$109,555,642	132	Corporation	2	BE0431842812
20	Odyssea Pharma	Belgium	Grâce-hollogne	Rue Du Travail 16	Liège	4460	*****.com	2007	$88,278,677	65	Corporation	513	BE0892121272
21	Physiol	Belgium	Liège	Allee Des Noisetiers 4	Liège	4031	*****.com	2017	$77,008,761	166	Corporation	26	BE0428242033
22	Cenexi - Laboratoires Thissen	Belgium	Braine-l'alleud	Rue de la Papyree 2-4- 6	Brabant Wallon	1420	*****.com	2012	$75,507,127	327	Corporation	339	BE0843115684
23	Mecs EUROPE/AFRICA	Belgium	Hoeilaart	Ildefonse Vandammestraat 7	Vlaams Brabant	1560	*****.com	2005	$68,654,971	528	Corporation	23	BE0875005128
24	Kela - Kempisch Laboratorium - Kela Laboratoria	Belgium	Hoogstraten	Sint-lenaartseweg 48	Antwerpen	2320	*****.health	1941	$64,004,761	273	Corporation	12	BE0403835645
25	Laboratoria Qualiphar	Belgium	Bornem	Rijksweg 9	Antwerpen	2880	*****.be	1958	$52,065,205	179	Corporation	2	BE0403086468

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Largest pharmaceutical firms in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Liège. Click a name for the record.

GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals is the largest pharmaceutical firm in Belgium by headcount. 39 firms employ 50 people or more; 25 employ 100 or more.

1Rixensart8,184 staff
2Beerse5,413 staff
3Puurs3,923 staff
4Lessines1,174 staff
5Geel1,022 staff
6Heist-op-den-Berg992 staff
7Puurs953 staff
8Lessines888 staff
9Wetteren876 staff
10Ottignies755 staff

By employee size · 1,373 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	1,204	88%
5-9	64	5%
10-19	42	3%
20-49	24	2%
50-99	14	1%
100-199	9	0.7%
200-499	5	0.4%
500-999	6	0.4%
1,000+	5	0.4%

88% have 1 to 4 people; 24 have 20 to 49; 39 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	559	51%
$100K-$500K	194	18%
$500K-$1M	18	2%
$1M-$5M	251	23%
$5M-$10M	4	0.4%
$10M-$50M	48	4%
$50M-$100M	9	0.8%
$100M-$500M	12	1%
$500M+	7	0.6%

51% under $100,000; 251 between $1M and $5M; 80 above $5M.

How many pharmaceutical companies are there in Belgium?

Pharmaceutical companies and pharmaceutical firms in Belgium

1,762

5 November 2026

There are 1,762 pharmaceutical companies and pharmaceutical firms in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 1,355 Belgian companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every month this year (16 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 817 46%
Head offices: 285
Branch offices: 660

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 codes 211 and 212, identical to NACE Rev. 2 211 and 212. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 211, 212.

438 of the 1,762 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (25%); 472 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Pharmaceutical firms in Liège

Liège has 71 pharmaceutical companies and pharmaceutical firms, 0.2% of all 35,041 Liège companies and 175% above the national share. Four in five Liège firms have fewer than five people; 1 has 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 29 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 45 · 85%
5-9: 1 · 2%
10-19: 4 · 8%
20-49: 2 · 4%
50+: 1 · 2%

Legal form

Sole traders: 15 · 21%
Partnerships: 0 · 0%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 19 · 27%
Other or none: 37 · 52%

Of the Belgian total: 4.0%
Of all Liège companies: 0.2%
Against the national share: 2.7×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 3
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 0.0%

Old

Before 1990: 29 · 41%
1990 or later: 42 · 59%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 5.7%

Reachable

Email: 17 · 24%
Phone: 32 · 45%
Website: 19 · 27%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 19 · 44%
$100K-$500K: 4 · 9%
$500K-$1M: 2 · 5%
$1M and more: 18 · 42%

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Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 1,373 Belgian pharmaceutical firms with a known headcount, 1,204 (88%) have one to four people, 64 have five to nine, 66 have ten to 49 and 39 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (559, 51%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 101,268 92%
Small 10 to 4966 5%
Medium 50 to 24928 2%
Large 250+11 0.8%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 76 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in Belgium?

Liège has the most pharmaceutical companies in Belgium (71), ahead of Antwerpen (60), Bruxelles (54), Gent (53) and Ixelles (51). Together the five hold one in six of them.

Cities by number of firms

405 Belgian cities have at least one pharmaceutical firm; 34 have ten or more; 144 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in four Belgian pharmaceutical firms work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Only one firm in four is a BV/SRL or NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)47227%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)201%
BV/SRL and NV/SA43825%
No form on record or other83247%

Single-site: 46%
Head offices: 285
Branches: 660

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 13 doctors for every pharmaceutical firm in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Doctors	22,571	34%	86%
Vets	7,376	38%	93%
Opticians	3,969	54%	85%
Pharmaceutical Companies	1,762	26%	68%

In other countries

Belgium has more pharmaceutical firms than the UK or the Netherlands, and more per company than either.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Belgium	1,762	0.7
The UK	1,693	0.2
The Netherlands	493	0.1
Italy	275	0.0
Sweden	184	0.1

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How reachable are they?

Pharmaceutical firms are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 51% list a phone number and 26% a website.

Email379 22%
Phone904 51%
Website462 26%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 0 Belgian pharmaceutical firms from before 1900, 21 from before 1950 and 512 from before 1990.

1919
1. Elsene
1920
1. Amay
1924
1. Anderlecht
1925
1. Liège
1934
1. Beerse
1935
1. Verviers

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Frequently asked questions

How many pharmaceutical companies are there in Belgium?

There are 1,762 pharmaceutical companies and pharmaceutical firms in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 1,355 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest pharmaceutical firm in Belgium?

GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals in Rixensart, with 8,184 staff. By revenue Janssen Pharmaceutica in Beerse leads with $25.3 billion a year.

Which Belgian city has the most pharmaceutical companies?

Liège, with 71, ahead of Antwerpen (60), Bruxelles (54), Gent (53) and Ixelles (51).

How many pharmaceutical firms are there in Liège?

71, which is 0.2% of all 35,041 Liège companies and 175% above the national share.

How big is a typical pharmaceutical firm?

Small. 88% of the 1,373 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 39 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Belgian pharmaceutical companies sole traders or companies?

One in four (472) are sole traders, 1% are partnerships and 25% (438) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many pharmaceutical firms started in 2026?

16 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 19 in 2025. 2 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest pharmaceutical firm in Belgium?

Fonds De Securite d'Existence Des Carrieres De Petit Granit in Elsene, 1919, followed by Pharmacie Des Cloitres in Amay (1920) and Roche in Anderlecht (1924). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers pharmaceutical companies?

Belgian pharmaceutical companies are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 codes 211 and 212, identical to NACE Rev. 2 codes 211 and 212. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 211 and 212.

Can I download the full list?

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