ALTANA Pharma is a made-in-Ontario company, headquartered in Oakville, Ontario and providing innovative pharmaceutical products and services to Canadians from coast-to-coast.  Eight years ago John Suk, president and CEO, founded ALTANA in Canada with a focus on specific values: integrity, innovation, performance, mutual respect, open communication, and work-life balance.

"ALTANA's motto is 'added value is our active ingredient,' but it's how we bring that motto to life – for our employees, for our customers, and for our community that really counts," says Mr. Suk.  "We knew that if we got that right, everything else would follow, and being named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers by Maclean's two years in a row is proof of that."

Employee benefits include a welcoming office space, flex work arrangements and paid Christmas shutdown. The company also participates in a variety of health-care, scientific, academic and community partnerships, all with the common goal of improving the health of Canadians.  One of its newest initiatives is a scholarship program developed in consultation with the Ontario College of Family Physicians, aimed at increasing the number of family physicians in Ontario.

ALTANA Pharma in Canada is active in the research and development of products in gastroenterology and respirology.  The company's lead product is PANTOLOC† used in the treatment of acid-related gastrointestinal disorders.  Designated as A Caring Company by Imagine Canada, ALTANA Pharma Inc. is the Canadian pharmaceutical division of ALTANA AG (Germany).


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