- CEO
- Charl van Zyl
- Full Time Employees
- 5,707
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
- Address
- Ottiliavej 9 Valby Denmark 2500
- IPO Date
- Jul 13, 2022
- Business
- H. Lundbeck A/S is a Denmark-based international pharmaceutical company specializing in the research, development, manufacturing, marketing, and sale of innovative therapies for brain diseases, including psychiatric and neurological disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, migraine, and alcohol dependence. Founded in 1915 and headquartered in Valby, Copenhagen, the company operates in more than 50 countries with production facilities in Denmark, France, and Italy, and research centers in Denmark and the United States; its products are registered in over 80 countries worldwide. Lundbeck's core portfolio encompasses strategic brands including Rexulti/Rxulti (brexpiprazole) for depression, anxiety, and psychosis; Brintellix/Trintellix (vortioxetine) for depression; Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole) for psychosis; Vyepti (eptinezumab) for migraine prevention; Cipralex/Lexapro (escitalopram) and Cipramil (citalopram) for depression and anxiety; Ebixa (memantine) for Alzheimer's disease; Azilect (rasagiline) for Parkinson's disease; Northera (droxidopa) for neurogenic orthostatic hypotension; Sabril (vigabatrin), Onfi/Frisium (clobazam) for epilepsy; Selincro (nalmefene) for alcohol dependence; and mature antipsychotics such as Serdolect (sertindole), Clopixol/Cisordinol (zuclopenthixol), Fluanxol (flupentixol), and Truxal (chlorprothixene).[image:1 from products page] In recent developments, Lundbeck acquired Longboard Pharmaceuticals in 2024 for approximately $2.5 billion to add bexicaserin, a 5-HT2C agonist in development for developmental and epileptic encephalopathies including Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes; partnered with Iambic Therapeutics in 2024 to leverage AI-driven drug discovery for neurological diseases; and in September 2025 announced partnerships with Swixx Group, Zuellig Pharma, and NewBridge Pharmaceuticals to transition sales, marketing, access, and distribution in 27 markets across Europe and International Operations by December 2025, sharpening commercial focus on neuro-rare and neuro-specialty franchises while incurring one-off costs of DKK 390 million.