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Data updated 19 June 2026

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies in Sweden

Companies
140
Market
Sweden

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing sector in Sweden comprises 140 companies across 2 sub-industries. Its largest sub-industry is Production of pharmaceutical preparations (120 companies), and the highest-revenue company is AstraZeneca AB. This page breaks the pharmaceutical market down by sub-industry, company size and revenue, and lists the 50 largest companies in Sweden by revenue. Data last updated 19 June 2026.

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Summary: key data points for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Sweden

  • Total companies: 140
  • Sub-industries: 2
  • Largest sub-industry: Production of pharmaceutical preparations — 120 companies (85.7% of the sector)
  • Second largest: Production of pharmaceutical raw materials — 20 companies
  • Companies with reported revenue: 88
  • Companies with €10M+ revenue: 23
  • Companies with reported headcount: 76
  • Larger employers (100+ staff): 17

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Sweden by sub-industry

Sub-industryCompanies% of sector
Production of pharmaceutical preparations12085.7%
Production of pharmaceutical raw materials2014.3%

Company size — Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Sweden

Based on the 76 pharmaceutical companies in Sweden with reported employee figures.

EmployeesCompanies% of reported
1–103748.7%
11–491722.4%
50–9956.6%
100–19979.2%
200–49945.3%
500+67.9%

The sector is dominated by small firms — 48.7% of companies with reported headcount have 1–10 employees. At the other end, 17 companies employ 100+ people and represent the high-value enterprise accounts.

Revenue distribution — Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Sweden

Based on the 88 pharmaceutical companies in Sweden with reported revenue.

Revenue bandCompanies% of reported
€0–100k2629.5%
€100k–200k55.7%
€200k–500k22.3%
€500k–1M89.1%
€1M–10M2427.3%
€10M–100M1618.2%
€100M+78.0%

Top 50 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing companies in Sweden by revenue

Business IDCompanyWebsiteEmployeesRevenueSub-industry
5560117482AstraZeneca ABastrazeneca.se500+€17.1BProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5561081919Cytiva Sweden ABcytiva.com500+€2.7BProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5561319608Pfizer Health ABpfizer.se200–499€578.3MProduction of pharmaceutical raw materials
5565616058Fresenius Kabi ABfresenius-kabi.com500+€489.5MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5565504833Octapharma ABoctapharma.se500+€215.3MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5567026181McNeil ABmcneilab.se500+€193.4MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5562586882Q-Med Aktiebolag500+€136.4MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5563897254Polypeptide Laboratories (Sweden) ABpolypeptide.com200–499€95.5MProduction of pharmaceutical raw materials
5568690704Repligen Sweden ABrepligen.com100–199€76.4MProduction of pharmaceutical raw materials
5566955752Recipharm Uppsala ABrecipharm.com100–199€60.0MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5564995081Sever Pharma Solutions ABqpharma.com200–499€56.9MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5564597416Valneva Sweden ABvalneva.com100–199€46.6MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5567139992Rechon Life Science ABrechon.com200–499€43.3MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5563367795Abigo Medical Aktiebolagabigo.se100–199€36.5MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5566624366Meribel Pharma Karlskoga ABrecipharm.com100–199€33.7MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5568592074AGB-Pharma ABagb-pharma.com11–49€22.6MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5567572119Bioglan ABbioglan.se100–199€22.1MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5566668231APL Strängnäs ABrecipharm.com50–99€20.5MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5566662606Meribel Pharma Höganäs ABrecipharm.com50–99€17.6MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5565578944Magle Chemoswed ABmaglechemoswed.com50–99€15.3MProduction of pharmaceutical raw materials
5564267721Unimedic Aktiebolagunimedicpharma.se50–99€13.3MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5565000709Bohus BioTech Aktiebolagbohusbiotech.com11–49€12.5MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5566617816NorthX Biologics ABnxbio.com100–199€10.3MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5560355926Aktiebolaget Cernelle.cernelle.com11–49€9.0MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5569304768LobSor Pharmaceuticals Aktiebolaglobsor.com1–10€7.8MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5562898998Biora AB11–49€7.1MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5562450055Chemotechnique MB Diagnostics Aktiebolagchemotechnique.se11–49€6.1MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5562712728Octean ABoctean.se1–10€4.8MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5565099529JE-Medic i Gävle ABjemedic.se11–49€4.2MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5562632769Agrisera Aktiebolagagrisera.com50–99€3.8MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5560276437AKLA Aktiebolagakla.se11–49€3.0MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5569258311Atrogi ABatrogi.com11–49€3.0MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5565482329NidaCon International ABnidacon.com11–49€2.6MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5566098793Vitargo AB1–10€2.4MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5565730594DCG Nordic ABdcg.se11–49€2.3MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5560576638Carls-Bergh Pharma Aktiebolagcarls-bergh.se11–49€1.9MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5590535646Sunmedic ABsunmedic.eu1–10€1.9MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5568107055Håtunalab ABhatunalab.com1–10€1.5MProduction of pharmaceutical raw materials
5568241177Viola Vitalis ABviolavitalis.org1–10€1.4MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5593272593Moderna Sweden ABmodernamuseet.se1–10€1.3MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5594085523Novicur Pharma AB11–49€1.3MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5562738368Skillingarydsalvan Aktiebolag1–10€1.2MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5569396533VLVbio ABvlvbio.com1–10€1.2MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5561295089Svenska Örtmedicinska Institutet Aktiebolagortmedicinska.se11–49€1.2MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5568874258Evolan Medic ABevolan.se—€1.1MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5590477229Canopus Medical ABcanopusmedical.com11–49€1.1MProduction of pharmaceutical raw materials
5567316343Föllinge Hälsoprodukter ABfollingeprodukter.se1–10€1.0MProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5568848203BioCool ABbiocool.se1–10€879kProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5566271234Temax ABremaxabrealty.ca1–10€868kProduction of pharmaceutical preparations
5563326676Vivesto AB11–49€848kProduction of pharmaceutical preparations

How to sell to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing companies in Sweden

  • Micro-business heavy: 48.7% of firms with reported headcount have 1–10 staff — keep offers simple, fast to adopt, and priced for small teams.
  • Enterprise tier: 17 companies have 100+ employees — these are your high-ACV accounts that warrant named-account outbound.
  • Revenue concentration: 23 companies report €10M+ revenue and concentrate most of the sector's buying power.
  • Segment your list: the sector splits across 2 sub-industries led by Production of pharmaceutical preparations — target by sub-industry rather than the sector as a whole.
  • Reach the decision-makers: Nordic Lead Database provides verified emails and direct phone numbers for executives at Sweden's pharmaceutical companies.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing across the Nordics

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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in All Nordics
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pharmaceutical companies are there in Sweden?+
There are 140 pharmaceutical companies in Sweden, split across 2 sub-industries, the largest being Production of pharmaceutical preparations with 120 companies. Figures were last updated on 19 June 2026.
What are the largest pharmaceutical companies in Sweden?+
Ranked by revenue, the largest pharmaceutical companies in Sweden include AstraZeneca AB, Cytiva Sweden AB, Pfizer Health AB, Fresenius Kabi AB, Octapharma AB. The full top 50 list with revenue, headcount and website is shown above.
How can I get contact data for decision-makers at pharmaceutical companies in Sweden?+
Nordic Lead Database provides verified emails, direct phone numbers and company data for decision-makers at Sweden's 140 pharmaceutical companies. Book a meeting and we'll provision access or build a custom export.

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