GSK International (GlaxoSmithKline) was formed as a result of the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham in January 2001. GSK is headquartered in the UK. The company operates in more than 150 countries. 84 GSK plants are located in 36 countries. The largest research centers are open in the UK, USA, Belgium, Spain. Of the company's 98,000 employees, more than 13,000 are employees of scientific laboratories.
GSK - the world's first company to disclose all clinical trials, regardless of their outcome.
Today the turnover of the group is about 23 billion pounds sterling, of which more than 50% fall on markets outside Europe and the United States.