Plough Court pharmacy, the forerunner of Allen & Hanburys Ltd, is established in London by Silvanus Bevan. Glaxo acquires Allen & Hanburys in 1958.
GSK History
1715
1830
John K Smith opens his first drugstore in Philadelphia
1842
Thomas Beecham launches the Beecham’ Pills business in England.
1865
1865 Mahlon Kline joins Smith & Shoemaker - as John K Smith & Co had become. Later the company becomes Mahlon K Smith & Company, which is renamed Smith, Kline & Company in 1875.
1873
1873 Joseph Nathan establishes Joseph Nathan and Company, the foundation for the Glaxo company to be formed later.
1881
Burroughs Wellcome & Company is established in London by American pharmacists Henry Wellcome and Silas Burroughs.
1989
SmithKline and Beecham merge to form SmithKline Beecham.
1995
Glaxo and Wellcome merge to form Glaxo Wellcome.
2000
GlaxoSmithKline is formed by the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham.
GSK China History
1908
Wellcome office opens in China.
1910
Glaxo office opens in Shanghai.
1984
Sino-American Tianjin Smith Kline & French Laboratories Ltd. is established. (joint venture)
1988
Chongqing Glaxo Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is established. (joint venture, sold out of group in 2004)
1995
SmithKline Beecham (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. is established. (joint venture)
1995
SmithKline Beecham Biologicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is established. (joint venture, became wholly owned in 2005)
1997
Glaxo Wellcome (Suzhou) Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is established. (wholly owned)
1998
SmithKline Beecham (China) Investment Co., Ltd. is established. (wholly owned)
2000
Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham successfully merge.
2001
SmithKline Beecham (China) Investment Co., Ltd. is renamed GlaxoSmithKline (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (wholly owned)