Grünenthal Pharma is positioned as the best pharmaceutical company to work in enterprises between 250-500 employees.

Madrid, may 2012.- Grünenthal Pharma is for the second consecutive year among the 50 best Spanish companies for work that they have acquired the qualification of GPTW Best 2009″ 2012 ”, according to the data made public by the consulting firm Great Place to Work. In addition, it is one of the six Spanish laboratories that are part of this prestigious list.

In just one year Grünenthal Pharma has gone from dealing with a very creditable since 17 to occupy the 9th Square, the range of reference of enterprises between 250-500 workers. This significant improvement has allowed Grünenthal position as the first pharmaceutical company in this group.

About Grünenthal

Grünenthal group is a pharmaceutical company international, independent and family-owned based on research and headquartered in Aachen, Germany. Taking advantage of its position in the area of the treatment of pain, its aim is to become more patient-centred company in order to be a leader in therapeutic innovation.

Grünenthal is one of the last five pharmaceutical companies research-based with headquarters in Germany, which invests in a sustainable way in research and development. This investment amounted to about 25% of our sales in the year 2011. Grünenthal strategy as regards research and development focuses on select specific fields of therapy and the use of the latest technologies. We focus on the intense search for new ways to improve the treatment of pain, more effective and with fewer adverse reactions.

In total, the Grünenthal group has subsidiaries in 26 countries around the world and their products are sold in more than 155. Work approximately 4,500 employees in the Grünenthal group worldwide, of whom about 330 are in the region of Iberia. In 2011, the Grünenthal group worldwide reached an estimated turnover of € 947 M.

On the other hand, Grünenthal Pharma, the Spanish subsidiary of the Grünenthal group, ranked 9 in the Group of companies of between 250 and 500 employees of the prestigious ranking ‘ Best 2009″ Spain 2012 ’, produced by Great Place to Work ®.