Chanelle

Chanelle Group is the largest Irish-owned manufacturer of generic pharmaceutical products in Ireland employing over 500 people at present. Headquartered in Loughrea Co. Galway, the company was founded in 1985 by its owner and managing director, Michael H. Burke, a trained Veterinary Surgeon and commenced manufacturing with two staff. The Chanelle Group provides a spectrum of services to its customers including research and product development, registration and production of generic pharmaceuticals for both Human and Veterinary Pharmaceuticals. Chanelle has over 2000 animal health licenses registered in the EU - the largest number of registered veterinary licenses of any company in the EU; with 500 licences outside EU. Chanelle holds over 1900 product licences for human health products worldwide. Chanelle exports to over 96 countries worldwide, with key markets in EU, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Africa and the Middle East. Chanelle supplies 10 of the top 12 multinationals in the world with both human and veterinary products. All growth is organic and the company has continually grown its business each year since 1985.