HAL Allergy Group

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HAL Allergy
Company type Private
Industry Pharmaceutical
Founded1959
FounderDr. Johan Kuijper
Headquarters Leiden Bio Science Park, Netherlands
ProductsPURETHAL, SUBLIVAC, VENOMENHAL, Provo Test
Number of employees
300
Parent Droege International Group
Website www.hal-allergy.com
One of the HAL Allergy buildings in Leiden. J.H. Oortweg 15-17 Leiden HAL.JPG
One of the HAL Allergy buildings in Leiden.

HAL Allergy Group is a pharmaceutical company that develops, produces and sells products for allergy diagnostic and allergen immunotherapy (AIT). The research facilities and headquarters are located at the Leiden Bio Science Park, Netherlands. [1]

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The focus since 1959 stems from the development, production and distribution of allergen immunotherapies for the treatment and prevention of allergic diseases. These immunotherapies produced are subcutaneous (SCIT) or sublingual (SLIT) administrated and used primarily against common allergies such as hay fever, house dust mite allergy and allergic reactions towards wasp or bee stings. With offices in major European countries, HAL Allergy is one of the European top players, particularly in the field of allergy.

In addition, HAL Allergy has a specific expertise in the area of contract manufacturing with focus on the production of biopharmaceutical products for preclinical and clinical studies. This is done by its subsidiary HALIX B.V.

HAL Allergy originally stems from 'Haarlems Allergenen Laboratorium', a Dutch company set up in Haarlem. The company started as a small laboratory where, on request of several local general practitioners (GPs), extracts were prepared on a named patient basis to treat against allergic reactions.

History

HAL Allergy was established in 1959. At the time of its inception it was located in the centre of Haarlem. The name HAL Allergy comes from 'Haarlems Allergenen Laboratorium'.

The founder of HAL Allergy Johan Kuijper identified at an early stage the relevance of standardisation and stability of allergen extracts as well as being one of the initiators of the establishment of a European Clearing House [2] for allergen extracts from which the Paul Ehrlich Seminars originated.

In the 1970s, the company began exporting to Germany on larger scale. Over the years, the product portfolio has seen changes and development. In January 2007 the company moved from Haarlem to bigger premises at the Bio Science Park in Leiden in the Netherlands [3]

Aside from the development and production of allergy vaccines, HAL Allergy started a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) in 2012, named HALIX that is engaged in the production of biotechnological products for preclinical and clinical studies.

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Corporate information

HAL Allergy is a privately held company registered in The Netherlands. HAL Allergy is a part of Droege International Group AG.

The members of HAL Allergy's board of directors are: [4] [5]

Research

HAL Allergy develops and markets innovative products, that are convenient-to-use, for the treatment of respiratory, venom and food allergies.

Products

Allergy immunotherapy products account for most of HAL Allergy's ’s revenues and comprise the following types of product:

The aforementioned allergy immunotherapy products are purified from natural sources.

Sponsorships

HAL Allergy is one of the founder sponsors of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI). [11]

References

  1. "Leiden Bio Science Park's website". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  2. Kurth, Reinhard; Siefert, Gerhard, eds. (1990). Regulatory Control and Standardization of Allergenic Extracts. Frankfurt A.M.: Gustav Fischer. p. 1. ISBN   978-1560813262.
  3. Fighting the cause of allergies, EMB News 2011
  4. "HAL Allergy's website".
  5. "Bloomberg's website".
  6. "HAL-MPE1 First-in-human - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov". clinicaltrials.gov. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  7. "SUBLIVAC FIX Birch Phase III Short-term Efficacy - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov". clinicaltrials.gov. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  8. "Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT), American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology's website" . Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  9. "Sublingual vaccines, HAL Allergy's website" . Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  10. "Subcutaneous vaccines, HAL Allergy website" . Retrieved 2016-03-06.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. "EAACI website" . Retrieved 2016-03-06.