Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (TAPI)
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| Division of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | |
| Industry | Pharmaceutical |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Headquarters | Petah Tikva, Israel |
| Products | Pharmaceuticals |
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Number of employees
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5,000 (2013) |
| Website | www |
Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (TAPI) is an international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Israel. TAPI is a stand-alone business unit of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries limited, the largest generic drug manufacturer in the world and one of the 15 largest pharmaceutical companies worldwide.
On top of supplying a major share of Teva's own needs, the TAPI division is an active competitor in world markets, investing both in the development of new products and manufacturing processes and in the upgrading of production facilities. In 2014, TAPI's sales to third parties totaled $724 million. In recent years growth occurred in all of TAPI's principal geographical markets: North America, Europe and International. As of 2013, Teva Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients employs over 5,000 professionals worldwide, and offers a rich portfolio of about 300 active pharmaceutical ingredients.
At the heart of the API division is the Israel-based Teva-Tech, formerly known as the Assia and Plantex plants which manufacture, develop and market raw materials for pharmaceuticals.
TAPI has grown by acquiring top rated manufacturing and development facilities around the world. Today, TAPI operates 21 plants worldwide. Major TAPI’s acquisitions:
The R&D group at TAPI consists of a team of over 760 top scientists located in 7 development centers worldwide: A large center in Israel (synthetic products and peptides), a large center in Hungary (fermentation and semi-synthetic products), and a facility in India and additional sites in Italy, Croatia, Mexico and the Czech Republic (development of high potency API). TAPI's R&D focuses on the development of processes for the manufacturing of API, including intermediates, chemical and biological (fermentation), which are of interest to the generic drug industry, as well as Teva's proprietary drugs. The API R&D division also seeks methods to continuously reduce API production costs, enabling TAPI to improve its cost structure.
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