Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApS
Private limited companyCVR 61094628København SActive
Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApS is a private limited company, based in København S, active in manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products, founded in 1959. Net profit fell 74% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 213.7m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 14 companies in the industry in the database. With 458 employees, the company is about 24 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
RevenueDKK 1.5bn−8.6% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 213.7m−74.2% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 404.6m+149% vs. 2024
Employees458latest month from CVR
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 751% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 314.9m.
- Revenue fell 9% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.5bn.
- Net profit fell 74% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 213.7m.
- Equity rose 149% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 404.6m.
Employees
- 21 fewer employees than a year earlier: 458 (07/2026) against 479 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Eva Blem (board member, 30/04/2025) and Alexander Sebastian Benjamin Sproedt (board member, 03/06/2026).
- Stepped down: Bente Schmidt Nielsen (board member, 30/04/2025) and Michael Kocher (board member, 03/06/2026).
Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.
Financial statements
Financial years 2020–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,042,515 | 1,792,626 | 2,245,303 | 1,986,816 | 1,599,382 | 1,461,516 | −8.6% |
| Gross profit | 361,330 | −46,989 | 318,378 | −640,209 | 37,013 | 314,911 | +750.8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | – | – | – | – | – | 3,935 | – |
| Profit before tax | −136,555 | – | – | – | – | 247,881 | – |
| Net profit | −115,666 | −503,090 | −371,486 | −2,384,901 | 828,966 | 213,738 | −74.2% |
| Total assets | 4,090,943 | 3,733,699 | 3,460,247 | 2,105,002 | 3,200,468 | 2,829,479 | −11.6% |
| Equity | 2,621,030 | 2,082,735 | 1,750,675 | −597,775 | 162,454 | 404,569 | +149% |
| Liabilities | 1,390,797 | 1,588,295 | 1,655,015 | 2,581,528 | 2,968,069 | 2,377,134 | −19.9% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,317 | 46 | 323 | 252 | 315 | 160,376 | +50,813% |
| Average number of employees | 624 | 640 | 648 | 650 | 547 | 453 | −17.2% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.
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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 12/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 18/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 28/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 08/05/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 25/04/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 04/05/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
14 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products based on the latest financial year.
Gross profitDKK 314.9mNo. 1 of 14
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 404.6mNo. 2 of 14
Better than 92% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees458No. 1 of 14
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
Industry median: gross profit DKK 13.9m, net profit DKK 80,789, equity DKK 10.1m, 19 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison | No. 133of 763 Better than 83% | No. 147of 796 Better than 82% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 281of 10,152 Better than 97% | No. 444of 10,275 Better than 96% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 65of 66,379 Better than 100% | No. 279of 66,505 Better than 100% |
The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.
Compare with the industry
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical productsGross profit
- Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApSDKK 314.9m
- Glycom Manufacturing A/SDKK 226.3m
- Biofac A/SDKK 73.6m
Net profit
- Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApSDKK 213.7m
- Glycom Manufacturing A/SDKK 69.2m
- Biofac A/S−DKK 3.8m
Equity
- Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApSDKK 404.6m
- Glycom Manufacturing A/SDKK 577.7m
- Biofac A/SDKK 10.8m
Employees
- Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApS458
- Glycom Manufacturing A/S116
- Biofac A/S83
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterOwners
- Xellia Group ApS100%
Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApS
Management
8 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Kocher | Director | 01/10/2023 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Lars Beck Madsen | Board member | 22/03/2018 |
| Søren Hostrup | Chair of the board | 13/09/2021 |
| Lone Thiis | Deputy board member | 25/03/2022 |
| Martin Bech | Board member | 25/03/2022 |
| Michael Uhd | Board member | 27/09/2024 |
| Eva Blem | Board member | 30/04/2025 |
| Alexander Sebastian Benjamin Sproedt | Board member | 03/06/2026 |
Former management (83)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niels Lykke Graugaard | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 29/05/1995 |
| Niels Lykke Graugaard | Director | 31/03/1959 | 01/02/1995 |
| Niels Søby | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 14/12/1994 |
| Per Rønsted | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 28/04/1989 |
| Hans Christian Hansen | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 31/07/1995 |
| Jacob Kortleven Holm | Deputy board member | 31/03/1959 | 31/05/1995 |
| Johan Jesper Laier | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 21/12/1987 |
| Hans Bruun Ringsing | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 02/10/1990 |
| Aage Ole Egholm Larsen | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 24/03/2014 |
| Einar Wilhelm Sissener | Chair of the board | 31/03/1959 | 22/05/2000 |
| Otto Feierskov Andreasen | Deputy chair | 31/03/1959 | 29/05/1995 |
| Astrid Spillum | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 19/05/1994 |
| Flemming Bogø Jensen | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 27/04/1988 |
| Jørgen Worning | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 02/10/1990 |
| Jørgen Worning | CEO | 31/03/1959 | 02/10/1990 |
| Tim Niss Corell | Deputy board member | 31/03/1959 | 21/12/1987 |
| Elsebeth Heldorf Knudsen | Deputy board member | 31/03/1959 | 19/05/1994 |
| Ole Mulvad | Deputy board member | 31/03/1959 | 16/06/1999 |
| Flemming Riber Larsen | Deputy board member | 31/03/1959 | 15/11/1990 |
| Preben Sigvard Franch Schrøder | Deputy board member | 31/03/1959 | 14/12/1988 |
| Gitte Lisbeth Kofod | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 19/05/1994 |
| Charlotte Hemmingsen | Deputy board member | 31/03/1959 | 15/05/2002 |
| Oscar William Kaalstad | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 30/09/1993 |
| Roald Jøtun | Deputy chair | 31/03/1959 | 21/07/1989 |
| Isadore Roy Cohen | Deputy chair | 31/03/1959 | 14/12/1994 |
| Charles Arthur Baker | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 28/04/1989 |
| William P Altman | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 11/11/1991 |
| Jack van Hulst | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 17/04/1991 |
| Ricardo Pedro Storm | Board member | 31/03/1959 | 11/11/1991 |
| Jeffrey Edward Smith | Deputy board member | 31/03/1959 | 21/05/1997 |
| Gerner Vejrup | Board member | 01/02/1995 | 19/05/2004 |
| Gerner Vejrup | Director | 01/02/1995 | 01/10/1999 |
| Thor Kristiansen | Director | 01/02/1995 | 01/01/2002 |
| Ingrid Beichmann Wiik | Director | 29/05/1995 | 13/04/2000 |
| Jette Elisabeth Skylark | Deputy board member | 29/05/1998 | 15/05/2002 |
| Lise Sylvest Helledi | Board member | 29/05/1998 | 02/06/2004 |
| Sverre Bjertnes | Board member | 29/05/1998 | 28/05/2003 |
| Carl-Åke Carlsson | Director | 13/04/2000 | 01/10/2023 |
| Torben Jung Laursen | Director | 01/01/2002 | 31/03/2004 |
| Thor Kristiansen | Board member | 01/01/2002 | 15/05/2002 |
| Lars Saaby Nielsen | Deputy board member | 15/05/2002 | 01/02/2003 |
| Lis Else Kirkegaard | Director | 04/11/2002 | 19/12/2005 |
| Terje Aarbogh | Director | 04/11/2002 | 01/02/2006 |
| Søren Peter Thomsen | Board member | 28/05/2003 | 12/09/2005 |
| Finn Gjersøe | Board member | 19/05/2004 | 30/12/2005 |
| Henriette Nielsen | Board member | 19/05/2004 | 30/12/2005 |
| Michael Graakjær | Board member | 19/05/2004 | 10/06/2013 |
| Hans Ketel Ohm Laursen | Deputy board member | 19/05/2004 | 23/11/2006 |
| Finn Gjersøe | Director | 29/09/2004 | 19/12/2005 |
| Svend Andersen | Director | 29/09/2004 | 19/12/2005 |
| Ingrid Beichmann Wiik | Board member | 23/05/2005 | 16/05/2006 |
| Bente Schmidt Nielsen | Board member | 12/09/2005 | 30/04/2025 |
| Steen Asferg Rasmussen | Board member | 30/12/2005 | 01/02/2008 |
| Steen Asferg Rasmussen | Director | 01/02/2006 | 01/02/2008 |
| Torben Jung Laursen | Board member | 28/09/2006 | 17/02/2009 |
| Torben Koch | Deputy board member | 23/11/2006 | 14/04/2010 |
| Gert Ibsen | Deputy board member | 23/11/2006 | 14/04/2010 |
| Frank Jensen | Deputy board member | 23/11/2006 | 24/03/2014 |
| Anette Melchior Jensen | Board member | 23/11/2006 | 14/04/2010 |
| Stig Jarle Pettersen | Board member | 22/04/2008 | 31/07/2009 |
| Mikkel Lyager Olsen | Director | 08/05/2008 | 10/12/2008 |
| Kennet Ingvar Lundberg | Board member | 31/07/2009 | 01/09/2014 |
| Mikkel Lyager Olsen | Chair of the board | 10/09/2009 | 13/09/2021 |
| Carl-Åke Carlsson | Board member | 10/09/2009 | 01/10/2023 |
| Jakob Toft Mossing | Board member | 10/06/2013 | 24/03/2014 |
| Jan Høgh Bergmann | Board member | 24/03/2014 | 07/12/2017 |
| Susanne Lisby | Deputy board member | 24/03/2014 | 09/02/2016 |
| Lennart Bo Fredmark | Deputy board member | 24/03/2014 | 06/12/2017 |
| Thomas Schou Hunderup | Board member | 24/03/2014 | 21/03/2018 |
| Mads Bodenhoff | Board member | 01/09/2014 | 03/01/2018 |
| Lars Mosberg | Deputy board member | 09/02/2016 | 22/03/2018 |
| Lennart Bo Fredmark | Board member | 07/12/2017 | 22/03/2018 |
| Lone Finner | Deputy board member | 07/12/2017 | 22/03/2018 |
| Niels Murmann | Board member | 03/01/2018 | 06/02/2023 |
| Lone Thiis | Deputy board member | 22/03/2018 | 29/04/2021 |
| Thomas Schou Hunderup | Deputy board member | 22/03/2018 | 25/03/2022 |
| Jakob Christian Andersen | Board member | 22/03/2018 | 30/04/2021 |
| Lone Thiis | Board member | 30/04/2021 | 24/03/2022 |
| Gisli Lukas Ihlemann Lundahl | Deputy board member | 25/03/2022 | 28/02/2023 |
| Geelanie Rodriguez Briones | Board member | 06/02/2023 | 01/10/2023 |
| Michael Kocher | Board member | 01/10/2023 | 03/06/2026 |
| John Ramsay Stewart | Board member | 01/10/2023 | 11/04/2024 |
| Thomas Clement Guldager | Board member | 11/04/2024 | 27/09/2024 |
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Address and production units
2 active production unitsDalslandsgade 11
2300 København S
København Municipality · Postcode 2300
Other companies at the address (1)
- New Xellia Group A/SActivities of non-financial head offices
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| XELLIA PHARMACEUTICALS ApS | Dalslandsgade 11, 2300 København S | 437 | 1002126839 |
| Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApS | Langebrogade 3F, 1, 1411 København K | 28 | 1031482816 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive fabrikation af og handel med medicinalvarer til human eller veterinær brug, finkemikalier, kosmetik, forskning og udvikling samt hermed beslægtet virksomhed enten direkte eller ved anbringelse af kapital i selskaber med ligende formål samt at virke som repræsentant eller alliancepartner for danske og udenlandske virksomheder inden for sådanne forretningsområder.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
132 registered events02015
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20263 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementAlexander Sebastian Benjamin Sproedt appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Kocher stepped down as board member
20253 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementEva Blem appointed board member
- ManagementBente Schmidt Nielsen stepped down as board member
20245 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementMichael Uhd appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Clement Guldager stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementThomas Clement Guldager appointed board member
- ManagementJohn Ramsay Stewart stepped down as board member
202310 changesmanagement 9 · accounts 1
- ManagementMichael Kocher appointed board member
- ManagementJohn Ramsay Stewart appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Kocher appointed director
- ManagementGeelanie Rodriguez Briones stepped down as board member
- ManagementCarl-Åke Carlsson stepped down as board member
- ManagementCarl-Åke Carlsson stepped down as director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementGisli Lukas Ihlemann Lundahl stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementGeelanie Rodriguez Briones appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Murmann stepped down as board member
20226 changesaccounts 1 · management 5
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementLone Thiis appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMartin Bech appointed board member
- ManagementGisli Lukas Ihlemann Lundahl appointed deputy board member
- ManagementThomas Schou Hunderup stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLone Thiis stepped down as board member
20216 changesmanagement 5 · accounts 1
- ManagementSøren Hostrup appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMikkel Lyager Olsen stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementLone Thiis appointed board member
- ManagementJakob Christian Andersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementLone Thiis stepped down as deputy board member
201810 changesmanagement 10
- ManagementLone Thiis appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLars Beck Madsen appointed board member
- ManagementJakob Christian Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Schou Hunderup appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLone Finner stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLennart Bo Fredmark stepped down as board member
- ManagementLars Mosberg stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementThomas Schou Hunderup stepped down as board member
- ManagementNiels Murmann appointed board member
- ManagementMads Bodenhoff stepped down as board member
20174 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementLone Finner appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLennart Bo Fredmark appointed board member
- ManagementJan Høgh Bergmann stepped down as board member
- ManagementLennart Bo Fredmark stepped down as deputy board member
20162 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementLars Mosberg appointed deputy board member
- ManagementSusanne Lisby stepped down as deputy board member
20148 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementMads Bodenhoff appointed board member
- ManagementKennet Ingvar Lundberg stepped down as board member
- ManagementThomas Schou Hunderup appointed board member
- ManagementLennart Bo Fredmark appointed deputy board member
- ManagementSusanne Lisby appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJan Høgh Bergmann appointed board member
- ManagementJakob Toft Mossing stepped down as board member
- ManagementFrank Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
20134 changescapital 1 · ownership 1 · management 2
- CapitalShare capital changed from 101,000,000 DKK to 201,000,000 DKK
- OwnershipXELLIA GROUP ApS registered as owner (100%)
- ManagementJakob Toft Mossing appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Graakjær stepped down as board member
20104 changesmanagement 3 · name 1
- ManagementTorben Koch stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementAnette Melchior Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementGert Ibsen stepped down as deputy board member
- NameName changed from AXELLIA PHARMACEUTICALS ApS to XELLIA PHARMACEUTICALS ApS
20095 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementMikkel Lyager Olsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementCarl-Åke Carlsson appointed board member
- ManagementKennet Ingvar Lundberg appointed board member
- ManagementStig Jarle Pettersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementTorben Jung Laursen stepped down as board member
20086 changesmanagement 5 · name 1
- ManagementMikkel Lyager Olsen stepped down as director
- NameName changed from ALPHARMA ApS to AXELLIA PHARMACEUTICALS ApS
- ManagementMikkel Lyager Olsen appointed director
- ManagementStig Jarle Pettersen appointed board member
- ManagementSteen Asferg Rasmussen stepped down as director
- ManagementSteen Asferg Rasmussen stepped down as board member
20069 changesmanagement 9
- ManagementTorben Koch appointed deputy board member
- ManagementAnette Melchior Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementFrank Jensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementGert Ibsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHans Ketel Ohm Laursen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementTorben Jung Laursen appointed board member
- ManagementIngrid Beichmann Wiik stepped down as board member
- ManagementSteen Asferg Rasmussen appointed director
- ManagementTerje Aarbogh stepped down as director
20059 changesmanagement 9
- ManagementSteen Asferg Rasmussen appointed board member
- ManagementHenriette Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementFinn Gjersøe stepped down as board member
- ManagementSvend Andersen stepped down as director
- ManagementFinn Gjersøe stepped down as director
- ManagementLis Else Kirkegaard stepped down as director
- ManagementBente Schmidt Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Peter Thomsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementIngrid Beichmann Wiik appointed board member
20048 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementSvend Andersen appointed director
- ManagementFinn Gjersøe appointed director
- ManagementLise Sylvest Helledi stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenriette Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementFinn Gjersøe appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Graakjær appointed board member
- ManagementHans Ketel Ohm Laursen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementTorben Jung Laursen stepped down as director
20036 changescapital 2 · management 3 · industry 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 100,000,000 DKK to 101,000,000 DKK
- CapitalShare capital changed from 95,000,000 DKK to 100,000,000 DKK
- ManagementSøren Peter Thomsen appointed board member
- ManagementSverre Bjertnes stepped down as board member
- ManagementLars Saaby Nielsen stepped down as deputy board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Precious metals production (244100)
20028 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementLis Else Kirkegaard appointed director
- ManagementTerje Aarbogh appointed director
- ManagementLars Saaby Nielsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementThor Kristiansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJette Elisabeth Skylark stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementTorben Jung Laursen appointed director
- ManagementThor Kristiansen appointed board member
- ManagementThor Kristiansen stepped down as director
20006 changesname 2 · capital 1 · merger 1 · management 2
- NameName changed from DUMEX-ALPHARMA ApS to ALPHARMA ApS
- CapitalShare capital changed from 100,000,000 DKK to 95,000,000 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- NameName changed from DUMEX-ALPHARMA A/S to DUMEX-ALPHARMA ApS
- ManagementCarl-Åke Carlsson appointed director
- ManagementIngrid Beichmann Wiik stepped down as director
19991 changemanagement 1
- ManagementGerner Vejrup stepped down as director
19983 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementLise Sylvest Helledi appointed board member
- ManagementJette Elisabeth Skylark appointed deputy board member
- ManagementSverre Bjertnes appointed board member
19961 changename 1
- NameName changed from A/S DUMEX (DUMEX LTD.) to DUMEX-ALPHARMA A/S
19953 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementIngrid Beichmann Wiik appointed director
- ManagementThor Kristiansen appointed director
- ManagementGerner Vejrup appointed director
19891 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 50,000,000 DKK to 100,000,000 DKK
19591 changefounded 1
- FoundedRegistered as A/S DUMEX (DUMEX LTD.)
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Largest in the industry
- Glycom Manufacturing A/SDKK 226.3m
- Biofac A/SDKK 73.6m
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- Pharma Medico ApSDKK 32.3m
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Source and updates
The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 23/10/2026.