The Upjohn Company was a pharmaceutical manufacturing firm founded in 1886 by Dr. William E. Upjohn in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The company was originally formed to make friable pills, which were specifically designed to be easily digested.

In 1995, Upjohn merged with Pharmacia AB, to form Pharmacia & Upjohn. Today, through a series of mergers, the remainder of Upjohn is owned by Pfizer.

References

1. http://www.kpl.gov/collections/LocalHistory/AllAbout/biography/Upjohn.aspx
2. http://informagen.com/Resource_Informagen/report.php?mrn=112

External links

• http://www.michmarkers.com/startup.asp?startpage=S0582.htm

Kalamazoo County, Michigan