Pharma and biotech companies on Twitter

Last updated 23 May 2014

Abbott

@AbbottNews

@NextChapter_HIV

AbbVie

@Abbvie

Access Pharma

@Accesspharma

Acorda Therapeutics

@AcordaNews NEW

Actavis

@Actavis

Actelion

@actelion_com

Akzo Nobel

@AkzoNobel

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

@AlexionSpain NEW

Allergan

@Allergan

Alimira Sciences

@AlimeraSciences NEW 

Alnylam

@Alnylam

Amgen

@Amgen

@AmgenFoundation

@BreakawayCancer [Online cancer community] NEW

@AmgenTourofCali [Sponsored cycling race] NEW 

Astellas

@AstellasUS

AstraZeneca

@AstraZeneca

@AstraZenecaNL (The Netherlands)

@AstraZenecaUS

@AZhelps

@MedImmune NEW 

Azco Biotech

@AzcoBiotech

B. Braun Melsungen AG

@bbraun_de NEW

Baxter Healthcare

@baxter_intl

Bayer

@Bayer

@BayerUKIreland

@BayerEspana NEW 

@bayer_press

@bayer_presse

@BayerUSNews

@BayerHealthCare

@MensHealthCare

@BayerJovens

@BayerKarriere

@BayerVital

@BayerMSMS – Making Science Make Sense

@bayerwed – Bayer World Environmental Day [Inactive account as of February 29, 2012]

@Bayer_SD

@ThromboAdviser

Bexion Pharma

@BexionPharma NEW 

Boehringer Ingelheim

@Boehringer

@BoehringerUK - UK Twitter account 

@boehringerDE - German Twitter account

@boehringergr – Greek Twitter account

@boehringer_esp - Spanish Twitter account

@boehringerus - US Twitter account

@EstagioBIBR - Brazilian Twitter account

@rhythm4yourlife - UK-run Twitter account to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation 

@DRIVE4COPD

Bristol-Myers Squibb

@bmsnews

@bmsinfo [Hasn't tweeted yet]

Celgene

@celgene

Cellectis

@cellectis

Chiesi

@ChiesiNederland NEW [Hasn't tweeted since September 2011]

CSL Behring

@CSLBehring [Only one tweet, from 2009] NEW

Daiichi Sankyo

@DaiichiSankyo [Hasn't tweeted yet]

@RanbaxyIndia [Hasn't tweeted since September 2011] NEW

Elan

@elanplc

Esteve

@ESTEVE_news

GE Healthcare

@GEHealthcare

@GEHealthcare_HQ [Chief communications officer Jeffrey DeMarrais] NEW

Genzyme

@GenzymeCorp

Gilead Sciences

@gileadsciences 

GlaxoSmithKline

@GSK

@GSKUS

@gsknl

@GSKconferences NEW

@siefelagskco NEW 

@ViiVUS [HIV-focused joint venture with Pfizer]

Hexal

@hexal_ag NEW

Ironwood Pharma 

@ironwoodpharma

Johnson & Johnson

@JNJComm

@JanssenUK

@Psoriasis360

@JNJVideo

@JNJHistory

@JNJStories

@JNJInnovation

@JHI_US [More info]

@Care4Today [More info]

Lexicon Pharma

@lexpharma [tweets protected] NEW 

Lilly

@LillyPad

@LillyPadCa - Canadian Twitter account

@LillyPadMX - Mexico Twitter account 

@LillyPad_Media [More info] NEW 

@Lilly_COI

@Modernmeds

@LlyOncOnCanvas

Medtronic

@Medtronic NEW

@Medtronic UK NEW

@Medtronic_TCV NEW

Menarini

@menarini_es – Menarini Spain

@prensamenarini - Menarini Spain, Press

@cardiomenarini – Menarini Spain, cardiovascular

@orlmenarini – Menarini Spain, allergy

Merck & Co

@Merck

Merck KGaA

@EMDSerono_News 

@uniteMS

@mercksalud

@MSNeuroNews 

@Merck4Bio 

Novartis

@Novartis

@NovartisDx

@NovartisVaccine

@NovartisTrials - US clinical trials Twitter account [account protected and tweets deleted]

@sandozbrasil - Brazil-based Twitter account [account protected and tweets deleted]

Novo Nordisk

@novonordisk NEW

@NovoNordiskUS [More info]

@NovoNordisk_GA

@Novonordisktbl

@NovoNordiskGrad

@TeamNovoNordisk NEW

@novonordisklive NEW 

@racewithinsulin [Sponsored by Novo Nordisk]

Nutra Pharma

@nutrapharma NEW

Pfizer

@pfizer_news

@pfizer_de NEW 

@Pfizer_France

@pfizer_spain

@pfizerbelgique

@pfizeraustria

@Pfizer_SK

@pfizervenezuela

@PfizerMexico

@PfizerChina [Hasn't tweeted yet]

@PfizerGlobalSec [More info]

@ViiVUS [HIV-focused joint venture with GSK]

@CYFMP

@CYFMP_DE

@CYFMP_NL

@CYFMP_BE

@CYFMP_ES

@ManMOTUK [More info]

@PfizerLifeUK NEW 

@fpmx - Mexico-based Twitter account [Hasn't tweeted yet]

@TerveinKansa

Pierre Fabre

@PFTurkey NEW [Hasn't tweeted since April 2012]

Qu Biologics

@QuBiologics NEW

@QuCrohnsTrial NEW [More info] 

Roche

@Roche_com

@genentech NEW

@genentechnews

@Roche_spain

@Roche_de NEW 

@RocheSrbija

@RocheAppliedSci

@RocheDiagnostic

@RocheDiaUK – UK-based diagnostics Twitter account

@nimblegen

@Rochelink

@voixdespatients

@DialogoRoche

@lachainerose

@InstitutoRoche

@FondationRoche

@accuchek_de

@accuchek_ca

@aviva_nano_de

@combo_de

@ac_mobile_de

@accuchek_us

Roche sponsors Twitter-based social network Diabetes Nest

Salix Pharma

@Salix Pharma

Sanofi

@sanofiTV

@sanofipasteur

@impfenimdialog

@sanofUS

@sanofide

@sanofichile - Chile-based Twitter account [Tweets protected]

@SanofiCanada - Canadian account

@sanofiUSVOICES

@sa_Oncology

@Diabetes_Sanofi

@Gesunderunter7

@GoMeals

@AF_Stat – US-based atrial fibrillation-focused Twitter account

@CampusSanofi - Spanish HCP health 2.0 training 

@Sanofifarmacia - Spanish pharmacist-focused Twitter account

Selexis

@SelexisSA

Shire

@ADHDSupport

Sirona

@SironaBiochem NEW 

Takeda

@millennium_us (Takeda's oncology company) NEW

@Nycomed [Hasn't tweeted since January 2012] NEW

UCB

@ucb_news

Vertev Pharma

@VertexPharma

Zimmer

@Zimmer NEW 

Zogenix

@Zogenix [Hasn't tweeted since March 2010] NEW 

Twitter accounts run by pharmaceutical and biotech regulators and industry associations

European Medicines Agency (EMA)

@EMA_News

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

@MHRAgovuk [More info]

@MHRApress [More info]

@MHRAmedicines - medicines information and safety alerts

@MHRAdevices - medical devices information and safety alerts

@MHRAherbals - herbal remedy information

European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)

@EFPIA

@vaccinestoday - online initiative sponsored by EFPIA's vaccines group

The European Association for Bioindustries (EuropaBio)

@EuropaBio

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)

@ABPI_UK

Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA) 

@Aifa_ufficiale

BioIndustry Association (BIA)

@BIA_UK

Les Entreprises Du Médicament (Leem)

@LeemFrance

Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA)

@ipha

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

@FDA_Drug_Info

@FDArecalls

@FDAMedWatch

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

@PhRMA

@PhRMApress

@pparx

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Takeda 

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