Company Overview

LEO Pharma is part of the LEO group of companies, the parent company of which, LEO Pharma, is located in Denmark and is owned by the LEO Foundation. LEO Pharma is primarily a sales and marketing company although we also have a large medical department which carries out clinical studies on behalf of the group.

LEO specialises in the research and development of prescription medicines. In the UK, LEO Pharma is the leading dermatological company in the prescription medicine market.

LEO is one of the largest primary producers of heparin in the world, isolating it solely from porcine mucosa.