Company Profile | February 21, 2001

Searle Pharmacia Corporation/Monsanto Company

Source: Searle Pharmacia Corporation/Monsanto Company
Pharmacia Corporation is a first-tier global pharmaceutical company with an industry-leading growth rate, a robust product portfolio, a high-potential research and development pipeline, and a dynamic agricultural subsidiary in Monsanto Company.

At Pharmacia Corporation, we are meeting the needs of our key customers by harnessing cutting-edge science and technology, by attracting committed and motivated employees and by establishing ourselves as an active community partner wherever we operate. In these and other ways, we continually enhance our future potential by increasing the long-term value of Pharmacia for our shareholders.

Pharmacia Corporation is one of the fastest-growing competitors in the global pharmaceutical industry. In our core prescription pharmaceuticals business, we are recognized as an innovative leader in a number of therapeutic areas, including arthritis/inflammation, antibiotics, oncology and ophthalmology.

In addition to prescription pharmaceuticals, Monsanto Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pharmacia, is a leading provider of agricultural solutions to growers worldwide. Pharmacia also has a strong position in associated businesses, including consumer healthcare, animal health, plasma products, bulk pharmaceuticals (global contract manufacturing) and diagnostics (US and worldwide).