About GSK

We are a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer.

£30.2bn
turnover in 2017
3
global businesses
300
years of innovation

What we do

We aim to bring differentiated, high-quality and needed healthcare products to as many people as possible, with our 3 global businesses, scientific and technical know-how and talented people.

Pharmaceuticals
Vaccines
Consumer Healthcare

Pharmaceuticals

Immune system T-cells attacking a cancer cell

£17.3bn, +3% CER sales turnover 2017

Our Pharmaceuticals business has a broad portfolio of innovative and established medicines with commercial leadership in respiratory and HIV. Our R&D approach focuses on science related to the immune system, use of genetics and advanced technologies.

Key products
Trelegy – Asthma/COPD
Nucala – Severe Asthma
Triumeq/Tivicay – HIV

Vaccines

£5.2bn, +6% CER sales turnover 2017

Our Vaccines business has a broad portfolio and innovative pipeline of vaccines to help protect people throughout life. We deliver over two million vaccine doses per day to people living in over 160 countries.

Key products
Shingrix – Shingles
Infanrix – Paediatric
Bexsero – Meningitis

Consumer Healthcare

Novamin, a key technology in Sensodyne Repair and Protect

£7.8bn, +2% CER sales turnover 2017

Our Consumer Healthcare business develops and markets an innovative portfolio of consumer preferred and expert recommended brands in the Pain relief, Respiratory, Digestive health, Oral health, Nutrition and Skin health categories.

Key products
Sensodyne – Oral health
Voltaren – Pain relief (topical)
Panadol – Pain relief (systemic)

How we do it

Everyone at GSK is focused on 3 priorities – Innovation, Performance, Trust

Innovation
Performance
Trust

Innovation

We invest in scientific and technical excellence to develop and launch a pipeline of new products that meet the needs of patients, payers and consumers.

£3.9bn
R&D investment in 2017
3
major launches in 2017 – Shingrix, a vaccine for shingles, Trelegy Ellipta for COPD and Juluca for HIV
£6.7bn
new product sales in Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines in 2017
13%
Consumer Healthcare sales in 2017 from product innovations launched over the past three years

Performance

We aim to achieve industry-leading growth by investing effectively in our business, developing our people and delivering flawlessly.

£30.2bn
total turnover in 2017
£8.6bn
adjusted operating profit in 2017
£3.4bn
free cash flow in 2017
£3.9bn
dividends paid in 2017

Trust

We are a responsible company and commit to use our science and technology to address health needs, make our products affordable and available and to be a modern employer.

85%
of employees proud to work at GSK
£261.6m
donated in 2017 to local communities through product donations, time and cash
1st
in Access to Medicines Index all 5 times since its launch in 2008