Operations
At the time of the merger with SmithKline Beecham, Glaxo Wellcome employed around 59,000 people worldwide, of whom around 13,400 were based in the United Kingdom. Glaxo Wellcome had 76 operating companies.
Glaxo Wellcome had major research and development activities and invested £1.15 billion on research and development in 1997, out of total revenues in that year of around £8 billion.
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