About us

Exelgyn is a pharmaceutical company specialising in reproductive women’s health. We have a worldwide presence and a strong European footprint. We were established in 1997 to develop and market the first selective progesterone receptor modulator (SPRM) in gynaecology*.

Today, Exelgyn is an international actor in medical abortion with its products available in nearly 40 countries where abortion is legal and where there is a medical infrastructure.

(*) Baulieu EE, Ulmann A. Antiprogesterone activity of RU 486 and its contragestive and other applications. Hum Reprod. 1986 Feb;1(2):107-10.

Our vision

Exelgyn is committed to improving medical abortion conditions and women’s autonomy.
Exelgyn is dedicated to providing women with high standards of medical abortion care through European-made products and services designed for healthcare professionals and their patients.
Exelgyn strives to facilitate and expand medical abortion access to more women around the world.

Our values

Safety

Exelgyn aims to provide products for termination of pregnancy that comply with stringent Health Authorities and official regulations.

Counselling

Reliable and accessible patient information is essential to providing the best care possible. Exelgyn develops and improves information and counselling tools so that clinicians can provide comprehensive support to women at every stage of the process.

Innovation

Exelgyn strives to continuously innovate to improve the efficacy, tolerability and convenience of its medical treatments to meet unmet medical needs.

Quality

The quality of our products and their reliability are our priority. For this reason our products are manufactured in Europe to the required quality standards.

Our history

1970

Initiation of a major research program by Dr. E. Sakiz and Prof. E. Beaulieu at Roussel-Uclaf aimed at developing an extensive range of new steroidal molecules with hormonal actions.

1980

Discovery of the abortion pill.

1989

Mifepristone becomes available in France under the name of Mifegyne®.

1991-1992

Mifepristone is approved in Great Britain and Sweden.

1997

Establishment of Exelgyn to ensure the continued development, production and distribution of Mifegyne® worldwide.

2005

Medical abortion treatment is added to the WHO list of essential medicines.

2007-2009

Beginning of the collaboration between Exelgyn and Nordic Pharma for the marketing and distribution of Mifegyne® in Scandinavia. In 2009, this agreement is extended to all European countries with Nordic Pharma.

2010

Acquisition of Exelgyn by Nordic Pharma.

2012

Approval of the first 400 mcg misoprostol. Several marketing authorisations are granted under the trade names MisoOne®, Topogyne® or Mispregnol®.