Private company

Knoll Pharmaceuticals

Defunct German drug development company

Knoll Pharmaceuticals was a drug development company founded by Albert Knoll and Hans Knoll in Germany in 1886. The company was taken over by German BASF in 1975, which sold it to Abbott Laboratories on 30 June 2002 for $6.9 billion. It was the developer of several drugs:2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Knoll Pharmaceuticals was a drug development company founded by Albert Knoll and Hans Knoll in Germany in 1886. The company was taken over by German BASF in 1975, which sold it to Abbott Laboratories on 30 June 2002 for $6.9 billion.2

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