Private company

Tasmanian Alkaloids

Company in Tasmania, Australia

Extractas Bioscience (formerly called Tasmanian Alkaloids) is the largest opium poppy processing company in the Australian state of Tasmania. Tasmanian Alkaloids was a subsidiary of the United States pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, but was formerly—as of 1980—a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories.2 It is headquartered in Westbury, Australia.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersWestbury, Australia1
  • Legal formLimited Proprietary Company3
  • LEI213800ZNHP2W7XEU7S543
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address160 BIRRALEE ROAD, 7303 Westbury, Australia3
  • Registered withAustralian Business Register of the Australian Taxation Office, 98 009 502 2833

Extractas Bioscience (formerly called Tasmanian Alkaloids) is the largest opium poppy processing company in the Australian state of Tasmania. Tasmanian Alkaloids was a subsidiary of the United States pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, but was formerly—as of 1980—a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories.2

Timeline

  1. Apr 21, 1975Founded Tasmanian Alkaloids is founded3

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