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{{Infobox company
|  name   = Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.<br />{{Hebrew|טבע תעשיות פרמצבטיות בע"מ}}
|  logo   = [[Image:Teva logo.svg|250px]]
|  type   = [[Public company|Public]]
|  traded_as = {{NYSE|TEVA}}<br>{{TASE|TEVA}}
|  founder = Chaim Salomon<br />Moshe Levin<br />Yitschak Elstein
|  key_people = {{unbulleted list|Yitzhak Peterburg, Interim President & CEO|Sol Barer, Chairman|Eyal Desheh, Chief Financial Officer}}
(contracted; show full)rgest generic drug manufacturer in the world<ref name=hollisfiercepharma2010/> and one of the 15 largest pharmaceutical companies worldwide.<ref name=biojerusalem/>  Teva's facilities are located in Israel, North America, Europe, and South America. Teva shares trade on both the [[New York Stock Exchange]] (via [[American depositary receipt|ADRs]]) and the [[Tel Aviv Stock Exchange]]. The company is a member of the [[Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America]] (PhRMA).<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/teva-wins-controversial-phrma-bid-despite-protests-from-branded-rivals|title=Teva wins controversial PhRMA bid despite protests from branded rivals - FiercePharma|website=www.fiercepharma.com|accessdate=May 23, 2017}}</ref>

==History==
[[Image:Assia.jpeg|thumb|150px|Worker at Assia plant in the 1930s]]
[[File:TevaFactoryJerusalem9.jpg|thumb|Teva plant, [[Har Hotzvim]], Jerusalem]]
[[File:TevaCanada2.jpg|thumb|Teva in Markham, Ontario]]
Teva's earliest predecessor was Salomon, Levin, and Elstein Ltd., a wholesale distributor based in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] that was founded in 1901, and used camels to make deliveries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.il/books?id=L0gjBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=teva+delivering+drugs+on+camel&source=bl&ots=2iE8nYsw1l&sig=MLEMnGt_jt9rs5YN21bAreHkF-Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWrtCfq-zSAhUqKcAKHTuJCFYQ6AEIMzAE#v=onepage&q=teva%20+delivering%20+drugs%20on%20+on+camel&f=false|title=Boosting Pharmaceutical Innovation in the Post-TRIPS Era|first=Burcu|last=Kiliç|date=July 31, 2014|publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing|accessdate=May 23, 2017|via=Google Books}}</ref> During the 1930s, new immigrants from Europe founded several pharmaceutical companies including Teva ("Nature" in Hebrew), Assia, and Zori. In 1951, Teva raised capital through the newly founded [[Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange]] after the formation of the new country, Israel.

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After completing the $39 billion acquisition of Actavis Generics, Teva announced another, smaller, deal with Allergan, agreeing to acquire its generic distribution business [[Anda (company)|Anda]] for $500 million.<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/after-completing-39b-acquisition-teva-does-another-generics-deal-with-allergan/81253042/|title=After Completing $39B Acquisition, Teva Does Another Generics Deal with Allergan - GEN Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - Biotech from Bench to Business - GEN|website=GEN|accessdate=May 23, 2017}}</ref>

===Acquisition history===
The following is an illustration of the company's major mergers and acquisitions and historical predecessors (this is not a comprehensive list):

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(contracted; show full)[[Category:Science and technology in Israel]]
[[Category:Companies formerly listed on NASDAQ]]
[[Category:Generic drug manufacturers]]
[[Category:Israeli brands]]
[[Category:Economy of Jerusalem]]
[[Category:Life sciences industry]]
[[Category:Companies based in Petah Tikva]]
[[Category:Multinational companies headquartered in Israel]]