Industry Profile: Pharmaceuticals/Health Products

$318,598,801

Total Spent on Pharmaceuticals/Health Products, 2020

615

Number of Clients

1,650 (64.79%)

Number of Lobbyists/Percent of Former Government Employees more info

Annual Lobbying on Pharmaceuticals/Health Products

See also: Campaign Contributions from this industry

View totals by:

Client/Parent Subsidiary/Affiliate Total
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America $25,946,000
Biotechnology Innovation Organization $12,560,000
Amgen Inc $11,150,000
Roche Holdings $11,020,000
Pfizer Inc $10,870,000
AbbVie Inc $7,070,000
Gilead Sciences $7,030,000
Merck & Co $6,980,000
Pharmaceutical Care Management Assn $6,920,399
Bayer AG $6,510,000
Novartis AG $6,187,500
Eli Lilly & Co $5,830,000
Horizon Therapeutics $5,760,000
Johnson & Johnson $5,570,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb $5,390,000
Medtronic Inc $5,003,000
Sanofi $4,610,000
Abbott Laboratories $4,060,000
Association for Accessible Medicines $3,990,000
Biogen $3,890,000
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co $3,880,000
GlaxoSmithKline $3,770,000
AstraZeneca PLC $3,470,000
Alkermes Plc $3,310,000
AdvaMed $3,230,000
CH Boehringer Sohn $3,165,000
Otsuka Pharmaceutical $2,760,000
AmerisourceBergen Corp $2,710,000
Novo Nordisk $2,580,000
Cardinal Health $2,560,000
Viatris Inc $2,280,000
Neurocrine Biosciences $2,180,000
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries $2,120,000
Merck KGaA $2,060,000
Philips $1,910,000
Baxter International $1,860,000
Astellas Pharma $1,780,000
Vertex Pharmaceuticals $1,720,000
Smith & Nephew $1,710,000
Akebia Therapeutics $1,610,000
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals $1,580,000
CSL Ltd $1,560,000
Boston Scientific Corp $1,520,000
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals $1,500,000
Omeros Corp $1,485,000
Becton, Dickinson & Co $1,465,000
BioMarin Pharmaceutical $1,360,000
McKesson Corp $1,285,000
Healthcare Distribution Alliance $1,270,147
Edwards Lifesciences $1,250,000
Alexion Pharmaceuticals $1,200,000
Medical Device Manufacturers Assn $1,200,000
Grail Inc $1,190,000
Sumitomo Chemical $1,140,000
Varian Medical Systems $1,039,375
Amag Pharmaceuticals $960,000
Exelixis Inc $920,000
Endo International $920,000
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals $897,000
Sage Therapeutics $894,752
GW Pharmaceuticals $890,000
Illumina Inc $890,000
Hill-Rom Holdings $880,000
Apotex Inc $870,000
Purdue Pharma $859,983
Bausch Health $840,000
Sorrento Therapeutics $835,000
Travere Therapeutics $830,000
bluebird bio $780,000
Sorenson Communications $735,000
Myriad Genetics $716,000
Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Assn $680,000
Guardant Health $667,500
Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety $660,000
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals $640,000
Jazz Pharmaceuticals $640,000
Alliance for Biopharma Competitiveness/Innovation $625,000
Lyndra Therapeutics $620,000
Plasma Protein Therapeutics Assn $620,000
Herbalife Nutrition $610,000
Foundation Medicine $610,000
Global Blood Therapeutics $585,180
Harmony Biosciences $580,000
Nestle SA $580,000
Consumer Healthcare Products Assn $579,000
Lupin Ltd $561,472
Alvogen $560,000
CareDX Inc $540,000
California Life Sciences Assn $533,000
Bavarian Nordic $520,000
Grifols SA $510,000
Pacira Pharmaceuticals $490,000
Sarepta Therapeutics $490,000
Ventec Life Systems $490,000
Sanpower Group $480,000
Indivior PLC $480,000
Cook Group $480,000
Abiomed Inc $480,000
Amarin Corp $470,000
Medline Industries $470,000
PTC Therapeutics $460,000
H Lundbeck A/S $460,000
General Electric $450,000
Starkey Hearing Technologies $440,000
UCB SA $440,000
Vyaire Medical $430,000
Zimmer Biomet $430,000
Natural Products Assn $430,000
Exact Sciences Corp $426,000
Curaleaf Inc $420,000
Incyte Corp $420,000
Braeburn Inc $420,000
Novocure Inc $420,000
REGENXBIO $415,000
Siemens AG $410,000
Association of Clinical Research Organizations $380,000
1776 Pharmaceuticals $380,000
Elekta AB $370,000
Steris Corp $370,000
SHINE Medical Technologies $360,000
Epigenomics AG $360,000
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals $360,000
Biosimilars Forum $360,000
B Braun Medical $350,000
Rotech Healthcare $350,000
Masimo Corp $350,000
Pear Therapeutics $340,000
CRISPR Therapeutics $340,000
Curio Wellness $320,000
Ginkgo Bioworks $320,000
Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology $320,000
Adaptive Biotechnologies $320,000
Orexo AB $320,000
Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance $320,000
LivaNova PLC $320,000
Prolacta Bioscience $320,000
Verax BioMedical $320,000
Altimmune Inc $315,000
Danaher Corp $306,000
Arcturus Therapeutics $300,000
Vir Biotechnology $300,000
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical $300,000
Medela Inc $300,000
Molnlycke Health Care $300,000
Nostrum Pharmaceuticals $293,000
SmileDirectClub $290,000
Eisai Co Ltd $290,000
Dynavax Technologies $290,000
Hologic Inc $290,000
Emulate Inc $280,000
Exela Pharma Sciences $280,000
Council on Radionuclides & Radiopharm $280,000
Public Access to SunScreens Coalition $280,000
Moderna Inc $280,000
Ipsen SA $280,000
Lantheus Holdings $275,000
Council for Responsible Nutrition $270,000
Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies $270,000
Bacterioscan Inc $270,000
Pharmaceutical Printed Literature Assn $264,800
Organogenesis Inc $260,000
Audentes Therapeutics $260,000
Ardelyx Inc $260,000
American Orthotic & Prosthetic Assn $260,000
IQVIA $255,000
Opiant Pharmaceuticals $250,000
Bio-Rad Laboratories $250,000
Coherus Biosciences $245,000
Insightec $240,000
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Coalition $240,000
Avanos Medical $240,000
Accuray Inc $240,000
Outsourcing Facility Assn $240,000
Numotion $240,000
Intuitive Surgical $240,000
Investor AB $240,000
KARL STORZ Endoscopy $240,000
Myomo Inc $240,000
Medical Device Competitiveness Coalition $240,000
Recro Pharma $240,000
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries $240,000
Verde Technologies $240,000
Zogenix Inc $240,000
West Pharmaceutical Services $240,000
Evolus Inc $235,000
Nektar Therapeutics $234,000
Dexcom Inc $230,756
Eagle Pharmaceuticals $230,000
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals $230,000
Amneal Pharmaceuticals $230,000
Antimicrobials Working Group $230,000
Stryker Corp $230,000
Natl Coalition For Assistive/Rehab Tech $225,000
On Demand Pharmaceuticals $220,000
Phylagen $220,000
Kaneka Corp $220,000
BioDelivery Sciences International $220,000
Aqua Bounty Technologies $210,000
Ascendis Pharma $210,000
Amplifon SpA $210,000
Novavax Inc $210,000
SIGA Technologies $210,000
Outset Medical $209,000
Altaris Capital Partners $205,000
Biocom $205,000
Integra LifeSciences $205,000
Intellia Therapeutics $200,000
Humacyte Inc $200,000
Heron Therapeutics $200,000
Garden of Life LLC $200,000
DisposeRx Inc $200,000
doTERRA International $200,000
Edward Lifesciences $200,000
Chimerix Inc $200,000
Bracco Diagnostics $200,000
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals $200,000
Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Assn $200,000
North Carolina Biotechnology Center $200,000
Lonza Group $200,000
Medical Place Inc $200,000
Translational Genomics Research Inst $200,000
Tyme Technologies $200,000
Dr Reddy's Laboratories $195,000
Healthcare Institute of New Jersey $191,751
GreyScan Australia $190,000
Cel-Sci Corp $190,000
BeiGene $190,000
Lannett Co $190,000
Noveome Biotherapeutics $190,000
American Society for Microbiology $185,000
ApiJect Systems $180,000
Holistic Industries $180,000
Greffex Inc $180,000
EO2 Concepts $180,000
Envigo RMS $180,000
Daiichi Sankyo Inc $180,000
CHF Solutions $180,000
NOWDiagnostics $180,000
Nephron Pharmaceuticals $180,000
Institute for Gene Therapies $180,000
Valneva SE $180,000
ResMed Inc $180,000
Frequency Therapeutics $172,000
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy $171,875
Bellerophon Therapeutics $170,000
EUSA Pharma $170,000
Xenex Disinfection Services $170,000
Joerns Healthcare $170,000
Magnolia Medical Technologies $170,000
OncoSec Medical $170,000
Phlow Corp $170,000
Medisca $167,500
Martin Imaging $160,000
Medicom Group $160,000
Kaleo Inc $160,000
Lucerno Dynamics $160,000
NanoPure LLC $160,000
Vanda Pharmaceuticals $160,000
US WorldMeds $160,000
USANA Health Sciences $160,000
UroGen Pharma $160,000
PROCEPT BioRobotics $160,000
Strategic Vaccines $160,000
FujiFilm $160,000
Hearing Industries Assn $160,000
American Pacific $160,000
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations $155,000
Direct Supply Inc $150,000
Guardion Health Sciences $150,000
American Kratom Assn $150,000
Atea Pharmaceuticals $150,000
Cellphire Inc $150,000
Santa Cruz Nutritionals $150,000
Saghmos Therapeutics $150,000
Reven Pharmaceuticals $150,000
Tricida Inc $150,000
Visby Medical $150,000
Vifor Pharma $150,000
Paragon Biosciences $150,000
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co $150,000
Corbus Pharmaceuticals $145,500
Panacea Life Sciences $145,000
LifeScience Logistics $140,000
Tonix Pharmaceuticals $140,000
Fluidigm Corp $140,000
Henry Schein Inc $140,000
Pride Mobility Products $135,000
MedShorts Inc $135,000
Onex Corp $130,000
Roivant Sciences $130,000
Senseonics Inc $130,000
SiO2 Materials Science $130,000
Independent Pharmacy Cooperative $130,000
EQRx Inc $130,000
Charles River Laboratories International $130,000
Ambulatory EEG Coalition $125,000
Twist Bioscience $120,500
United Natural Products Alliance $120,000
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals $120,000
Temp Time Inc $120,000
Simplify Medical $120,000
Strongbridge Biopharma $120,000
Primmune Therapeutics $120,000
Primus Pharmaceuticals $120,000
Promedtek Inc $120,000
Ridgeback Biotherapeutics $120,000
NeuroRx $120,000
Nymox Pharmaceutical $120,000
PharmaCann $120,000
Persivia Inc $120,000
Meso Scale Diagnostics $120,000
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp $120,000
Jackson Laboratory $120,000
American Assn of Homeopathic Pharmacists $120,000
American Portable Diagnostics Assn $120,000
Antheia Inc $120,000
Apollo Global Management $120,000
Cerus Corp $120,000
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals $120,000
Avet Pharmaceuticals $120,000
Equashield LLC $120,000
Elusys Therapeutics $120,000
Enzyvant Therapeutics $120,000
Edgewell Personal Care $120,000
electroCore Inc $120,000
Coordinated Care Network $120,000
Colfax Corp $120,000
Dental Trade Alliance $120,000
Digital Diagnostics Inc $120,000
Institut Merieux $120,000
Health Industry Distributors Assn $120,000
Asahi Kasei Group $117,500
American Medical Depot $110,000
IBIO Inc $110,000
Kahala Biosciences $110,000
Retractable Technologies $110,000
PuriFi Labs $110,000
Sarnova LLC $110,000
Titan Pharmaceuticals $110,000
International Society for Stem Cell Research $103,880
Massachusetts Biotechnology Council $100,000
Noramco Inc $100,000
Syndax Pharmaceuticals $100,000
West Health Institute $100,000
PolarityTE Inc $100,000
Royal DSM NV $100,000
Codagenix $100,000
Editas Medicine $100,000
10x Genomics $100,000
Atossa Therapeutics $100,000
Bone Growth Stimulator Coalition $100,000
CaptureRx $100,000
Zions Therapeutics $95,000
Vaxart Inc $90,000
Syneos Health $90,000
Prothrombin-Time Self Testing Coalition $90,000
Sensiva Health $90,000
NorthStar Medical Technologies $90,000
Nanobiosym Diagnostics $90,000
Pharmaceutical Assoc $90,000
Makana Mask $90,000
AIM ImmunoTech $90,000
Digital Therapeutics Alliance $90,000
Immunomic Therapeutics $90,000
Inovio Pharmaceuticals $90,000
Hollister Inc $85,000
InfuSystem $80,000
Howard Hughes Medical Institute $80,000
Foundation Consumer Healthcare $80,000
Glaukos Corp $80,000
Coldchain Technology Services $80,000
Eaze Technologies $80,000
Aeglea BioTherapeutics $80,000
Acer Therapeutics $80,000
Adaptive Phage Therapeutics $80,000
Calspan-Univ of Buffalo Research Center $80,000
Brainscope Co $80,000
Avalon GloboCare $80,000
Meridian Bioscience $80,000
IsoRay Inc $80,000
Paratek Pharmaceuticals $80,000
National Resilience $80,000
Neogen Corp $80,000
Sensus Healthcare $80,000
SHEPHERD Therapeutics $80,000
Samumed LLC $80,000
Sonnet BioTherapeutics $80,000
Rx Strategies $80,000
Rafael Pharmaceuticals $80,000
Standards Coordinating Body/Regenerative Medicine $80,000
Women's Health Coalition $80,000
Fresenius Medical Care $75,000
GT Medical Technologies $70,000
Halley Orthopedics $70,000
Chiesi USA $70,000
Civica Inc $70,000
BioTelemetry Inc $70,000
Alliance Medical Group $70,000
Alliance to Modernize Prescribing Information $70,000
American Medical Technologies $70,000
American Pharmaceutical Services $70,000
Varex Imaging $70,000
ReAlta Life Sciences $70,000
Rocket Pharmaceuticals $70,000
Laboratory Products Assn $70,000
KNOW Bio $60,000
Iovance Biotherapeutics $60,000
International Partnership for Microbicides $60,000
Saol Therapeutics $60,000
Whoop Inc $60,000
SQI Diagnostics $60,000
BodySphere Corp $60,000
Avara Pharmaceutical Services $60,000
Breath Therapeutics $60,000
C-Path Institute $60,000
DeRoyal Industries $60,000
GVB Biopharma $60,000
GoodRx $60,000
Genovac LLC $60,000
Infectious Disease Research Institute $60,000
HIFU Prostate Services $60,000
Ferring BV $59,000
Full Spectrum Omega $57,000
Gamida Cell $50,000
Global Life Technologies $50,000
Health Supply US $50,000
Colgate-Palmolive Co $50,000
Continuus Pharmaceuticals $50,000
Cidara Therapeutics $50,000
Boston Microfluidics $50,000
American Herbal Products Assn $50,000
Antimicrobial Resistance Working Table $50,000
Alphaeon Corp $50,000
Vertical Wellness $50,000
Women's International Pharmacy $45,000
Wave Life Sciences $45,000
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals $45,000
Young Innovations $45,000
Sotera Health $45,000
Quadrant Biosciences $45,000
NanoDx $45,000
Oxford Immunotec $45,000
Orasure Technologies $40,000
Perspecta Trust $40,000
PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals $40,000
Natl Assn Public Health Stat & Info Syst $40,000
Neuros Medical $40,000
Nevro Corp $40,000
Invitae Corp $40,000
Ionis Pharmaceuticals $40,000
LakePharma Inc $40,000
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals $40,000
Merit Medical Systems $40,000
Myaderm $40,000
Maridose $40,000
Precigen Inc $40,000
Patient Pocket $40,000
Valisure LLC $40,000
Terumo Corp $40,000
Theravance Biopharma $40,000
TriSalus Life Sciences $40,000
AIQ Solutions $40,000
Access Bio $40,000
Amicus Therapeutics $40,000
Bruno Independent Living Aids $40,000
Centerline Biomedical $40,000
Aytu BioScience $40,000
Defender Pharmaceuticals $40,000
Eiger Biopharmaceuticals $40,000
Embody Inc $40,000
Hawaii Biotech $40,000
Flexion Therapeutics $40,000
Research Corp Technologies $36,000
Spartan Medical $36,000
US Medical Nonwovens Co $35,000
Leading BioSciences $35,000
6K Inc $35,000
InterMed Group $31,250
Homology Medicines $30,000
Halozyme Therapeutics $30,000
Evofem Biosciences $30,000
Curium Pharma $30,000
CMC Pharma $30,000
Athersys Inc $30,000
Celdara Medical $30,000
Cardiol Therapeutics $30,000
Noom Inc $30,000
Ovid Therapeutics $30,000
United Furniture Industries $30,000
Summit Therapeutics $30,000
Simon Williams Pharma Consulting $30,000
Recombinetics $30,000
Podimetrics Inc $30,000
Prolong Pharmaceuticals $30,000
Sodexo $25,000
Agiliti $25,000
Cara Therapeutics $23,000
Cambrex Corp $20,000
Aldevron $20,000
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals $20,000
DiaVac Biotech $20,000
Globus Medical $20,000
Hememics Biotechnologies $20,000
Rising Pharma Holdings $20,000
Scipher Medicine $20,000
Sight Sciences $20,000
Thermo Fisher Scientific $20,000
Nuclein LLC $20,000
Nuo Therapeutics $20,000
Kurin Inc $20,000
Invacare Corp $20,000
MDxHealth $20,000
Mobile Medical International Corp $20,000
MiMedx Group $20,000
Danimer Scientific $18,750
Arrow Electronics $15,000
Cipla Ltd $12,500
Bruin Biometrics $10,000
Aduro BioTech $10,000
Albany Molecular Research $10,000
4DMedical $10,000
Acera Surgical $10,000
Essen BioScience $10,000
Dune Medical Devices $10,000
Ohio Willow Wood $10,000
Ototronix $10,000
Pelvalon Inc $10,000
Taysha Gene Therapies $10,000
Turn Therapeutics $10,000
Z-Medica $10,000
Xeris Pharmaceuticals $10,000
Small Biotechnology Business Coalition $10,000
Premier Biotech $10,000
Rigel Pharmaceuticals $10,000
SAB Biotherapeutics $10,000
Life Sciences Pennsylvania $5,931
International Pharm Aerosol Consortium $0
Intl Assn Med Equip Remark & Servicers $0
Minorities for Medical Marijuana $0
Morphosys AG $0
Morris & Dickson $0
Medical Information Working Group $0
Penn Biotechnology Ctr of Bucks County $0
Philadelphia Health & Education Corp $0
Pine Pharmaceuticals $0
PartsSource Inc $0
Natl Cltn of Pharmaceutical Distributors $0
National Assn Advancement of Orthotics/Prosthetics $0
Nabriva Therapeutics $0
Rodan & Fields $0
Qiagen NV $0
Vivos Therapeutics $0
Virpax Pharmaceuticals $0
United Medical Providers $0
United Specialists for Patient Access $0
Texas Biomedical Research Institute $0
Eckert & Ziegler Group $0
EarlySense Inc $0
Electrostim Medical Services $0
Healthcare Nutrition Council $0
Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance $0
Harmar Mobility $0
Genetic Networks LLC $0
Glanbia plc $0
ADMA Biologics $0
21st Century HealthCare $0
Alliance for Quality Medical Device Servicing $0
Apellis Pharmaceuticals $0
Antimicrobial Innovation Alliance $0
CardioVascular Coalition $0
Circassia Pharmaceuticals $0
CereScan Corp $0
Carl Zeiss AG $0
AV Therapeutics $0
Blink Health $0
BioOhio $0
Bio-Techne Corp $0

NOTE: Figures on this page are calculations by OpenSecrets based on data from the Senate Office of Public Records. Data for the most recent year was downloaded on February 21, 2024 and includes spending from January 1 - December 31. Prior years include spending from January through December.

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