vec industry pharmaceuticals founded 1997 headquarters chippenham uk key people bruno angelici chairman christopher blackwell ceo revenue 58.0 million 2015 1 operating income 7.0 million 2015 1 net income 3.7 million 2015 1 website www.vectura.com vectura group plc lse vec is a british based pharmaceuticals business . it is based in chippenham and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 references 4 external links history edit the company was formed in 1997 as a start up pharmaceuticals business . 2 in 1999 it acquired co ordinated drug development and the centre for drug formulation studies . 2 in 2004 it was listed on the alternative investment market . 2 in 2007 it acquired innovata plc another developer of pulmonary products 3 and then moved on the full list of the london stock exchange . 2 it acquired activaero a german manufacturer in the same sector for 108 million in march 2014 . 4 on 10 june 2016 vectura completed a merger with skyepharma ; the merged company will continue to be known as vectura . 5 operations edit the group is a developer of inhaled therapies for the treatment of respiratory diseases . 6 references edit a b c annual report 2015 pdf . vectura group . retrieved 20 june 2015 . a b c d history . vectura group . retrieved 3 august 2016 . vectura buys innovata guardian 17 november 2006 uk s vectura buys activaero for 108 million . pharma times . 16 march 2014 . retrieved 20 june 2015 . vectura and skyepharma to merge in 441m deal . the telegraph . 16 march 2016 . retrieved 11 june 2016 . dr karl keegan to join vectura group . manufacturing chemist . retrieved 20 june 2015 . external links edit official site v t e pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry in the united kingdom manufacturing in the united kingdom economy of the united kingdom companies current aah pharmaceuticals alliance boots astex astrazeneca medimmune btg cyclacel dechra pharmaceuticals ge healthcare genus glaxosmithkline hikma 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