to self published sources . please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources where they are used inappropriately . november 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message stiefel laboratories inc. industry pharmaceuticals founded germany 1847 headquarters 20 tw alexander drive research triangle park north carolina 27709 usa key people simon jose president parent glaxosmithkline website www.stiefel.com global headquarters research triangle park north carolina stiefel laboratories is a global dermatological pharmaceutical company with its global headquarters in research triangle park north carolina . 1 it makes products such as duac and oilatum . 2 stiefel was acquired by glaxosmithkline at a price of 2.9 billion . 3 4 the company was founded in 1847 by john david stiefel ferdinand von hebra and paul unna who initially created medicated soaps . 5 history edit the company s origins lie in the j.d. stiefel company which was established in 1847 in germany by john david stiefel ; its first products were candles but the company began making medicated soaps within several years of its founding . in the 1880s the company began worldwide export of its products . 6 the company s products were brought to the united states for the first time by august c. stiefel the grandson of j.d. stiefel the founder in 1910 and named the company stiefel medicinal soap co. inc. 6 by 1914 stiefel produced 103 different toilet perfumed and medicinal soaps and were packaged in seven different languages . 6 one of j.d. stiefel company s original products in the 1920s was called stiefel freckle soap . citation needed in early advertisements freckle soap claimed to wash freckles and unsightly tan away . at this time soaps were packaged in tins to prolong the product s shelf life . 6 in 1947 the business was resurrected and registered in the state of new york under the name the stiefel medicinal soap company inc. initially operating from a former creamery in oak hill new york . as the product line grew and diversified beyond medicinal soaps the company was renamed stiefel laboratories inc. 7 in 1948 the stiefel medicinal soap company worked with dermatologists to develop the oilatum family of products which treat dry skin and atopic dermatitis . 7 in 1959 zeasorb has the ability to absorb six times its weight in moisture . stiefel developed zeasorb products with dermatologists who identified the need for such a powder . introduced in 1960 polytar first featured the combination of tars in a shampoo . 7 in 1966 stiefel introduced the first benzoyl peroxide product for acne sulfoxyl lotion 5 % benzoyl peroxide 2 % sulfur . the treatment was introduced to canadian dermatologists as benoxyl lotion . 7 as the stiefel medicinal soap company s product line grew and diversified beyond medicinal soaps the company name was changed to stiefel laboratories inc. at that time all production was done at the oak hill new york facility . eventually its network of distributors subsidiaries and manufacturing facilities in other countries allowed the company to manufacture and distribute products around the globe . during the 1960s sales and manufacturing operations expanded to include canada puerto rico germany hong kong the united kingdom costa rica the philippines ireland and other locations . by 1969 non us international sales had reached 200 000 . in the 1970s the company expanded into south and central america the caribbean and france . the distributorship in canada became a subsidiary and manufacturing operations began in sligo ireland . between 1970 and 1979 the company averaged fifty percent growth every year and sales grew to 10.4 million . 7 in 1977 the headquarters were relocated to coral gables florida . 7 during the 1980s stiefel s first research and development facility outside of the us was established in 1985 in slough a town near the company s united kingdom headquarters . it was later moved to maidenhead . 8 another r & d facility was established in brazil . at the close of the 1980s international sales had grown to nearly 50 million . the company s operations continued to expand and by the 1990s stiefel laboratories had subsidiaries in more than 30 countries and relationships with distributors in 70 others . by the end of the decade factories were operating in ireland brazil singapore and mexico supplying markets around the world . sales had reached 180 million . 8 in 1991 stiefel laboratories founded glades pharmaceuticals to market generic dermatology products . glades pharmaceuticals later matured to market a full line of products including branded generic and branded products . brevoxyl solugel creamy wash is launched as the first benzoyl peroxide product containing dimethyl isosorbide to dissolve the benzoyl peroxide crystals and reduce irritation . 8 in 2000 stiefel introduced physiogel a brand of skin care products . 8 in 2006 stiefel laboratories makes its first major corporate acquisition when it acquires california based connetics corporation a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapeutics for the dermatology market . 8 9 in 2007 reval skin was introduced formulated with the antioxidant ingredient coffeeberry . 8 william d. bill humphries was promoted to president of stiefel laboratories inc. the privately held dermatology company in 2008 . an acquisition of barrier therapeutics inc. barrier therapeutics on august 6 2008 was also completed . 10 stiefel was acquired by glaxosmithkline in july 2009 to create a new specialist dermatology business . as part of the acquisition stiefel laboratories is now branded stiefel a gsk company in advertising . 11 stiefel launches maxclarity 12 and receives fda approval of two rx products in the united states 13 sorilux foam and veltin gel in 2010 . in 2012 customers began to have trouble sourcing stiefel s popular anti acne treatment panoxyl . in 2013 gsk discontinued the uk version of stiefel s popular skin drying treatment zeasorb . references edit stiefel a gsk company contact us . stiefel.com . retrieved 2011 12 14 . stiefel a gsk company product websites . stiefel.com . retrieved 2011 12 14 . kelley trista 2009 04 20 . glaxo to buy stiefel for 2.9 billion add skin drugs update4 . bloomberg . retrieved 2011 12 14 . glaxosmithkline and stiefel to create new world leading specialist dermatology business . gsk.com . 2009 07 31 . retrieved 2011 12 14 . stiefel a gsk company history . stiefel.com . retrieved 2011 12 14 . a b c d stiefel a gsk company history 1847 1946 . stiefel.com . retrieved 2011 12 14 . a b c d e f stiefel a gsk company history 1947 1979 . stiefel.com . retrieved 2011 12 14 . a b c d e f stiefel a gsk company history 1980 present . stiefel.com . 2008 08 06 . retrieved 2011 12 14 . business wire 2006 10 23 . connetics corporation and stiefel laboratories inc. sign definitive merger agreement . business wire . retrieved 2011 12 14 . stiefel labs goes outside founding family in choice for president . wral tech wire . 2008 03 03 . retrieved 2011 12 14 . glaxosmithkline completes acquisition of stiefel . gsk.com . retrieved 2011 12 14 . stiefel a gsk company brings acne innovation directly to consumers with ... research triangle park n.c. july 27 prnewswire . north carolina prnewswire.com . retrieved 2011 12 14 . stiefel a gsk company press releases . stiefel.com . 2010 10 12 . retrieved 2011 12 14 . external links edit official website v t e glaxosmithkline subsidiaries glaxosmithkline pakistan glaxosmithkline pharmaceuticals ltd stiefel laboratories viiv healthcare 85 % predecessors acquisitions allen & hanburys beecham group block drug burroughs wellcome glaxo glaxo wellcome human genome sciences recherche et industrie th rapeutiques reliant pharmaceuticals s. e. massengill company smithkline beecham smith kline & french products current pharmaceuticals advair alli augmentin avandia beconase boniva flixonase 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