HAL Allergy Group is a pharmaceutical company that develops, produces and sells products for allergy diagnostic and allergen immunotherapy (AIT). The research facilities and headquarters are located at the Leiden Bio Science Park, Netherlands.
The focus since 1959 stems from the development, production and distribution of allergen immunotherapies for the treatment and prevention of allergic diseases. These immunotherapies produced are subcutaneous (SCIT) or sublingual (SLIT) administrated and used primarily against common allergies such as hay fever, house dust mite allergy and allergic reactions towards wasp or bee stings. With offices in major European countries, HAL Allergy is one of the European top players, particularly in the field of allergy.
In addition, HAL Allergy has a specific expertise in the area of contract manufacturing with focus on the production of biopharmaceutical products for preclinical and clinical studies. This is done by its subsidiary HALIX B.V.
HAL Allergy originally stems from 'Haarlems Allergenen Laboratorium', a Dutch company set up in Haarlem. The company started as a small laboratory where, on request of several local general practitioners (GPs), extracts were prepared on a named patient basis to treat against allergic reactions.
History
HAL Allergy was established in 1959. At the time of its inception it was located in the centre of Haarlem. The name HAL Allergy comes from 'Haarlems Allergenen Laboratorium'.
The founder of HAL Allergy Johan Kuijper identified at an early stage the relevance of standardisation and stability of allergen extracts as well as being one of the initiators of the establishment of a European Clearing House for allergen extracts from which the Paul Ehrlich Seminars originated.
In the 1970s, the company began exporting to Germany on larger scale. Over the years, the product portfolio has seen changes and development. In January 2007 the company moved from Haarlem to bigger premises at the Bio Science Park in Leiden in the NetherlandsFighting the cause of allergies, EMB News 2011
Aside from the development and production of allergy vaccines, HAL Allergy started a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) in 2012, named HALIX that is engaged in the production of biotechnological products for preclinical and clinical studies.
Timeline 1959: Foundation of HAL Allergy (Haarlems Allergenen Laboratorium BV) 1965: Production of the first standard series of allergens for epicutaneous testing 1966: Introduction of the first commercially available house-dust mite extract by HAL Introduction of the biological standardization for allergen activity determination for each batch 1969: Introduction of aluminium hydroxide depot extracts 1974: Introduction of HAL ORAL 1977: Introduction of product for the diagnosis of type III-allergies; Start operations of HAL Allergy in Germany 1980: HALISA - the HAL-ELISA for type III-allergy diagnosis - is introduced 1982: HAL allergen extracts are stabilized by epsilon amino caproic acid (EACA) 1986: Introduction of Grasses (allergoid glutaraldehyde modified depot extracts) 1988: Standardization of allergen extracts in Allergy Units (A.U.), according to the FDA standardization 1990: Introduction of PURETHAL Birch and ACTI.TIP system for type I-allergy 1995: Introduction of SUBLIVAC B.E.S.T. sublingual immunotherapy 1998: Introduction of VENOMENHAL Bee and Wasp Venoms 1999: Extension of the PURETHAL product range 2000: Start operations of HAL Allergy in Poland 2001: Start operations of HAL Allergy in Austria; introduction of PURETHAL Mites 2003: Start operations of HAL Allergy in Italy 2005: Start operations of HAL Allergy in Spain 2008: Introduction of PURETHAL / SUBLIVAC® one bottle 2009: Opening new GMP facilities in Leiden Introduction of SUBLIVAL FIX 2011: Introduction of PURETHAL RUSH Scheme Grasses 2012: Start HALIX Contract Manufacturing Organization 2014: Introduction of PURETHAL RUSH Scheme Birch 2017: Registration of first Wasp Venom subcutaneous immunotherapy manufactured by electrostimulation 2018: First achieved marketing authorisations in line with German therapy allergens ordinance for the Birch and Trees sublingual immunotherapies
Corporate information HAL Allergy is a privately held company registered in The Netherlands. HAL Allergy is a part of Droege International Group AG.
The members of HAL Allergy's board of directors are: Dr. Philip Boehme (Chief Executive Officer) Michael Kern (Chief Financial Officer)
Research HAL Allergy develops and markets innovative products, that are convenient-to-use, for the treatment of respiratory, venom and food allergies.
In 2016: HAL Allergy has successfully completed the First-In-Human study with their subcutaneous immunotherapeutic drug for peanut allergy. In 2016: HAL Allergy has successfully completed its Phase III short-term efficacy trial with its sublingual allergen immunotherapy (SLIT) liquid product for the treatment of birch pollen allergy.
Products Allergy immunotherapy products account for most of HAL Allergy's ’s revenues and comprise the following types of product:
Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT). A droplet-based allergy vaccine marketed under various brand names including SUBLIVAC and covering various allergens and combinations of allergens, including pollens, molds, mites and pets. Subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT). An injection-based allergy vaccine marketed under various brand names including PURETHAL, VENOMENHAL and covering the most common allergens such as pollens, molds, mites, pets, bees and wasps.
The aforementioned allergy immunotherapy products are purified from natural sources.
Sponsorships HAL Allergy is one of the founder sponsors of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI).
References
External links HAL Allergy Group HALIX Droege International Group AG myAllergy