ABOUT US
Company overview
Dr Falk Pharma UK was set up in 2005 to provide the Falk organisation with its own presence in the UK and Ireland. Our parent company, Dr Falk Pharma GmbH is an independent family firm based in Freiburg, Germany.
Guided by the Falk philosophy, Dr Falk Pharma UK is dedicated to improving patient outcomes through advancing the understanding and treatment of GI and Liver diseases.
Sales and marketing in the UK and Ireland
The core principal of Dr Falk Pharma’s marketing is to provide health care professionals, pharmacists and patients with the most up-to-date and unbiased information about diseases and therapies in gastroenterology and hepatology.
The Falk product range is based around the development of innovative formulations which encourage patient adherence and ultimately improve patient outcomes.
The cornerstone of our marketing effort is supporting education including Falk Foundation’s wide range of International Symposia, Falk Forums and independent meetings, as well as a comprehensive literature service.

From a local pharmacist to pharmaceutical company
In the early 1970s Dr Falk Pharma started marketing its products outside Germany in co-operation with local partner companies. Today, Dr Falk Pharma products are sold in more than 60 countries across the world. The first subsidiary company was founded in 2001 in Portugal, followed by Great Britain / Ireland, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Benelux.
As well as marketing established drugs, Dr Falk Pharma has been developing new products, working closely with partners in Germany and across Europe. In addition to working on the new IBD, liver and pancreas diseases treatments, Dr Falk also invests in extending the indications and licenses for the existing treatments.
In 1995, Ursula Falk, wife of the founder, joined the company and continues as the Managing Director of Dr Falk Pharma. Emphasis will continue to be placed on independence and continuity in the future, too. The tried and tested company philosophy will not be changed. The aim of the family business is to continue as a niche provider with a slightly different market presence as a balance to the big international pharmaceutical concerns.
Long before the Falk Foundation was established, it was obvious to Dr Herbert Falk that he could not successfully promote to doctors across the country on his own. In the company’s early years the available promotional budgets would not cover the costs of a field force so in the mid-1960s the young entrepreneur decided to raise awareness of his company by organising and supporting postgraduate courses for doctors. This form of support was accompanied by a growing selection of literature – booklets about disease symptoms, diagnosis and available treatments were offered to doctors, and later patients, too.
New ground was broken in terms of size and international participation in October 1967 with the organisation of the “Ikterus” symposium. 800 doctors and scientists from 18 countries came to this congress and it marked the birth of the international Falk Symposium. Since then there have been over 200 International Falk Symposia and Workshops, and more than 100,000 healthcare professionals from over 100 nations have taken part. Of the many Falk Symposia, the Falk Liver Weeks, which have taken place every three years since 1976 in Basel, returning to Freiburg from 2003 onwards, have been the most significant in terms of the number of participants and international recognition. Some of the international Falk Symposia and Workshops have taken place outside Europe, including the ones in San Diego in 1994, Santiago in 1995, Hong Kong in 1996, Sydney in 2006 and HangZhou, China in 2008.
Due to an increasing number of of congresses and symposia, as well as high demand for the literature service, the Falk Foundation was established in 1978. Ensuring scientifically independent content, the Foundation organises 5-6 International Symposia, number of workshops and 600-700 postgraduate courses and doctor-patient seminars every year.
In the early 1970s Dr Falk Pharma started marketing its products outside Germany in co-operation with local partner companies. Today, Dr Falk Pharma products are sold in more than 60 countries across the world. The first subsidiary company was founded in 2001 in Portugal, followed by Great Britain / Ireland, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Benelux.
As well as marketing established drugs, Dr Falk Pharma has been developing new products, working closely with partners in Germany and across Europe. In addition to working on the new IBD, liver and pancreas diseases treatments, Dr Falk also invests in extending the indications and licenses for the existing treatments.
In 1995, Ursula Falk, wife of the founder, joined the company and continues as the Managing Director of Dr Falk Pharma. Emphasis will continue to be placed on independence and continuity in the future, too. The tried and tested company philosophy will not be changed. The aim of the family business is to continue as a niche provider with a slightly different market presence as a balance to the big international pharmaceutical concerns.
Long before the Falk Foundation was established, it was obvious to Dr Herbert Falk that he could not successfully promote to doctors across the country on his own. In the company’s early years the available promotional budgets would not cover the costs of a field force so in the mid-1960s the young entrepreneur decided to raise awareness of his company by organising and supporting postgraduate courses for doctors. This form of support was accompanied by a growing selection of literature – booklets about disease symptoms, diagnosis and available treatments were offered to doctors, and later patients, too.
New ground was broken in terms of size and international participation in October 1967 with the organisation of the “Ikterus” symposium. 800 doctors and scientists from 18 countries came to this congress and it marked the birth of the international Falk Symposium. Since then there have been over 200 International Falk Symposia and Workshops, and more than 100,000 healthcare professionals from over 100 nations have taken part. Of the many Falk Symposia, the Falk Liver Weeks, which have taken place every three years since 1976 in Basel, returning to Freiburg from 2003 onwards, have been the most significant in terms of the number of participants and international recognition. Some of the international Falk Symposia and Workshops have taken place outside Europe, including the ones in San Diego in 1994, Santiago in 1995, Hong Kong in 1996, Sydney in 2006 and HangZhou, China in 2008.
Due to an increasing number of of congresses and symposia, as well as high demand for the literature service, the Falk Foundation was established in 1978. Ensuring scientifically independent content, the Foundation organises 5-6 International Symposia, number of workshops and 600-700 postgraduate courses and doctor-patient seminars every year.