Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited

initial discovery of biopharmaceuticals in the 1890s

Established in Jerusalem in 1901, the company known today as Teva starts out as a small wholesale drug business that distributes imported medications.

A small wholesale drug business is established by Chaim Salomon, Moshe Levin and Yitschak Elstein. The business is named S.L.E after its founders.

During World War II, with the absence of imports, these plants are the sole source of pharmaceutical supplies for the local market and neighboring countries.