# Grifols

> <p><strong>Known for:</strong> Plasma-derived medicines such as immunoglobulins that shield people with weak immune systems from infection, and albumin used in critical care, all made from donated human plasma.<br><strong>Employees:</strong> ~24,000</p>

Grifols is a Spanish company headquartered in Barcelona and founded in 1909 by Josep Antoni Grifols i Roig, listed on the Bolsa de Madrid with the founding family still significant shareholders.

Grifols is the world's third-largest maker of plasma-derived medicines, with most of its plasma-collection centres in the United States, and its output is critical infrastructure for global plasma supply when shortages occur.

https://www.grifols.com