Empire Laboratories

Empire Laboratories
IndustryPharmaceutical
FoundedAugust 21, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-08-21) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
FounderLouis Lloyd Winter
DefunctAugust 23, 1967 (1967-08-23)
FatePurchased by Barry Sherman
SuccessorApotex

Empire Laboratories was a Canadian pharmaceutical company incorporated on August 21, 1959 as Empire Laboratories Limited by founder Louis Lloyd Winter in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] It grew to become the largest pharmaceutical business in Canada during the 1960s, until the death of its founder on November 5, 1965.

  1. ^ Dobby, Christine (24 January 2012). "Architect of a Well-Laid Plan". National Post. Retrieved 24 January 2012.