Bial 2931886 203875551 2008-04-07T00:32:08Z 70.94.62.184 ''For the Bangalore International Airport Limited see [[Bangalore International Airport Limited|BIAL]].'' {{Infobox_Company | company_name = Portela e Cª, S.A. | company_logo =[[Image:bial.png|100px]] | company_type = [[Sociedade Anónima]]| foundation = [[April 19]], [[1924]]| location = [[Trofa]], [[Portugal]]| key_people = Álvaro Portela, Founder| num_employees = 540 (2005)| industry = [[Pharmaceutical company|Major drugs]], [[health care]]| products = [[Pharmaceutical]]s| revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | homepage = [http://www.bial.com/ www.bial.com]| }}'''Bial''' ('''Portela e Cª, S.A.''') is a [[pharmaceutical]] company headquartered in S. Mamede do Coronado, in [[Trofa]], [[Porto district]], [[Portugal]]. It was founded in [[1924]], being among the largest and most prestigious companies of its kind in Portugal. Bial is today an International Pharmaceutical Group. Its products are to be found in pharmacies in nearly 30 countries in 3 continents: Europe, America and Africa. Some of the group companies are: Laboratórios Bial, Medibial, Bialfar, Bialport, Bial Aristegui, Medimport and Medangol. ==Research and products== In 2008, Bial completed clinical evaluation of BIA 2-093, a new drug for the adjunctive use in partial seizures in adults with [[epilepsy]]. ==Fundação Bial== Established in [[1994]], the Bial Foundation Scientific Research Grants have become increasingly popular. Forty-eight applications were received in 1994, and by 2002 this figure had risen to 149, while 169 projects were submitted in [[2004]]. Several projects have already been supported, involving many researchers from over 21 countries. ==External links== *[http://www.bial.pt Bial] [[Category:Companies of Portugal]] [[Category:Pharmaceutical companies of Portugal]]