Solvay Pharmaceuticals is a research driven group of companies that constitutes the global pharmaceutical business of the Solvay Group . The companies seek to fulfil carefully selected , unmet medical needs in the therapeutic areas of neuroscience , cardiometabolic , influenza vaccines , gastroenterology and men 's and women 's health . Its 2008 sales were EUR 2.7 billion and it employs more than 9,000 people worldwide . For more information , visit www.solvaypharmaceuticals.com.