Exeltis
Exeltis USA is a women's health pharmaceutical subsidiary of family-owned Insud Pharma, marketing FDA-approved contraceptives (SLYND, TWIRLA, TYBLUME), prenatal supplements (Vitafol family), and fertility products (Pregnitude) to OB/GYNs and patients via retail and specialty pharmacy distribution.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1971
- HeadquartersFlorham Park, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Exeltis does
Exeltis USA, Inc. (formerly Everett Laboratories, founded 1971) is a US-based pharmaceutical subsidiary of the family-owned Insud Pharma Group, exclusively focused on women's health across the reproductive lifecycle — from fertility and contraception through pregnancy and menopause. The company markets a portfolio of FDA-approved prescription products including SLYND (an estrogen-free drospirenone-only oral contraceptive with a 24+4 dosing regimen), TWIRLA (a levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol transdermal contraceptive patch, acquired via Agile Therapeutics in June 2024), TYBLUME (a combination oral contraceptive), the Vitafol family of prenatal nutritional supplements (Vitafol Ultra, Gummies, One, Fe+, Nano, Strips, OB, OB+DHA), Pregnitude (a fertility supplement), and Nuvetest (a diagnostic). Products are supported by a clinical program that has enrolled approximately 3,000 women in 20 global studies covering about 20,000 female cycles of drug exposure, and the company is backed by Insud Pharma's 15 global production facilities and 10 R&D centers.
Exeltis operates a sales-led, B2B2C commercial model: a dedicated field sales organization engages OB/GYNs and women's health specialists who prescribe its products, and the company distributes through retail and specialty pharmacy channels nationwide. Revenue is generated through one-time prescription product sales at price points set by pharmacy, insurance coverage, and patient assistance programs rather than disclosed public pricing. The company maintains compliance with FDA regulations, OIG Guidance, the PhRMA Code, CCPA, and GDPR. Recent portfolio moves include the June 2024 acquisition of Agile Therapeutics, the January 2025 acquisition of Procare Health's women's health nutraceutical assets, a February 2026 licensing agreement with Dilafor, and a June 2026 divestiture of NUVESSA to Alembic Therapeutics, signaling active portfolio reshaping around its core contraceptive and prenatal franchises.
The US entity operates with approximately 101–250 employees from its Florham Park, NJ headquarters, while the broader Exeltis brand (part of Insud Pharma) employs nearly 6,000 people across more than 40 subsidiaries in 40+ countries with roughly 300 products in the global portfolio. Exeltis USA retains a focused, specialized go-to-market in the US women's health segment, supported by an entrepreneurially positioned leadership team including a Global Head with 12 years of cross-market experience at Insud Pharma.
Exeltis firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Exeltis
- Legal name
- Exeltis USA, Inc.
- Website
- https://exeltisusa.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1971
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Exeltis USA is a women's health pharmaceutical subsidiary of family-owned Insud Pharma, marketing FDA-approved contraceptives (SLYND, TWIRLA, TYBLUME), prenatal supplements (Vitafol family), and fertility products (Pregnitude) to OB/GYNs and patients via retail and specialty pharmacy distribution.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Exeltis industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Women's Health Pharmaceuticals
- NAICS
- Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412), Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (32541)
- SIC
- Pharmaceutical Preparations (2834)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Women’s Health & Reproductive Specialty Pharmaceuticals (HLAIACAN)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Endocrinology & Reproductive Health Pharmaceuticals (incl. Women’s Health) (HLAIAAAJ), Women’s Health (OTC Gynecologic) (HLAIADAJ), Fertility & Ovulation Products (OTC) (CRABAIAK)
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Where Exeltis is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Florham Park
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Exeltis business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Prescription Pharmaceutical Products: Revenue generated from selling prescription women's health medications including contraceptives (SLYND, TWIRLA, TYBLUME), prenatal vitamins (Vitafol family), and gynecological treatments (NUVESSA, Nuvetest). Products are FDA-approved prescription medications distributed through retail and specialty pharmacy channels.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Prescription medications through pharmacy distribution |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
Exeltis product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Exeltis develops, manufactures, and commercializes FDA-approved prescription pharmaceutical products exclusively focused on women's health. Its portfolio spans the reproductive lifecycle and includes oral contraceptives (SLYND, TYBLUME), a transdermal contraceptive patch (TWIRLA), a vaginal gel for bacterial vaginosis (NUVESSA), the Vitafol family of prescription and over-the-counter prenatal nutritional supplements, fertility supplements (Pregnitude), and diagnostic products (Nuvetest). Products are sold in the United States through retail and specialty pharmacy distribution and prescribed by OB/GYNs and women's health specialists engaged via a dedicated field sales force.
Product overview
Exeltis is an independent, family-owned women's healthcare company that offers an extensive portfolio of pharmaceutical products across multiple categories. The company's core offerings include prescription birth control options (Slynd, Twirla, Tyblume), treatments for bacterial vaginosis (Nuvessa), prenatal nutritional supplements (Vitafol family including Vitafol Ultra, Vitafol Gummies, Vitafol One, Vitafol Fe+, Vitafol Nano, Vitafol Strips, Vitafol OB, Vitafol OB+ DHA), fertility supplements (Pregnitude), diagnostic products (Nuvetest), and additional women's health products (Blue's Away). The portfolio addresses women's health needs at key stages of life including fertility, contraception, pregnancy, and menopause. Exeltis is part of the Insud Pharma group, with operations spanning over 40 countries.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Slynd: Estrogen-free progestin-only birth control pill (POP) with drospirenone
- Twirla
- Tyblume
- Vitafol
- Nuvessa
- Nuvetest
- Blue's Away
- Pregnitude
Products and services
- SLYND (drospirenone) Estrogen-free, progestin-only prescription oral contraceptive (POP) for women of reproductive age, offering a unique 24 active + 4 placebo dosing regimen and a 24-hour missed pill window.
- TWIRLA (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol) Transdermal birth control patch delivering levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol through the skin for women seeking a non-daily hormonal contraceptive option.
- TYBLUME (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) Combination prescription oral contraceptive containing ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel, marketed for women of reproductive age to prevent pregnancy.
- Nuvetest Women's health diagnostic product related to vaginal health testing, available through the Exeltis women's health product portfolio.
- Vitafol Ultra Prenatal supplement in the Vitafol family formulated to support nutritional needs during pregnancy.
- Vitafol Gummies Gummy-formulated prenatal supplement in the Vitafol family, providing an alternative delivery form to traditional pill-based prenatal vitamins.
- Vitafol One Once-daily prenatal supplement in the Vitafol family designed for comprehensive prenatal nutritional support.
- Vitafol Fe+ Iron-fortified prescription prenatal supplement in the Vitafol family for pregnant women requiring additional iron.
- Vitafol Nano Nano-formulated prenatal supplement in the Vitafol family with smaller particle size intended to enhance nutrient absorption.
- Vitafol Strips Strip-formulated prenatal supplement in the Vitafol family designed for convenient oral administration as an alternative to capsules or tablets.
- Vitafol OB Prescription prenatal supplement in the Vitafol family with a comprehensive prenatal nutritional formula.
- Vitafol OB+ DHA Prenatal supplement in the Vitafol family fortified with DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) to support fetal brain and eye development.
- Blue's Away Women's health product in the Exeltis portfolio; specific indication and category not detailed in the available source material.
- Pregnitude Fertility supplement designed to support reproductive health for women trying to conceive.
Quantifiable outcome
- 20 global clinical studies including phases I, II and III, totaling about 20,000 female cycles of drug exposure for SLYND development
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Exeltis
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Exeltis technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Exeltis partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and moderate.
- Alembic TherapeuticsminorAlembic Therapeutics acquired NUVESSA (metronidazole vaginal gel 1.3%) from Exeltis USA, Inc. in June 2026. Alembic assumes full responsibility for commercialization and distribution across the United States.
- DilaformoderateDilafor signed a licensing term sheet with Exeltis. Dilafor also secured a US patent during this period. The partnership involves Exeltis licensing terms with the Swedish pharmaceutical company.
- Procare HealthmoderateExeltis (part of Insud Pharma) acquired women's health nutraceutical assets from Procare Health in January 2025, expanding its fertility supplements portfolio.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Exeltis competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Agile Therapeutics: Developer of the TWIRLA contraceptive patch that was acquired by Exeltis in 2024 — directly comparable as a women's health transdermal contraceptive peer now operating within the Exeltis platform.
- Noven Pharmaceuticals: Specialist in transdermal drug delivery (patches) — directly comparable to Exeltis on TWIRLA transdermal patch technology and women's health patch-based delivery.
- TherapeuticsMD: US-listed women's health company focused on prescription hormones, contraception, and menopause — a comparable specialty pharma commercializing branded women's health products through OB/GYN channels.
- Organon & Co. Public women's health specialty pharma spun out of Merck in 2021 with a portfolio spanning contraception, fertility, and menopause — the most direct large-scale comparable to Exeltis's women-health focus and prescriber-driven model.
- HRA Pharma: European women's health specialty pharma (now part of Perrigo) with focus on contraception, emergency contraception, and menopause — closely comparable business model and prescriber base to Exeltis.
Broad incumbents
- AbbVie / Allergan Aesthetics: Through the Allergan acquisition, AbbVie holds major women's health assets (e.g., Lo Loestrin Fe) — a broad incumbent peer competing on contraceptive prescriptions, formulary access, and lifecycle management.
- Bayer (Women's Health / Pharma): Major incumbent with leading hormonal contraceptive franchises (Yaz, Yasmin, Mirena) — overlapping significantly with Exeltis's contraceptive portfolio and exerting significant competitive and pricing pressure.
- Pfizer (Women's Health): Large diversified pharma with broad women's health and contraceptive offerings; competes directly with Exeltis on combined oral contraceptives and brings materially larger commercial and R&D resources.
Emerging players
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals: US specialty and generics pharma with growing women's health presence including prenatal vitamins and select branded women's health products — a partial overlap with Exeltis's Vitafol franchise.
- Lupin Pharmaceuticals: India-headquartered specialty/generics pharma with US women's health portfolio (oral contraceptives, prenatal vitamins) — a relevant emerging competitor in prescription women's health and prenatal supplements.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Exeltis social profiles
Digital presenceExeltis compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
Exeltis financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Exeltis leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Exeltis subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Exeltis funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Exeltis M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Exeltis
What does Exeltis do?
Exeltis develops, manufactures, and commercializes FDA-approved prescription pharmaceutical products exclusively focused on women's health. Its portfolio spans the reproductive lifecycle and includes oral contraceptives (SLYND, TYBLUME), a transdermal contraceptive patch (TWIRLA), a vaginal gel for bacterial vaginosis (NUVESSA), the Vitafol family of prescription and over-the-counter prenatal nutritional supplements, fertility supplements (Pregnitude), and diagnostic products (Nuvetest). Products are sold in the United States through retail and specialty pharmacy distribution and prescribed by OB/GYNs and women's health specialists engaged via a dedicated field sales force.
Is Exeltis a public or private company?
Exeltis is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Exeltis founded?
Exeltis was founded in 1971. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Exeltis based?
Exeltis is headquartered in Florham Park, United States, in the North America region.
How does Exeltis make money?
One revenue line is on record: prescription Pharmaceutical Products.
Who are Exeltis's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Agile Therapeutics, Noven Pharmaceuticals, TherapeuticsMD, Organon & Co. and HRA Pharma. Broad incumbents are AbbVie / Allergan Aesthetics, Bayer (Women's Health / Pharma) and Pfizer (Women's Health). Emerging players are Amneal Pharmaceuticals and Lupin Pharmaceuticals.
Does Exeltis have an API?
No public API is recorded for Exeltis.
What industry is Exeltis in?
Exeltis's product category is Women's Health Pharmaceuticals. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAIACAN, Women’s Health & Reproductive Specialty Pharmaceuticals, with a secondary code of HLAIAAAJ, Endocrinology & Reproductive Health Pharmaceuticals (incl. Women’s Health). Its NAICS code is 325412 and its SIC code is 2834.