The Schwabe Group comprises several different affiliated companies in the pharmaceutical and health industry. All of the companies within the Schwabe Group focus on plants as the basis for developing pharmaceuticals and health products.

The parent company of the Schwabe Group, which is now Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG, is one of the oldest pharmaceutical manufacturers in Europe with a company history dating back over 150 years. Schwabe Pharma Asia Pacific was set up in November 2005 as a fully owned subsidiary of Dr Willmar Schwabe Pharmaceuticals, Germany.

Approximately 4,000 people work at the Schwabe Group, and sales total around €900 million.

The largest percentage of the Schwabe Group workforce is in Germany, where some 1,600 people are employed. The Group headquarters are in Karlsruhe.