-Virbac, 7th veterinary laboratory world
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– Industrialization contract in the amount of 1 million euros,
focusing on the development of an innovative system of closures and dispensing vial
– First deliveries expected in Q1-Q2 2018
Issoire, May 29, 2017 at 7: 00 am CEST – BIOCORP (FR0012788065 – ALCOR / eligible PEA-PME), a French company specialized in the development and manufacturing of medical devices and systems of administration of innovative drugs, announced today the signing of an industrialization contract with Virbac, 7th veterinary laboratory in the world.
This contract is part of the strategy of BIOCORP, which solicited for its expertise and its know-how, generated in 2015 and 2016 many of the programs of development and industrialization for specific developments with many partners. With more than 4,800 employees, the group Virbac, dedicated to animal health, has commercial subsidiaries in 31 countries, production sites in 11 countries and R&D centres on 5 continents.
The investment decision has been given after 24 months of collaboration between BIOCORP and Virbac for the development of a delivery device, tailored to the needs of the veterinary laboratory. This device is an innovative product of capping and issuing vial with the advantage of being multi-use and enable the administration of optimum products selected by the group Virbac.
The delivery of the first products is expected between the first and the second quarter of 2018. BIOCORP will then be responsible for the production of the industrial product.
“We are very pleased with the signing of this contract of industrialization with Virbac, which concludes with success the R&D program conducted by our teams. This collaboration with Virbac, an expert on animal health, highlights the extent of our field of action and the varieties of applications of our expertise, ” commented Jacques Gardette and Eric Dessertenne, respectively founder Executive Chairman and Chief Executive officer of BIOCORP.
ABOUT BIOCORP
Established in 2004 in Issoire (near Clermont-Ferrand), BIOCORP is a French company, accredited BPI ‘innovative Company’ specialising in the development and manufacturing of medical devices and administration systems of innovative medicines. With over twenty years of experience, more than 30M units produced in each year and the 12 families of patents, BIOCORP is a recognized player in the sector at the heart of the evolution of delivery systems with solutions that meet the changing needs of patients. Today, BIOCORP continues to innovate on the plastics medical, its original business, to produce and commercialize devices traditional (alternative to aluminum systems, reconstitution vial-syringe), generating a recurring revenue. Its strong expertise and its capacity for innovation have also allowed us to develop a range of connected products, including the DataPen, a pen-injector, reusable, and communicating, connected to a mobile app, and the add-ons, which attach to the delivery devices existing and which are compatible with most pen injectors on the market, as Easylog, the first add-on that transforms the delivery devices of insulin in the devices connected to it. The company has 48 employees.
BIOCORP is listed on Alternext from July 2015 (FR0012788065 – ALCOR).
For more information : www.biocorp.fr
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ABOUT VIRBAC
A laboratory has always been dedicated to animal health.
Founded in 1968 by a veterinarian French, Virbac is a pharmaceutical laboratory which has been independent since always dedicated to animal health. Today 7th worldwide and present in more than 100 countries, the Group offers a range of practical and complete range of products and services covering the majority of species and pathologies. Based on both technological advances and listening to the customer, innovation, Virbac relies on an industrial tool that meets the highest standards of international quality. Thanks to these specificities, the Group has developed for nearly 50 years, a close, personal relationship with the veterinarians and breeders in each country. Through this privileged partnership, at the crossroads of societal issues, environmental and health, Virbac contributes day after day to the evolution of the animal health.
For more information : http://www.virbac.com
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