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BioWorld Industrial Biotechnology StatReport: Immediate and Comprehensive Industry Information
Separex SA--Affiliated French pharmaceutical company pioneering SCF
technology
Hitex SA--Affiliated company that has SCF extraction and contract
manufacturing departments
Laboratoires Lavipharm SA--Affiliated company responsible for international
promotion of dermocosmetic products
BUSINESS STRATEGY: Develop, manufacture, market and distribute pharmaceutical, cosmetic and
consumer health products in Greece and internationally
AGREEMENTS: Name Products Content of Agreement Date
GlaxoSmithKline Lavipharm's SCF three-year research 4/03
plc
technology
collaboration and
licenaing agreement
Intervet Pharma Intervet compound for development 5/02
R&D SA (through veterinary
agreement
Lavipharm Corp.) pharmaceutical
products
Senetek PLC Lavipharm to launch
line of Kinetin-based
skin care products
under its Castalia brand
licensing agreement 3/04
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Focus is on pioneer technologies of particle design, drug delivery systems,
cosmetic delivery systems, and the development of natural products
Development of pharmaceutical products containing new drugs that might
otherwise have been abandoned because of solubility or other drug delivery
problems
Modification of existing drugs in order to improve their pharmacokineticpharmacodynamic
profiles, extend their patent coverage duration and
increase their competitive position, thus extending the drug's life cycle
PRODUCTS ON MARKET: Lavipharm Hellas: Algon (pain reliever), Addditiva (vitamins), Ivaliten (antilice),
Laxemel (laxative), Prot Algon-Antipyretic 'enfants,' Breath Right,
RFSU, Lactal
Otccastalia Laboratoires Dermatologiques: Laviderm
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1 Cyclotron Road
Berkeley CA 94720, US
Phone: (510) 486-6467; Fax: (510) 486-6457
Web: www.lbl.gov; E-mail: ttd@lbl.gov
KEY PERSONNEL: Steven Chu; Laboratory Director
Jeff Fernandez; CFO
EMPLOYEES: 4,000 employees, 1,200 Ph.D.s
HISTORY: Founded in 1931
Began biotech R&D in 1963
STOCK-FINANCIAL HISTORY: Government agency
SUBSIDIARIES/DIVISIONS: Includes 15 divisions organized within the areas of Computing Sciences,
Energy Sciences, Biosciences, General Sciences, and Resources and
Operations
BUSINESS STRATEGY: Berkeley Lab conducts unclassified research across a wide range of
scientific disciplines with key efforts in fundamental studies of the universe;
quantitative biology; nanoscience; new energy systems and environmental
solutions; and the use of integrated computing as a tool for discovery. It is
organized into 17 scientific divisions and hosts four DOE national user
facilities.
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