Discover the video of Sébastien Huron's wishes to all Virbac teams worldwide.

A new filling line has been installed in Carros, marking the beginning of the transformation of our production system.

At the end of October, the French Customs Department awarded our Group the status of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO): a European customs seal of approval, recognized on the international scene.

On October 17, Virbac Uruguay celebrated 10 years of commitment to animal health in Montevideo. On this occasion, the foundation stone for our new viral antigen plant was laid in the presence of the President of the Republic of Uruguay. 

In June 2023, Virbac New Zealand celebrated 30 years of its commitment to animal health in Aotearoa New Zealand. All employees gathered together to mark this amazing achievement and look back on these past three decades.

Last May, Virbac Japan employees gathered to celebrate the subsidiary's 30 years of commitment to animal health.

The Virbac Group was the target of a cyber attack on several of its sites worldwide during the night of June 19-20. 

Founded in 1983, Virbac Spain, one of the Group's oldest subsidiaries, celebrated 40 years of commitment to animal health on 11 May.

On May 2, we finalized the acquisition of 100% of the shares of our historical distributor in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which becomes the 35^th Virbac subsidiary. Welcome!

On January 1, 2023, we finalized the creation of Virbac Ireland, our 34th subsidiary!

A modern warehouse will be built to optimize our logistics efficiency from 2026.

Discover the video on the 2023 wishes of Sébastien Huron to all the teams in the world.

In February 2022, Virbac Colombia celebrated its 20 years of commitment to animal health with all its employees and then, on November 4th, with the partners of its Colombian subsidiary and the Andean region, Sandrine Brunel as representative of the head office, the LatAm committee and the entire management team of Virbac Colombia & Andes.

On November 30, Virbac inaugurated its new R&D center in Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park (PABP) in Taiwan which marked an important milestone for Virbac R&D.

To meet the global needs for pet vaccines, including those of certain countries such as China, a new aseptic filling line dedicated to liquid vaccines and diluents has been installed at VB8, a building dedicated to the manufacture of sterile forms.

Since this month of October, we are an official sponsor of the World Small Animal Veterinary’s Reproduction Control Committee. Our common goal? To promote, on a worldwide level, the best veterinary practices in this key field for the health of cats and dogs. 

To meet the growing demand for our petfood range, we will build a new production site in Nîmes (Gard, France). This evolving site will integrate all the steps from raw materials to the finished product.

In September 2022, our teams have answered to advance preventive medicine at the largest world congress of buiatrics.

Our leptospirosis vaccine production capacity will be quadrupled in 2023 thanks to the technological transfer to a high-tech unit!

Deployment of the industrial operations transformation program on June 6, 2022 in North America.

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, our teams have implemented various initiatives to help those facing these tragic circumstances.

This new award honors our sustainable development approach.

Details of the results of the new CSR ranking.

Construction of a global center of excellence for biological products has begun in Carros.

Discover the video on the 2022 wishes of Sébastien Huron, chief executive officer.

We are implementing an eco-responsible approach to supplies and flows.

Advancing animal health. This is what mobilized our teams on a daily basis throughout 2021. Discover the panorama of the year in a 1 minute video!

Video retrospective of the first Virbac days dedicated to safety in France.

Installation of two new packaging lines for our petfood.

July 26, visit to Carros of the prefect for the nice region and the Public accounts deputy minister.

New CSR indicators and GRI compliance for 10 years 

As part of its 2030 vision, Virbac sells the ownership and activity of the Magny-en-Vexin industrial site to Friulchem, a CMO (Contract manufacturing organization) partner of Virbac for more than twenty years and specialized among others in the production of antibiotics. Following the sharp decline in demand in recent years for the type of products manufactured in Magny-en-Vexin, this option will preserve employment, the competitiveness of the site and products.

Agreement signed for the distribution in Europe of a new weekly anti-inflammatory drug.

Information following the approval of the European competition authorities

Find out the press release issued on February 23^rd.

Today, we are inaugurating our first research and development center dedicated to warm water aquaculture in the Dong Nai province in Vietnam. Aquaculture is a rapidly growing sector, particularly in Asia, and provides an answer to the problems of feeding a world population that could reach 9 billion people in 2030. True to our mission to work for animal health, we continue to invest in order to offer new solutions for more sustainable aquaculture.

We are improving our presence in the ranking of the 70 French companies with the best ratings in terms of social and environmental responsibility.

Discover the press release issued on january 12^th

Discover the video of Sébastien Huron, chief executive officer of the Virbac group, for the end of the year 2020.

Ensuring the safety of our employees and maintaining our business essential to the animals' health. These are the two major challenges met in 2020 facing an unprecedented health crisis. We would like to share with you the panorama of this exceptional year on video.

Full details of this new partnership can be found in the joint press release issued on September 15.  

On April 24, more than 350 veterinarians and experts attended our first scientific summit dedicated to veterinary oncology. Thanks to this exclusive online event, European and North American practitioners have been able to discover the latest scientific data and a new treatment option of canine mast cell tumors.

Since April 11, 2020, following an underground pipeline rupture, our Bio4 dog and cat vaccine production site has been shut down. We expect to resume operations in June, after a refurbishment allowing the resumption of manufacturing under GMP (Good manufacturing practice) rules.

Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, numerous measures have been taken around the world to protect the health and safety of our employees and ensure the continuity of our commitment to animal health.

Today, more than ever, we are striving to make our animal health solutions even more accessible to veterinarians, farmers and animal owners around the world. This is why in 2019, we launched a pilot program in France to transform our industrial activities. A great adventure for our teams, who are mobilising all their know-how to continue to develop the Virbac production sites in terms of performance, safety and quality. Watch the 2019 achievements in video.

Find out the press release dated March 9.

End of November, the Virbac teams shared for one day the groundbreaking ceremony of a new research & development center in Taiwan. This site will be dedicated to the support of aquaculture and swine farming activities in Asia.

Sébastien Huron, chairman of the executive board of the Virbac group, wishes a happy new year for 2020 through a video.

As part of the French Fab mission lead by the French public investment bank (Bpifrance), Virbac sponsors a support mission in 2019 for young French companies wishing to establish themselves in Mexico.

Virbac has accepted Jean-Pierre Dick’s resignation from the executive board, effective November 14, 2019.

This year marks the 30^th year of Virbac’s iconic Latin American subsidiary, and they wished to celebrate the past thirty years of innovation and dedication to animal health along with their employees and customers on October 5, 2019. With a unique vision aligned to the Virbac Group’s values, the company has always taken its environmental impact and its social responsibility towards employees to heart.

As part of its 2018 annual report, Virbac published its first non-financial performance statement in April. This document marks a new stage for the Group, who is reinforcing its commitments to sustainable development.

End of 2018, the Virbac Husbandry Club in Vietnam, which helps pig and poultry farmers tackle local animal health issues, celebrated 10 years of activity. This 10^th anniversary is a testament to the Group’s drive to carry out sustainable actions that promote improvement in farming conditions.

Each year, the ADF Paris awards honor the packaging innovations of the global aerosol and dispensing industries. Last January, the Virbac Smart Cap "all-in-one", already awarded in 2018 by Pharmapack, received the prize for the best innovation in the "Pharmacy" category.

Sébastien Huron, chairman of the executive board of the Virbac group, wishes all the best for 2019 through a video.

In 2018, several Virbac websites were revamped: new contents, new design, new functionalities… all these changes aim at creating a better user experience.

In 2018, Virbac is part of the Gaïa Index, which recommends the 70 French companies with the best ratings in terms of social and environmental responsibility among a panel of 230 firms. Virbac has made a significant improvement of 14 places in the overall ranking compared to 2017.

After a twenty-year presence in Turkey through a local distributor, Virbac is creating its 33^rd subsidiary there. The objective: closer proximity in order to better respond to the expectations of animal health players.

After five years of research and development, Virbac teams have developed Smart Cap, dedicated to extracting liquid products. This patented innovation benefitting animal health, which combines ergonomics and safety, was recognized in early 2018 with a Pharmapack Award.

For 2018, find out the video wishes from Sébastien Huron, new chairman of the executive board of the Virbac group.

In August 2017, Virbac was awarded pet owner favorite brand for cat health care by Goumin.com, the largest online Chinese pet owner community. 

Bio-Gene announces collaboration agreement with Virbac for development of FLAVOCIDE™ as an insect control agent in ruminants. 

The Virbac American subsidiary decided to gather its distribution operations in Hunt Midwest SubTropolis (Missouri). The new center should be operational until the end of the year.

Public-private transfer (TPP). Behind this acronym lies the possibility for French companies to develop partnerships with French and European public research organizations. This opportunity for innovation was seized on by Virbac in 2009 and presented by the public research partnerships manager. 

In September 2016, on the initiative of the IT department, e-visits first appeared amongst the sales force in France. The purpose: allow greater reactivity from regional technical managers to questions from veterinarians. Explanations on this European-scale project by the market manager for Virbac France.

At the end of September, 2016, all activity at the Mayas factory in Mexico was transferred to the new industrial site of Argo Navis. A look back on this major project and the challenges it presented with the Virbac Mexico Industrial director.

Xavier Montat, general manager of Virbac Mexico since last year, announces the transfer of all production operations to the Argo Navis site in Guadalajara. This relocation marks the completion of the project launched in 2011 to support the strong growth of the Virbac Mexican subsidiary.

14 September 2015, Paris. The "Factories and Men" operation is being organised by 'Mouvement des entreprises de taille intermédiaire' (METI), an organisation which represents intermediate-sized businesses in France. The project began with a preview at the Petit Palais, and METI has organised a series of events which will take place until the end of 2015 with the aim of spotlighting the best of French industry. Thirty five businesses, including Virbac, are taking part. 

In its 2015 report, Virbac adopted the most recent version of the GRI standard for sustainable development. The reasons behind this change and the related benefits explained by Éric Marée, chairman of the executive board.

Virbac is investing $37.9 millions in its production site in Bridgeton, Missouri.

A 3,600 m² space dedicated to production! At the end of September the new Instrucciones site was opened in Uruguay, with a special emphasis on quality. An introduction to this leading edge facility by the subsidiary’s general manager.

“Shaping the future of animal health”. This is now Virbac's new tagline, replacing “Passionate about animal health”, launched in 2001.
What message does this new slogan convey? Answers from Sandrine Brunel, head of Corporate Communications.

At the beginning of October the GMBO (Global Marketing) organized the first Virbac Dairy Symposium in France, attended by experts from the dairy sector and Virbac staff from all over the world. Fabrice Payot, Global Marketing manager on the dairy cattle segment, explains the objectives of this major event. 

Virbac United States inaugurates the April 20th, 2014 a new building for its R&D activities. With which objectives? The answers from R&D vice-president of the American subsidiary.