Address: 62Bis Avenue André Morizet ,France
Tel: (+33) 1 41 31 80 00
Web: http://www.octapharma.com/en.html
Octapharma, a Swiss-based company, is an independent, global plasma fractionation specialist. Its core business is the development, production and sale of high quality human proteins.
The company has grown to 3,000 employees in 28 countries since its founding in 1983. Octapharma owns five modern, state-of-the-art production facilities in Austria, France, Germany, Sweden and Mexico. Sales turnover in 2008 reached Euro 886 million.
The Octapharma product portfolio is focused on plasma derivatives products for treatment in coagulation disorders, immune disease, and intensive care and emergency medicine.
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