Eurofins Assurance acquired Sisthema, a full-service quality service provider for the pharma, medical devices, and cosmetic industries.
WHO: Established in 1999 in Milan, Sisthema, with industry experience spanning more than two decades, has a strong reputation, industry recognition, and customer portfolios in Italy, Europe, and worldwide. Sisthema comes with an extensive and unparalleled portfolio of pharma audits and a network of more than 30 highly skilled auditors located worldwide, serves more than 650 customers in the pharmaceutical, medical devices, and cosmetics industries, with a complete service offering from auditing to consulting activities.
Established in 2019, Eurofins Healthcare Assurance is part of the international Assurance business line, which combines more than 25 years of experience in the testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) industry. Eurofins Healthcare Assurance offers customers the best support to identify and mitigate risks along their supply chain. The company has 55,000 staff across a network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries; Eurofins' companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods.
WHY: The deal represents an essential component of Eurofins' three-year strategic expansion plan. Eurofins believes that the synergies and expanded scopes created by this acquisition will generate even greater value for existing and potential customers of both companies, allowing Eurofins Assurance to be better equipped to respond to the industry landscape and increase customer expectations.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Christophe Liebon, Eurofins Assurance International Business Line Director, says: "The acquisition of Sisthema will greatly accelerate the vision Eurofins Assurance has to become a top leader in the Quality Assurance and GxP Audit industry for healthcare and cosmetics products. We are happy to welcome Sisthema, who have been a high quality and trusted long-term partner, to our team."
Corrado Lagioni, Sisthema CEO, says: "We are excited to join Eurofins Assurance, the quality assurance business line of the Eurofins Group, the world leader in pharmaceutical and cosmetic testing. Eurofins' unparalleled portfolio of analytical services will complement our offering to the industry."
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