Press Release
12 june 2007
BioGaia signs agreement with a company in the Otsuka group for dog product
BioGaia has signed an agreement with Earth Biochemical Co. Ltd, a company in the
Otsuka group, which gives Earth Biochemical the right to sell in Japan oil drops
for dogs, containing a Reuteri bacteria, specifically developed for dogs.
The product will be sold through veterinary clinics and will be part of a larger
portfolio of products for dogs and cats. In Japan there are 13 million dogs and
around 8000 veterinary clinics.
Earth Biochemical have been specialists in animal health products since 1973 and
have sales today to both veterinary surgeons and pet shops.
”This is an interesting agreement in several ways. Firstly, it is our first
agreement concerning household pets and secondly, it is a unique product which
we can sell in many other markets.” says Peter Rothschild, President of BioGaia.
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For additional information contact:
Peter Rothschild, Managing Director, telephone: +46 8 - 555 293 00,
Jan
Annwall, Deputy Managing Director telephone: +46 8 - 555 293 00
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BioGaia is a biotechnology company that develops, markets and sells probiotic
products with documented health benefits. The products are primarily based on
the lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus reuteri (Reuteri), which has probiotic,
health-enhancing effects. The class B share of the Parent Company BioGaia AB is
quoted on the Small Cap list of the Nordic Stock Exchange in Stockholm.
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07-06-12 BioGaia signs agreement with a company in the Otsuka group for dog product
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