Monodoses / Single-Doses basée en Auvergne dans l’Allier, de ral- lequel nous sommes déjà présents mais lier le groupe rhône-alpin. Si le montant dans une proportion encore minime. de la transaction est resté confidentiel, Le propriétaire, Victor Palusci, était on sait également que le laboratoire cédant car il était arrivé au bout de ses Dosapharm, spécialiste du remplissage capacités d’investissements. Il souhai- de l’Unicadose fait également partie du tait cependant assurer la pérennité de rachat. Dans cette nouvelle configura- son entreprise en intégrantun groupe tion, SGH Healthcaring compte 200 connaisseur de son activité. » L’atout collaborateurs, trois sites de produc- majeur d’Eskiss Packaging réside tion en France, et devrait atteindre un dans l’Unicadose, une unidose liquide, chiffre d’affaires de plus de 40 millions solution de substitution idéale aux d’euros en 2019. « Eskiss Packaging ampoules bi-pointes en verre, même si faisait partie de nosprojets d’acquisi- celle-ci convient également à la forme tion, confie Virginie Delay,directrice poudre. Le fabricant propose également marketing de SGH Healthcaring, car des flacons en polyéthylène téréphtalate elle correspond en tout point à ce que (PET) et des piluliers en polyéthèylne nous sommes : une société propriétaire haute densité (PEHD) et PET. Ce archat d’une solution innovante sur le mar- dote ainsi le groupe de nouvelles tche- ché des compléments alimentaires sur nologies non maîtrisées jusqu’lr:aos Laboratoires Gilbert a produit 1,250 milliard de doses stériles en 2019 Laboratoires Gilbert produced 1,250 billion sterile doses in 2019 Lors de Pharmapack Europe 2020, Eskiss Healthcaring présente le nouveau format de l’Unicadose en 5 ml At Pharmapack Europe 2020, Eskiss Healthcaring presents the new format of Unicadose®in 5 ml its activity.” Eskiss Packaging’s major New, promising the 10 and 15 ml already introduced in advantage is the Unicadose, a liquid developments February at Pharmapack Europe in Paris. single-dose packaging solution, an ideal “This size is of interest to the pharmaceu- alternative to double-tip glass ampoules, Created in 2008, Unicadose is manufac- tical industry, our interlocutor underlines, even if it is also suitable for powder for- tured by polypropylene injection moul- for several drugs, in particular vitamin D mulation. The manufacturer also offers ding. Until then, this operation was carried or certain vitamin supplements. We are polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles out as a surcontract, and was subsequently also considering the 30 ml size, which and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) taken over by Eskiss’ site of Saint-Bonnet is also demanded.” The comfort of use and PET bottles. Through this takeo- de Rochefort, which carries out the deco- (breakability) of the single-dose packaging ver, the group acquires new technology ration and finishing operations. “Since has also been improved. At SGH Health- that had not been mastered until then: October 2019, we reintegrated its produc- caring, we are convinced of the relevance injection blow moulding and extrusion. tion in one of our sites and it is now being of this solution as analternative to many Moreover, this acquisition should help performed in a cleanroom environment other packaging types: “Not only does SGH Healthcaring strengthen its pre- (ISO 8), Virgine Delay says. Our objec- the Unicadose ensure better safety as sence in the food supplements market, tive is to enhance the skills of our site in compared to the double-tip glass ampoule especially on liquid forms, since by Auvergne by applying the methods of our because of the risk of breakage and poten- acquiring Dosapharm it can now pro- group”. Eskiss Healthcaring - the new tial ingestion of glass particles, but it is vide a complete offering: packaging and name of the company - will already launch also more interesting due to cost-effective filling. the 5 ml Unicadose format, in addition to reasons if we analyse the entire life cycle 80 The Pharmaceutical Post 01 / Janvier - 2020