Harlan Contract Research Services (CRS) and Bertin Pharma Sign Strategic Collaboration Agreement

ITINGEN, Switzerland--()--Harlan Contract Research Services and Bertin Pharma, headquartered in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, announced a strategic partnership to offer a comprehensive package for early drug development. Under the agreement, the companies will offer a wider range of drug discovery and translational medicine services, including expanded profiling and molecule testing, especially in the context of regulatory studies.

Through the alliance, Harlan CRS will strengthen its drug discovery and translational medicine offerings utilizing Bertin Pharma’s expertise in immunology and biomarkers.

“We welcome this strategic agreement with Bertin Pharma. Its expertise in the immunological sector is impressive and well-known in the industry,” said Manuela Leone, president of Harlan CRS.

“The new agreement benefits us both strategically and scientifically,” said Ciriaco Maraschiello, director of strategic initiatives and director of drug discovery and translational medicine at Harlan CRS. “Working together, we will provide the pharmaceutical industry the best team of scientists to increase the likelihood of success for new generation drugs.”

“For Bertin Pharma, this partnership will increase our international visibility and allow us to expand our services by integrating project management capabilities and expertise,” said Xavier Morge, managing director of Bertin Pharma.

PharmImmune, our joint offer with the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), is the perfect example of an innovative tool that we will be able to better utilize through our agreement with Harlan CRS,” said Pascal Clayette, head of the immuno-pharmacology department at Bertin Pharma.

About Harlan Contract Research Services
Harlan Contract Research Services (CRS), a division of Harlan Laboratories, Inc., is a privately held provider of general and specialty toxicology services to the global chemical, agrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. With laboratory locations in Germany, Spain, Switzerland and the UK, Harlan CRS' focus is on providing customers with services to optimize product development. Please visit www.harlan.com/crs.

About Bertin Pharma
Bertin Pharma is a global solution provider offering R&D outsourcing services along with bioreagent tools in the fields of pharmacy, biotechnologies, cosmetics and nutrition. Through its innovative range of services, Bertin Pharma's comprehensive offerings cover the whole drug development value chain — from discovery to pharmaceutical development. Please visit www.bertinpharma.com or www.bertin.fr.

Contacts

For inquiries concerning Harlan CRS, contact:
SCORR Marketing
Lea Studer, +1 308-237-5567
lea@scorrmarketing.com
or
For inquiries concerning Bertin Pharma, contact:
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Nathalie Feld, +33 1 53 70 94 23
nfeld@image7.fr
or
Bertin Pharma
Florence Fombertasse, +33 (0)139 306 225
Florence.fombertasse@bertinpharma.com

Release Summary

Harlan Contract Research Services and Bertin Pharma announced a strategic partnership to offer a comprehensive package for early drug development.

Contacts

For inquiries concerning Harlan CRS, contact:
SCORR Marketing
Lea Studer, +1 308-237-5567
lea@scorrmarketing.com
or
For inquiries concerning Bertin Pharma, contact:
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Nathalie Feld, +33 1 53 70 94 23
nfeld@image7.fr
or
Bertin Pharma
Florence Fombertasse, +33 (0)139 306 225
Florence.fombertasse@bertinpharma.com