Antares Vision, the European leader in Track & Trace applications for the pharmaceutical  market announced today that it will be opening a new subsidiary in France..

The new subsidiary will serve the growing number of Antares Vision customers in France by providing local support on all Antares Vision products and namely on Track And Trace installations and maintenance.

The new office, which officially opens on September 1, 2009, will represent all Antares Vision  products and systems, including ATS - Antares Tracking Systems, the  comprehensive tracking solution for the pharmaceutical market that so far have been already installed on over 100 pharmaceutical lines.

The new branch office will be operated by Sogeva, a former main distributor of Antares Vision in France, that will provide building facilities, technical and commercial personnel and will coordinate the existing sales network.

Dr. Emidio Zorzella, Managing Director of Antares Vision noted, "The French subsidiary is a strategic addition to our sales network, as France is one of the main European pharmaceutical producers and also has been the first country to put in practice the most recent European directions on traceability".

Referring to the opening of the Antares Vision office, Gerard Vasini, managing director of Sogeva and new Antares Vision branch manager said, "We see this opening as a strong indicator of Antares's  support for the French market. We look forward to expand our presence and  support to the community of the French pharmaceutical producers

Headquartered in Brescia, Italy, Antares Vision is an European leader offering innovative technology solutions for the security of the pharmaceutical production.

Its range spaces from traditional Blister filling controls, OCR/OCV readers and verifiers, to leading edge high end controls, such as complete capsule and tablet inspection machines.  

All products and solutions comply with GAMP4 and 21CFR part 11 directives of the FDA.

Antares Vision is the technological partner in artificial vision solutions for leading packaging producers such as the IMA group - world leader in pharmaceutical packaging.

Customer satisfaction, a global approach to in-line and off-line quality control issues, creative use of the most innovative technologies in order to supply reliable, long-lasting and user friendly solutions: these are the distinguishing features of ANTARES VISION.

The new Antares Vision office will be located at 6 rue du Port de Valvins 77210  Avon, France.

For further information on Antares Vision visit www.antaresvision.com

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