To reinforce its position as quality and regulatory leader on the French market, ProductLife

Group (PLG) (www.productlifegroup.com) acquires Strategiqual, a French consulting firm

providing expert support in regulatory affairs, quality, clinical and market access for

pharmaceutical products and medical devices.

Founded in 2012, Strategiqual offers a comprehensive range of services and expert advice in strategy, quality, regulatory affairs, vigilance, compliance, audit and training.  With extensive knowledge of European regulations and French specific national requirements, Strategiqual’s team provides support to pharmaceutical and medical device companies to ensure product and organizational compliance. The company benefits from unique regulatory know-how, consolidated by close partnerships with institutional stakeholders, professional organizations, incubators and universities.

“Since our creation, we have been providing expert regulatory solutions to assist our customers in market access and maintenance of their products,” says Florent Audureau, Chairman, Strategiqual.  “By joining PLG, we are strategically complementing each other's solutions, being now able to cover the complete lifecycle of healthcare products, at French, European and international levels.”

“This value-enhancing acquisition aligns with our disciplined M&A strategy, strengthening our position as a focused premium pharmaceutical and medical device services business, whilst further building our group’s end-to-end service offering,” explains Xavier Duburcq, CEO, PLG.  “With this deal we are addressing the industry’s ever-growing need for best practice quality assurance due to the increasing complexity of product development, vigilance and manufacturing processes and associated regulatory requirements.”

“PLG is a highly regarded business that shares our commitment to delivering regulatory compliance as well as the highest quality services to the global healthcare industry.  Strategiqual has been successful in building an extensive and stable client base and has inspired a high level of trust and confidence with many long-term relationships. Joining PLG provides us with an even stronger platform from which to grow our customer base, develop and scale up our offering and continue to deliver gold standard quality assurance services,” adds Audureau.

“Strategiqual’s unparalleled combination of business acumen, pharmaceutical and medical device expertise has formed a unique space in the Life Sciences market,” comments Emmanuel Riffault, COO, PLG.  “We are excited to join forces with them to expand upon this platform together.  This combination will significantly enhance PLG’s regulatory support services.”