Bayer Animal Health and VLPbio sign global collaboration agreement

Bayer Animal Health and VLPbio have agreed to jointly discover and develop immunotherapeutics for animals based on VLPbio´s technology, which is designed to induce specific immune responses against target pathologies. The two companies will share knowledge about animal diseases and develop strategic approaches towards customer-focused treatment alternatives. The collaboration aims to create tools to shape the future of animal health and to develop new products for prevention and treatment of animal diseases, thereby improving animal well-being.

Dr. Douglas Hutchens, Bayer Animal Health’s Head of Drug Discovery, External Innovation & Chief Veterinary Officer, said: “This partnership will help us to intensify our focus on immunotherapeutics. We are proud to collaborate with one of the most innovative start-up companies in the industry and strongly believe that this partnership will enhance our innovation capabilities.”


VLPbio CEO Pablo Gutiérrez commented: “Our commitment to this collaboration is based on three competitive advantages of our company: the innovative potential of our technology, the experience and capacity of our team as well as a solid strategic plan. This position is being recognized in the industry: VLPbio was one of 12 innovation showcase finalists to pitch for investment in their products and technologies in the field of Health at the Animal Health Investment Forum Europe 2019.”

About VLPbio

VLPbio is a technological company that develops novel vaccines and other immunotherapies against high-impact diseases in the veterinary field using proprietary technology based on chimeric virus-like particles (Ch-VLPs) that acts as an antigens-display platform for a specific target and activates an immune response. The company has a strong and diversified portfolio of products on development targeting a global market of >1 Billion of Euros. For more information, go to https://vlpbio.com/

About Bayer

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition. Its products and services are designed to benefit people by supporting efforts to overcome the major challenges presented by a growing and aging global population. At the same time, the Group aims to increase its earning power and create value through innovation and growth. Bayer is committed to the principles of sustainable development, and the Bayer brand stands for trust, reliability and quality throughout the world. In fiscal 2018, the Group employed around 117,000 people and had sales of 39.6 billion euros. Capital expenditures amounted to 2.6 billion euros, R&D expenses to 5.2 billion euros. For more information, go to www.bayer.com.