We live in exciting times, on an extra-ordinary continent and have a colourful collection of people with rich heritages and unique healthcare needs. It takes an intrinsic understanding of the southern African environment to meet their healthcare requirements in a comprehensive manner. Biotech Laboratories (Pty) Ltd is a South African pharmaceutical company founded in 1991 that markets, sells and distributes generic and branded pharmaceuticals to both the private and public sectors in South Africa. It is also active in the export markets within the SADC region. An important aspect of the South African pharmaceutical environment is the empowerment of previously disadvantaged individuals and Biotech Laboratories embraces this philosophy at all stakeholder levels. The shareholding of Mr Shad Mapetla as Non-Executive Chairman (formerly CEO), is testimony to our continued Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) commitment. The company’s major shareholder, JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd, is one of India’s leading global pharmaceutical companies. JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has R&D capabilities and a number of manufacturing facilities complying to international regulated market standards. It markets a wide range of pharmaceutical formulations, herbal remedies, bulk drugs, intermediates and radio-diagnostics. It is Biotech’s mission to supply products that respond to the strategic health needs of developing nations. The company markets medicines from numerous therapeutic categories including anti-infectives, tuberculostatics, anti-inflammatories and products that treat the diseases of the cardiovascular, central nervous and respiratory systems as well as the urinary and gastro-intestinal tract.

Thlala Kolo Limited is one of the fastest growing veterinary pharmaceutical companies in the Agro-veterinary industry in Nigeria with a multi-talented business marketing team spread across the 36 states of the Federation and the FCT. The Company, at the moment, services over 500 happy customers in Nigeria. It came into existence in the year 2008 and a year later emerged as the sole Nigerian distributor of Interchemie werken "De Adelaar" BV, an offshore GMP Veterinary Products Manufacturer based in Holland. Thlala Kolo Limited is one of the fastest growing veterinary pharmaceutical companies in the Agro-veterinary industry in Nigeria with a multi-talented business marketing team spread across the 36 states of the Federation and the FCT. The Company, at the moment, services over 500 happy customers in Nigeria. It came into existence in the year 2008 and a year later emerged as the sole Nigerian distributor of Interchemie werken "De Adelaar" BV, an offshore GMP Veterinary Products Manufacturer based in Holland. With over 33 years of active business experience and consistent production of a matchless array of efficacious veterinary products, Interchemie possesses a huge share of the global veterinary pharmaceutical market as showcased by her presence in more than 95 (Ninety-five) countries worldwide, making our union a force to reckon with in the Agro-veterinary industry. Our emergence was borne out of the belief that the nation needs to re-focus on agriculture to make it once again the mainstay of the economy in the foreseeable future with a latent intent to participate actively in the soon-to-be born Nigeria's revolution in the Agro-Veterinary sector. At Thlala Kolo Limited, we parade a management team made up of core professionals saddled with active drive to put to use their prowess and respective experiences acquired in diverse professions, including but not limited to farming, medicine, management, pharmacy and technology, towards building an organization that will answer the clarion call for the provision of effective, reputable, affordable and readily available veterinary products of high quality, requisite for a productive Agro-veterinary Industry.

Key Oncologics (Pty) Ltd is a South African pharmaceutical company that primarily focuses on the treatment of cancer and allied diseases. The company was founded in 1998 representing international companies that do not have an independent presence in South Africa. Over the years our product profile has grown from a single product to a comprehensive portfolio. We have also diversified into biologics and are in the process of building a generic portfolio. In moving forward Key Oncologics will continue to seek options for patients to live longer and live better. Key Oncologics (Pty) Ltd has experience in registering, marketing, selling and distributing cancer products in the South African market. We also have a clinical trial division with the necessary infrastructure to conduct Oncology Clinical Trials according to GCP.

Hersol Manufacturing Laboratories is a fully licensed and registered pharmaceutical manufacturing company and was founded in 1980. Today Hersol is one of the leading Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Companies within the South African Market. Hersol specialises in the development and manufacture of Complementary Medicines, Nutritional Supplements and Pharmaceuticals. Hersol prides itself on producing quality products through a carefully managed Total Quality Management System governing all activities, especially so as to lead the way in the Complementary Medicines and Nutritional Supplement market. As a result of the integrated Total Quality Management system, embracing first and foremost, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and strict Quality Control Procedures, the best quality of both raw materials and finished product is ensured. This facility complies with the Medicine Control Council (MCC) Code of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), a standard of manufacturing excellence recognized throughout the Industry. Hersol maintains a watchful eye on world trends and then improves and innovates to deliver leading edge products to its customer base. This intimate market knowledge is gained through regular travel by Hersol’s Management team to major world markets. The company has acquired a reputation for consistent good quality, price, service and delivery, which is indicated by the fact that we hold a full pharmaceutical manufacturing license, which is re-assessed regularly by the South African Medicine Control Council. With Hersol manufacturing large volumes of supplements the R & D (Research and Development) department is an important contributor of new ideas and concepts that potentially add value to customers’ businesses. Close collaboration with raw material suppliers ensures that the very latest and highest quality ingredients are available for incorporation into prototype formulations, further adding value to the supply chain.

To ensure achievement of set operational objectives and to ensure desired business growth. Our current business is unified, adopting the traditional sales & marketing management styles. Embedded in this structure are Pharmaceutical and Veterinary business arms structured into territorial markets for ease of management and control. The Nigerian market and ECOWAS markets are thus similarly structured into districts and regions where Neimeth’s products are distributed. The Pharmaceuticals business distributes: Ethical Products – comprising of Neimeth branded ethical products including our flagship home grown product CIKLAVIT for the management of sickle cell disease. In addition products such as Normoretic, flexodene, Tiocosid, etc and new branded generics are part of the portfolio. Consumer Product – comprising 15 major product groups divided into 39 presentations. High volume products like NCP, Pyrantrin, Obron – 6, Homtamin G and Pancemol are included as part of consumer products portfolio. Veterinary Business  Neimeth is now poised to re-enter the lucrative Nigerian Animal Health business, which has very robust volume and profit potentials. We expect to regain a controlling market share in a few years. We have introduced our own brand of poultry and large animal range of anthelmintics, as well as production enhancing medicaments. We will also enter into strategic alliances in key disease areas that show great business potentials. Ecowas Business Neimeth is firmly on ground in the Anglophone West African Countries of Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and the Gambia. Our key products like Ciklavit, Homtamin G, NCP have been registered there and are in rising demand. Before the brand name Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc.,the company had operated in Nigeria for 40 years, manufacturing, marketing, and distributing Pfizer brands of pharmaceutical and veterinary products in tablets, capsules, ointment/cream, powder, injectables, and oral liquid forms. During the 40 year period (1957-1997), the company established the first pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Nigeria at Aba, which was destroyed during the Nigerian civil war. It then set up and opened the most modern pharmaceutical plant in the West African sub-region in 1976 at Oregun, Lagos. These represent great milestones for a company that started as a trading venture in 1957 at a location in Ebute Metta, Lagos. We are committed to providing the opportunity for leadership at all levels on our organization, the pharmaceutical industry and indeed the Nation.