Scientific Protein Laboratories

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Scientific Protein Laboratories is a bio-pharmaceutical company established in Waunakee, Wisconsin in 1976 by Oscar Mayer. [1] [2]

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History

In 2004 SPL was acquired by Arsenal Capital Partners for $81 million, today. [3] In 2014 it was acquired by the Chinese company Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical. [2] The company was involved in, along with other pharmaceutical companies, the 2008 Chinese heparin adulteration. [1] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Heparin's Deadly Side Effects". Time magazine . 2008. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  2. 1 2 Judy Newman. "Waunakee's Scientific Protein Labs to be acquired by Chinese company for $337 million". Wisconsin State Journal, December 27, 2013.
  3. "Scientific Protein Laboratories Acquired by New York firm". Wisconsin Technology Network. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  4. Reinberg, Steven (5 March 2008). "FDA Finds Contaminant in Baxter's Recalled Heparin Products". ABC News. Retrieved 30 March 2018.