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Guerbet
Guerbet is a research-centered pharmaceutical company based in France that is one of the major players in the contrast agents business.
The company's main products are:
- Dotarem ( Gadoteric acid) - MRI Contrast agent. Launched on the French market in 1989, Dotarem® is currently available in over 70 countries.
- Xenetix ( Iobitridol) - X-ray Contrast agent. In 1994 Xenetix® obtained its first marketing authorization in France. Originally packaged in vials, it has also been available since 2006 in the form of a polypropylene softbag, known as ScanBag® by Xenetix®. Xenetix® is present in 68 countries and continues to expand in Asia and South America.
- Lipiodol ( Iodinated ethyl esters of fatty acids of poppyseed oil) - IRT X-ray Contrast agent. Discovered by Marcel Guerbet in 1901, Lipiodol® was the first iodinated contrast agent used in the world. It was first used in radiology in France in 1921.
- FlowSens - Injection solution for contrast media and saline injection in CT medical imaging