Klifovet AG

What Klifovet AG does

KLIFOVET GmbH (operating as Klifovet AG) is a Munich-headquartered, full-service veterinary contract research organization (CRO) founded in 1997 that delivers end-to-end product development services to veterinary pharmaceutical and animal nutrition companies. Since 2021 the company has operated as part of Belgium-based Argenta, described as the world's only combined contract research, development, and manufacturing organization dedicated to animal health, with the legacy KLIFOVET brand now being integrated into the Argenta platform. The company maintains a 25+ year track record with over 300 completed studies testing veterinary medicinal products, feed additives, vaccines, and biopharmaceuticals across companion animals, food-producing animals, aquaculture, and bees, and has been recognized with the AnimalPharm Best CRO award (2015) and Best Supporting Role award (2006).

KLIFOVET's service portfolio spans regulatory affairs consulting and dossier preparation, clinical study design and multinational study management, GMP-compliant contract manufacturing (labelling, re-packaging, and distribution of clinical supplies), independent quality assurance auditing, and dedicated data management built around its proprietary Studybase® electronic data capture (EDC) platform — purpose-built for animal health studies with features including treatment allocation, blinding, multilingual support, online plausibility checks, queries, and full audit trail validation since 2008. The two primary customer segments served are veterinary medicinal product developers (encompassing pharmaceuticals, biologicals, immunologicals, and vaccines for indications from antimicrobials to parasiticides and reproduction) and animal feed and nutrition companies (covering zootechnical additives, probiotics, sensory additives, mycotoxin binders, coccidiostats, dietetic feed, and petfood).

KLIFOVET generates revenue through project-based enterprise contracts priced per scope of work, with multi-year cadences tied to regulatory and clinical development timelines. Distribution is direct enterprise sales to pharmaceutical, biotech, and nutrition companies requiring comprehensive product development, regulatory submission, and clinical trial support. Named enterprise customers include Zoetis, Bayer Animal Health, Merial/Boehringer Ingelheim, and Prevtec Microbia, and the firm supports compliance with VICH GCP, GLP, GMP, DIN, and ISO standards.

Name

Klifovet AG

Legal name

KLIFOVET GmbH

Website

https://klifovet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KLIFOVET GmbH is a Munich-based, full-service veterinary contract research organization (CRO) serving veterinary pharmaceutical and animal nutrition companies with regulatory affairs, clinical studies, GMP manufacturing, QA, and proprietary Studybase® EDC data management. Now part of Argenta group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Contract Research Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Animal Production (11521)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Therapeutic-Area CROs (e.g., oncology/rare disease) (HLAGAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pharmacovigilance, Risk Management & Medical Affairs CROs (HLAGAAAH), Veterinary Analytics, Reporting & Business Intelligence (HLAMAMAH)

Keywords

• Veterinary contract research
• Animal health product development
• Regulatory affairs services
• Clinical study management
• Feed additives testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contract Research Services: Full-service CRO providing comprehensive product development services including regulatory affairs consulting, clinical study design and management, quality assurance, data management, contract manufacturing, and training services to the Animal Health and Nutrition Industry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Klifovet AG is a full-service veterinary contract research organization (CRO) providing product development services to the Animal Health and Nutrition Industry. The company offers an integrated service portfolio spanning regulatory affairs, clinical studies, global product development, GMP contract manufacturing, data management (including the proprietary Studybase EDC system), quality assurance, and industry training. It conducts studies across companion animals and food-producing animals including aquaculture and bees.

Product overview

KLIFOVET GmbH is a full-service Veterinary Contract Research Organisation (CRO) providing comprehensive product development services to the Animal Health and Nutrition Industry. The company operates as part of the Argenta group following acquisition in 2021. KLIFOVET offers an integrated service portfolio comprising Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Studies, Global Product Development, GMP Contract Manufacturing, Data Management/EDC (Studybase®), Quality Assurance, and Training/Seminars. Services target two primary industries: Veterinary Medicinal Products (pharmaceuticals, biologicals, immunologicals, vaccines) and Feed/Feed Additives. The company conducts studies across companion animals (cats, dogs, horses, rabbits) and food-producing animals (cattle, sheep/goat, swine, broiler, aquaculture, bees), utilizing standards including VICH GL9 (GCP), GLP, GMP, and ISO.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regulatory Affairs Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 studies conducted since 1997 across veterinary medicinal products and feed additives
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Argenta GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021KLIFOVET became part of the Argenta group in 2021 and now operates under the Argenta brand. Argenta is described as 'the world's only combined contract research, development and manufacturing organisation dedicated to animal health'. This acquisition expanded KLIFOVET's capabilities and integration within the global animal health services network.
• Trifermed CompaniesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarcelona-based Contract Business Development Organization. KLIFOVET has collaborated with Trifermed on seminars and workshops, including the Barcelona Seminar on Development of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Hannover Seminar during EuroTier.
• Parc Ciéntific de Barcelona (PCB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific park in Barcelona that supported KLIFOVET's Barcelona seminar on veterinary medicinal product development. KLIFOVET organized seminars in partnership with PCB.
• University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized seminars on product development for the animal health and nutrition industry during EuroTier. Provides academic expertise and venue for training events.
• AnimalhealthEuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean animal health industry association. KLIFOVET co-organized a major conference on the New EU Regulation and its Impact on Product Development & Life Cycle Management in 2019.
• iDRAS GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized the 1st Munich Seminar on Quality of VMPs in 2009.
• UBMminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEvent organizer for CPHI 2013 conference in Frankfurt where KLIFOVET participated.
• KISACOminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganizer of Animal Health Innovation Latin America conference in 2019 where KLIFOVET participated as speaker.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IDT Biologika: IDT Biologika is a CDMO and CMO specializing in veterinary vaccines, biologics, and pharmaceuticals, offering contract manufacturing and development services directly overlapping with Klifovet's GMP contract manufacturing and animal health clinical/regulatory offerings.
• Marshall BioResources: Marshall BioResources provides specialized animal research models, contract research, and preclinical services for the animal health industry — directly comparable to Klifovet's clinical studies and animal health product development work.
• ClinVet International: ClinVet is a specialist veterinary CRO providing preclinical and clinical research services for veterinary pharmaceutical and biological products across companion and production animals, making it a direct competitor to Klifovet's clinical studies and regulatory services.
• Sinclair Research Center: Sinclair Research is a preclinical CRO specializing in animal health and animal model studies for veterinary pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical clients, overlapping with Klifovet's animal health CRO services.

Broad incumbents

• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is a global testing services group with extensive feed, food, and animal nutrition analytical capabilities; it serves the same feed additive and animal nutrition clients as Klifovet but as a broad incumbent across many testing verticals.
• SGS: SGS is a global testing, inspection, and certification company with feed additive, food, and agricultural services — competing for some of Klifovet's feed additive clients but operating across many industries beyond animal health.
• IQVIA: IQVIA is the largest global CRO, increasingly expanding into animal health and life sciences; while its core focus is human pharma, it competes with Klifovet for veterinary pharma clients seeking global, scaled CRO capacity.
• Charles River Laboratories: Charles River is a large global CRO/CDMO with established animal health and preclinical research capabilities; it competes with Klifovet for veterinary pharma and feed additive clients but at much broader scale and across many additional therapeutic areas.

Others

• Argenta Group: Argenta is Klifovet's parent company since the 2021 acquisition and positions itself as the world's only combined CRDMO dedicated to animal health; while Klifovet is being absorbed into Argenta, the broader Argenta group represents the platform Klifovet now operates within rather than an external competitor.
• Midwest Veterinary Services: Midwest Veterinary Services (acquired by Argenta in 2023) provides contract clinical research services for veterinary pharmaceuticals in the US — making it a sister organization within the Argenta group rather than a direct competitor to Klifovet's EU operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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