# GB Pharma and UK Implant partner to produce ocular implants in Algeria

GB Pharma, a subsidiary of Condor Group, and UK Implant signed a partnership on December 7, 2017, to manufacture ocular implants and contact lenses in Algeria, establishing the first such laboratory in Africa and the Middle East.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2017-12-07
- Where: Algiers, Algeria
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 200,000 units per year
- Products: ocular implants, contact lenses
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [GB Pharma](https://endata.com/companies/28689.md)
- [Condor Group](https://endata.com/companies/28688.md) (investor)
- [Condor Group](https://endata.com/companies/28688.md) (partner)
- [UK Implant](https://endata.com/companies/28690.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [algeriepatriotique.com](https://algeriepatriotique.com/2017/12/08/partenariat-entre-filiale-de-condor-uk-implant-gb-pharma-produira-implants-oculaires-algerie/), 2017-12-08: "Grâce à ce partenariat, l'Algérie aura le premier laboratoire en Afrique et au Moyen Orient pour la fabrication d'implants oculaires et de lentilles de contact."
- [algerie-eco.com](https://algerie-eco.com/2017/12/08/filiale-de-condor-groupe-gb-pharma-va-produire-implants-oculaires-a-partir-mois-de-mai-prochain/), 2017-12-08: "L'usine qui est en cours d'installation à El'Achour, Alger, entrera en activité le mois de mai 2018, avec une capacité de production de 200.000 unités par an."

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