An innovative project for the technological transformation of the infrastructure at the Biopreparations Plant of the Biological and Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Labiofam) business group in Las Tunas, valued at around 12 million dollars, will guarantee the diversification and modernization of its production this year.
Las Tunas, Cuba.- José Ángel Martínez González, executive director of Production, Business, Quality, and Development of the company, told the Cuban News Agency that the strategy will allow the inclusion in the commercial proposals of products for cosmetic uses, in addition to those already recognized and in demand among its main clients.
The plant will guarantee, as is already traditional, the production of biopharmaceutical, chemical and natural products, blood derivatives, and biological products for human consumption and animal treatment, with emphasis on Biorat, a specific biological rodenticide for the control of rats and mice.
Martínez Gonzalez recognized the deficiencies of the entity, for which today the levels of satisfaction are not flattering in some lines of the hemoderivatives, mainly the hydrolyzed proteins, due to the limitations with the raw materials coming from the blood of bovine cattle, the reason why they have already begun to use the resulting one of pigs and horses.
The restoration of the Center for the Reproduction of Entomophages and Entomopathogens (CREE) in the municipality of Jobabo, specialized in the treatment of pests, fertilizers, and fungicides, complements the growth and transformation process of Labiofam in the province, and its final destination to the retail network stores and other markets, such as the Ministry of Public Health.
Among the productive fronts of the CREE are efficient microorganisms as biofertilizers and agricultural biostimulants for plants, for which reason it is working on the research and treatment of a series of biopesticides that repel, eliminate, or reduce, largely, the appearance of harmful agents.
Among the challenges for the current calendar is the need for a commercial brand that distinguishes them nationally and internationally, in addition to the certification of two or more products with international ISO standards, which guarantee the quality reference for consumers and guarantee the possibility of becoming a company that exports goods and services.
