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| History of the Laboratoires Boiron |
Starting in 1911,
René
Baudry, pharmacist, specialized in the production
of homeopathic medicines by founding a homeopathic pharmacy,
the Pharmacie Générale Homéopathique
Française [French General Homeopathic Pharmacy]
at 68 Boulevard Malesherbes, in the 8th Arrondissement,
in consultation with Dr
Vannier, a childhood friend living in Paris at that
time.
He left Paris in 1922 after having sold his business, and went to Annonay
in Ardèche.
In 1926, Dr. Vannier
created the Laboratoires Homéopathiques de France
[Homeopathic Laboratories of France] in Paris. In
1930, René Baudry joined the group
of homeopathic physicians in Lyon and founded the Laboratoire
Central Homéopathique Rhodanien [Rhodanian Central
Homeopathic Laboratory], at 38 rue Thomassin in Lyon.
The Parisian physicians of the Ecole Moderne d'Homéopathie
[Modern School of Homeopathy] invited him to return
to Paris to found a national laboratory for the production
of homeopathic medicines.
He agreed, provided he could keep the company in Lyon,
and then sought out colleagues to help start this new
company.
Henri
Boiron and Jean
Boiron were looking for work. They had just earned
their Diplomas in Pharmacy in addition to Doctorates
in Science. Thanks to Dr. Mondain, they met René
Baudry, who hired them.
In June 1932,
Jean and Henri Boiron founded the Laboratoire Central
Homéopathique de France [Central Homeopathic
Laboratory of France] in Paris, in the premises at 68
Boulevard Malesherbes. One year later, René Baudry
and Henri Boiron took over development of the Paris
laboratory, which became the Laboratoires Homéopathiques
Modernes [Modern Homeopathic Laboratories] (LHM).
As for Jean Boiron, he took over development of the
company in Lyon, which became the Pharmacie Homéopathique
Rhodanienne [Rhodanian Homeopathic Pharmacy] (PHR).
In 1935, the chemist Jean Tétau (1901-1972) set up the Laboratoire de Pharmacologie Homéopathique (LPH) in Paris, which was the original name for Laboratoire Dolisos; the name was changed in 1976.
In 1965,
a monograph, "Préparations homéopathiques"
[Homeopathic Preparations] was introduced into the French
Pharmacopoeia.
In 1967,
Laboratoires Boiron was founded by combining the Laboratoires
Homéopathiques Jean Boiron (PHR), the Laboratoires
Homéopathiques Henri Boiron and the Laboratoires
Homéopathiques Modernes (LHM).
The first regional production and distribution facility
was opened in Toulouse in
1968.
In 1974, the head
offices and the production plant moved into the green
belt in Ste Foy-lès-Lyon, near Lyon.
Starting in
the 1970s, regional establishments were set
up in Lille, Belfort, Nantes, Avignon, Grenoble... and 1979
saw the establishment in Milan, Italy, of the first foreign branch, which
marked the beginning of international development for
the Laboratoires Boiron, amplified by the founding of
branches in India, the United States, etc.
Christian Boiron followed Jean Boiron as President of
the Group in 1983.
The Laboratoires Boiron continued their work on the development of homeopathy and strengthened the distribution network by opening 29 regional establishments to date.
The Institut Boiron, founded
in 1985, has stressed this commitment and expanded it within the international medical and scientific community.
In 1987, Boiron Group stock was offered for the first time on the OTC market at the Lyon Stock Exchange.
1988 marked the merger of the Laboratoires Homéopathiques de France (LHF) and Boiron.
In the early 1990s, the merger with the Sibourg laboratories in Marseilles completed the current national coverage of Boiron.
In 1995, a new production site was built in Messimy, near Lyon.
In 2005 Thierry Boiron became Chief Executive Officer of the group.
Christian Boiron is Chairman of the Board of Directors.
In 2005, the merger with Dolisos opened up new horizons for the company in the development of homeopathy.
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