Virbac is a French company dedicated to animal health located in Carros, near Nice. It was founded in 1968 by veterinarian Pierre-Richard Dick.
The company is the world’s 6th[2] largest veterinarian pharmaceutical group with a turnover of 1,465 million euros in 2025 (61% companion animal and 39% food producing animal). The company is a limited company with a board Euronext Paris stock exchange - compartiment A and is part of the reference index: SBF 120, and eligible SRD, PEA and PEA-PME.
History
Virbac (acronym of virology and bacteriology) is a French company dedicated to animal health located in Carros, near Nice. It was founded in 1968[3] by veterinarian Pierre-Richard Dick. Since his death in 1992, his youngest daughter, Marie-Hélène Dick-Madelpuech, also a veterinary surgeon, has chaired the Board of Directors.
In 1985, Virbac was listed on the stock exchange.[4]