Vets First Choice Board Receives Governance Award
Vets First Choice’s Board of Directors has been named one of the 2018 Private Boards of the Year by Directors & Boards magazine, an award that honors fiduciary and advisory boards at private companies for demonstrating governance excellence. “The Vets First Choice team is honored and proud to be named one of this year’s Private…
HENRY SCHEIN TO SPIN OFF AND MERGE ITS ANIMAL HEALTH BUSINESS WITH VETS FIRST CHOICE, CREATING AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ADVANCING VETERINARY CARE
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) and Vets First Choice announced plans today for Henry Schein to spin off its Animal Health business and merge it with Vets First Choice, creating..
“Deliver the goods” – VFC Featured in Today’s Veterinary Business
Veterinary practices can fulfill client needs — and reduce inventory costs — by working with a vendor to ship drugs and food directly to the pet’s home. Click here to read full article. Today’s veterinary clients can easily go online or stop at a human pharmacy to purchase their pets’…
Vets First Choice will build $20M corporate facility in Portland
Read the full article here. Vets First Choice, a Portland company that provides technology-enabled care services for veterinary uses, will build a $20 million corporate facility in Portland. The news was made public as part of a $9 million grant announced Monday by Maine Technology Institute. The grant was part…
Vets First Choice Receives Award from Maine Technology Institute
Read the full article here. First “Lightning Round” Awards of Maine Technology Asset Fund 2.0 Approved by MTI Board of Directors and Will Produce Hundreds of STEM jobs and Quality Employment Opportunities Brunswick, ME – The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) has approved five (5) awards from the Maine Technology Asset Fund…
Six companies receive Governor’s Award for Business Excellence
The 27th annual awards, administered by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development and sponsored by FairPoint Communications, recognize Maine businesses that demonstrate a high level of commitment to their community, employees and excellence in manufacturing or service provision.
Go to war for your online pharmacy
Nov 28, 2017 By Sarah J. Wooten, DVM VETTED Don’t die on the hill for your dwindling in-house pharmacy. See whether this doctor’s story could help win your veterinary practice a victory in the coming years. Where this story came from “The recession of 2008 and the resulting revenue drop forced…
Vets First Choice Announces Two Strategic Acquisitions
Vets First Choice, the leading provider of technology enabled healthcare solutions for veterinary practices, announced today that its parent company, Direct Vet Marketing, has acquired Roadrunner Pharmacy and Atlas Pharmaceuticals. The acquisitions are part of a global initiative to professionalize prescription management..
Vets First Choice receives $223M investment
It’s a big day for Vets First Choice – we announced a minority investment in the company from new and existing investors that will help us to grow our business, offer new tools and services to vets, and reach new markets. This investment validates the work we’re doing to bring…
Vets First Choice Raises $223 million to Fuel Expansion
Vets First Choice, the leading provider of technology enabled healthcare services for veterinary medicine, announced a $223 million strategic investment to accelerate growth, launch new innovative services, and begin a global expansion effort into Europe and Asia. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Hillhouse Capital Group…
Shaw named EY’s regional ‘entrepreneur of year’
EY, a multinational professional services firm based in the United Kingdom, presented its Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Award for New England to Benjamin Shaw, founder and CEO of Portland-based Vets First Choice. Shaw, a 2015 Mainebiz Next Award recipient, is one of 17 New England entrepreneurs announced at a special gala…
Fast Growth with Vets First Choice, Six Years Running
Vets First Choice has grown rapidly since our founding in 2010. We serve 20,000 veterinary practices with technology tools that help veterinarians manage their businesses, achieve better outcomes for patients and compete in the marketplace. So far, it’s been an incredible ride – and this is only the beginning.