Capsa Healthcare Acquires RoboPharma

RoboPharma provides customized high-speed prescription filling solutions for community pharmacies, wholesalers, hospitals, and central fill operations.

FREMONT, CA: Capsa Healthcare, a Portland, Oregon-based provider of healthcare delivery solutions for hospital, senior care and pharmacy settings, bought RoboPharma, a pharmacy automation leader based in Waalwijk, The Netherlands.

RoboPharma provides customized high-speed prescription filling solutions for community pharmacies, wholesalers, hospitals, and central fill operations.

The acquisition of RoboPharma is Capsa’s fifth big brand addition in the last 10 years, and second specifically in the pharmacy automation industry. Capsa also completed the acquisition of the venerable Kirby Lester brand in 2014. RoboPharma’s management and engineering teams will remain with the company to maintain continuity across its strategic focus, innovative momentum, and inventive vision. Its Netherlands facility would continue operations and would be leveraged to expand Capsa Healthcare’s international reach.

Led by Avi Zisman, President and CEO, Capsa Healthcare is a global leader in developing and delivering innovative healthcare solutions for a wide spectrum of care providers. It provides a broad range of products, including medication carts, mobile computing, medical carts, and pharmacy automation solutions. The company has more than 400 employees with management, sales, and production offices throughout the world.

“RoboPharma is well known for providing virtually error-free operation and ease-of-use, which are two essentials in hectic pharmacy environments today,” stated Avi Zisman, President and CEO of Capsa Healthcare. “Combined with Capsa’s existing strength in the category, our lineup presents our customers and pharmacy providers with a wide array of solutions and options that is unmatched by alternative pharmacy automation providers.”