Antares Vision Group

Antares Vision Group is a multinational company headquartered in Travagliato, Italy. The company operates in the traceability field and has been listed on the stock exchange since 2019.
==History==
===Early History===
After graduating in electronic engineering from the Politecnico di Milano with a thesis on optical measurement systems, Emidio Zorzella and Massimo Bonardi founded SemTec, an optoelectronics laboratory and spin-off of the University of Brescia, in 1998https://it.marketscreener.com/quotazioni/azione/ANTARES-VISION-S-P-A-57419889/attualita/Antares-Vision-ricavi-2022-a-224-mln-25-a-a-il-27-02-il-Piano-43035897/.
In 2001, following the announcement of a new European law against counterfeit medicines, a dedicated pharmaceutical division was created at SemTec. In 2007, Zorzella and Bonardi founded Antares Vision.
===2007 - 2014===
Initially situated in an office in Castel Mella, located in the province of Brescia, and with 18 employees, Antares Vision entered the pharmaceutical sector from the outset.
During the early years, the company concentrated on manufacturing vision systems using intelligent cameras which were capable of monitoring drug compliance.
In 2008, a development centre was opened in Germany. The subsequent year marked the start of the first phase of Turkey's serialization program, establishing the world's inaugural drug traceability system to combat counterfeitinghttps://it.marketscreener.com/quotazioni/azione/ANTARES-VISION-S-P-A-57419889/attualita/Antares-Vision-ricavi-2022-a-224-mln-25-a-a-il-27-02-il-Piano-43035897/.
In 2012, with the financial backing of Fondo Italiano d'Investimento https://it.marketscreener.com/quotazioni/azione/ANTARES-VISION-S-P-A-57419889/attualita/Antares-Vision-ricavi-2022-a-224-mln-25-a-a-il-27-02-il-Piano-43035897/, Antares Vision became a partner of SanofiSpinoff illustri: Antares Vision SpA 
 and ranked among the top five players worldwide in the field of traceability. Its solutions have been installed in 40 countriesLa tutela del paziente-consumatore di farmaci dopo il decreto legislativo n. 17/2014. In 2013, Antares Vision inaugurated new offices in the United States and Brazil. In 2014, it was honoured with the award for National Champion in the technological innovation sector at the European Business Awards Serialization to meet Turkey’s requirements.
===2015 - 2019===
The two-year period 2015/2016 is marked by the relocation to the current Travagliato plant, a second prize at the European Business Awards, for the best international strategyIl Fondo Italiano investe 5 mln in Antares - MilanoFinanza News, and the opening of new sites, in France and South Korea.
In 2018 Sargas joined Antares Vision of Sargas, a company made up of Italian and foreign entrepreneurs led by Guido Barilla, who subsidized a capital increase operationAntares Vision Group, da spin-off universitario a multinazionale quotata in borsa with 15% of the paid-up shares. The company also opens an office in India.
In April 2019, Antares Vision entered the Italian stock exchange, with the start of trading of ordinary shares and bonds on AIM Italiahttps://www.repubblica.it/economia/rapporti/impresa-italia/tecnologia/2015/10/26/news/antares_vision_i_controlli_sui_farmaci_richiedono_il_raddoppio_dell_impianto-125943133/amp/. A few months later, in September, Antares Vision acquires FT System, a company specializing in inspection for quality control in the Beverage industryThe Prestigious European Business Awards Announced Today National Champions. The year ended with the acquisition of T2 Software, a Brazilian software company The European Business Awards and 37,5% of Oròbix Barilla, Berlusconi e Belloni in Antares Vision con 40 milioni, a company specializing in Artificial Intelligence based in Bergamo.
===2020 - today===
In April 2020, the company took over 83% of Tradeticity, a Croatian software company specializing in the management of traceability processesAntares Vision sbarca all’AIM. In June, the Vicenza-based company Convel, a manufacturer of inspection machines for the pharmaceutical industryAntares Vision compra Ft System per 67,7 milioni di euro - MilanoFinanza News, was taken over, while in the autumn Antares Vision acquired Applied Vision, an American multinational manufacturer of high-speed inspection systems for glass and metal containers for the food industryAntares Vision acquisisce il 51% della brasiliana T2 software.
In 2021, Antares Vision became Antares Vision Group and, in May, entered the STAR MTA segment of the Milan Stock Exchange Antares Vision, acquista 37,5% di Orobix (Intelligenza Artificiale) per 3,25 milioni - MilanoFinanza News. The Group also includes the American rfxcel Corporation, a company specializing in traceability and regulatory complianceAntares Vision perfeziona closing acquisizione Tradeticity, Pen-Tec and Tecnel, which contributes to the Group's expertise in the Food & Beverage sectorAntares Vision acquisisce Convel e consolida business macchine ispezione.
Also in 2021 a partnership with Bonifiche Ferraresi, Bluarancio SpA and SDF Spa was established for the creation of RurAll SpA, a company that aims at creating a platform for the traceability of agricultural products from farm to forkAcquisizioni, Antares Vision compra Applied Vision e si rinforza nel campo delle tecnologie ispettive.
In 2022 Antares Vision Group acquiried ACSIS, an American software company for supply chain transparency Antares Vision verso trasloco su MTA. Borsa Italiana rilascia ammissione a quotazione, Packital and Ingg. Vescovini active in the field of inspection in the Food & Beverage sector Antares Vision Group acquista RFXCEL per 120 milioni di dollari - Feb 2021. In December, Ingg. Vescovini and Tecnel joined forces to form AV Electronics FT System (Antares Vision) compra i sistemi e i software di controllo di Pen-Tec e Tecnel.
In 2022, Antares Vision Group signed agreements with universities and research centres: the National Research Centre for 'Agricultural Technology - Agritech' at the Federico II University in NaplesNasce RurAll, piattaforma digital per l'Agricoltura 4.0, the National Research Center for 'Development of gene therapy and drugs with RNA technology' in PaduaAntares Vision, completata l'acquisizione di ACSIS, and the L.I.G.H.T. project with the University of Brescia and Dompé FarmaceuticiAntares Vision acquisisce Packital e Ingg. Vescovini.
In October, Antares Vision Group also enters the metaverse by launching AVGroupVERSE Antares Vision: nasce AV Electronics
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