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Arcus Compliance acquires VapeClick platform

Arcus Compliance acquires VapeClick platform

Arcus Compliance Ltd, a leading regulatory consultancy specialising in the vape industry, said it has agreed terms for the acquisition of the vape-click.com platform.

Designed by the Yorkshire-based technology solution provider TechStream Group,VapeClick is recognised as the UK vape industry’s most comprehensive online directory of Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) submitted and notified vape and e-cigarette product data, through a single online portal.


The platform provides all vape industry stakeholders with the unique ability to search and identify appropriately published and notified products quickly and accurately. VapeClick also supports a wide variety of use cases, offering bespoke reporting and notifications from its vape intelligence application.

Arcus Compliance said the landmark deal emphasises its commitment to the highest standards of compliance, providing its clients and partners with the most advanced solutions to achieve and maintain robust regulatory compliance, across the UK vape landscape and further afield.

​​“We are delighted to have agreed the deal to acquire the vape-click.com portal. The solution has become the go-to portal for UK-registered vape products and will become an important piece of the jigsaw for the cutting-edge Arcus software portfolio,” Lee Bryan, Arcus Compliance chief executive, said.

“We have exciting plans for integration, including development for other industries, as well as providing valuable oversight for enforcement bodies throughout Europe.”

VapeClick’s chief technical officer Raphael Klimaszewski added: “This is an important milestone in the growth and development of the innovative vape-click.com platform. We have spent many years building the database that has revolutionised how vape products can be quickly and readily checked and monitored for their compliance status.

“The acquisition of the portal by Arcus Compliance is a testament to the impact that the platform has made and its inherent value amongst its many users. We look forward to seeing it go from strength to strength under Arcus’ leadership.”

Through its acquisition of vape-click.com, Arcus Compliance Ltd said it will continue to develop and enhance the database and its numerous applications, providing an unparalleled resource in a burgeoning portfolio of proprietary software portfolio. The vision for the innovative platform is that it will continue to grow to meet emerging industry needs, as it navigates existing and future regulations.

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