Vilafinil is one of the generic versions of Modafinil produced after 2010. Michel Jouvet, a French neurophysiologist researcher, and Lafon Labs invented modafinil. However, the company was eventually purchased by Cephalon Inc, who then established patents on the Modafinil medicine. They also obtained Approval from the fda for the medicine, which they then marketed globally as Provigil.
When Cephalon's patent expired in 2010, other manufacturing firms rushed to acquire a stake in the medicine. They began producing their own generic Modafinil, that they later sold at a reduced price.
