Interview with Robert Dahan, President, AstraZeneca France
You’ve been at the head of AstraZeneca France for 7 years through during which time there has been a lot of M&A activity in the industry as well as a…
Shire serves as an industry leader in research and treatments of rare and orphan diseases, allowing patients with severe conditions to lead better lives. The company’s deep understanding of patients and their needs enables them to develop and deliver health care in therapeutic areas including, behavioral disorders and gastrointestinal diseases, as well as other symptomatic conditions followed by specialists. Shire upholds an ambition to imagine the future and be at the forefront of health care in creating value for patients, physicians, policymakers, payers and shareholders. Shire France is the French subsidiary of Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc based in the UK and the US. As the operator of specialty pharmaceuticals and as such, its products are sold by the conventional circuit of distribution: custodians, distributors, pharmaceutical wholesale distributors, pharmacies, care facilities. The French affiliate specializes in therapeutic areas such as hematology, nephrology, central nervous system, gastrointestinal, genetic diseases.
You’ve been at the head of AstraZeneca France for 7 years through during which time there has been a lot of M&A activity in the industry as well as a…
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