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France Martin Dubuc, general manager of Biogen France, discusses the company’s strong leadership in neurosciences, its commitment to pioneering the high-risk field despite the withdrawal of many industry players, the strategy to keep MS at the core of its business while developing next-generation treatments in areas like Alzheimer’s, and the important…

France The Top 20 pharma companies in France, ranked by total turnover at ex-manufacturer prices for 2018. Swiss giant Novartis is in first place with a EUR 2.6 billion turnover, a full 89 percent of which came from the retail market. In second place is local champion Sanofi with a turnover…

France Franck Hamalian, general manager of the French affiliate of Aspen, a specialty and branded multinational pharmaceutical company from South Africa, discusses the Group’s unique business model which revolves around strategic acquisitions and strong productive capabilities. Additionally, he describes the French ecosystem regarding key topics such as big data and market…

France Newly-appointed general manager of UCB France, Catherine Rives, discusses what drew her back to the company after time away, market access issues in France and the future of personalized medicine.   My mission is very clearly to raise the profile of the French affiliate within the UCB Group and simultaneously…

France On January 21st, 2019, AstraZeneca inaugurated the extension of the group’s industrial site in the city of Dunkirk in Northern France. The launch was attended by Secretary of State to the Minister of the Economy and Finance, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, as part of the promotional event ‘Choose France,’ designed to promote…

France Franck Puget, managing director for CSL Behring in France, discusses the blood plasma specialist’s commitment to France, building bridges with public authorities, and regulatory attitudes towards rare disease treatments.   Our neighbours envy the Temporary Authorization of Use (Autorisation Temporaire d’Utilisation / ATU) system that we have in France, and…

France Guillaume El Glaoui, co-founder and CEO of Laboratoires Majorelle, discusses what spurred the creation of the company, its success of gaining the first reimbursement ever of a condom in France, and the company’s core philosophy of social responsibility to public health.   We started with contraception and after a few…

France Eric Goupil, CEO of Unither Pharmaceuticals, discusses the company’s development strategy moving forward after the completion of a leveraged buyout in 2017. Additionally, Goupil shares the CDMO’s innovation capabilities as a leading player in the Blow-fill-seal (BFS) niche.   While the continuation of outsourcing by pharmaceutical companies is a trend,…

France Mathilde Lignot-Leloup, director of the French Social Security, provides a fascinating look into the French social system and speaks about its ongoing transformation. She elaborates on change management processes within the social security system, including the pension system while getting back to budget equilibrium expected for 2019 (a first in…

France Thierry Hulot, president biopharma of Merck France, explains how France has become more open to diversity, while still needing significant reforms in the healthcare sector to remain competitive. He also shares insights into his career and the learnings from the Levothyrox case.   Overall, we are a very important branch…

France Pascal Joly, general manager of Medac France, explains how he and his executive team have built the French affiliate from scratch, while highlighting the importance of gaining swift market access and having a diverse product portfolio.   Lyon carries a number of strategic advantages: economically speaking, office spaces are significantly…

France Guy Maugis, president of the Franco-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, explains the impact of the Macron government on the attractiveness of France as well as the importance of a strong relationship between Germany and France in times of political uncertainty. He also highlights the role of the chamber in…