There is a lot of activity in the pharmaceutical industry and France is no exception especially having passed Germany as the major market of Europe over…
In Conversation
What has been the contribution of the LRU reform and specifically what has the Creation of Research Centers and Higher Education (PRES) done to establish universities…
What has been the contribution of the LRU reform and specifically what has the Creation of Research Centers and Higher Education (PRES) done to establish universities…
Can you highlight some of the more recent milestones for Stallergenes? Stallergenes has been successful over recent years for several reasons, the first of which is…
As Quintiles is present in all major pharmaceutical markets worldwide, what’s the relevance of the French affiliate and what role it plays inside such a globalized…
When we met your Italian colleague, he noted that they had tripled their turnover in a five year period. You haven’t done badly yourself in the…
Biogaran was an initiative from Servier in the mid 1990s before there was even a generic pharmaceutical market in France. Could you speak of your history…
Janssen-Cilag is involved in not only selling its products in France but research and production as well. As France is a leading subsidiary, can you speak…
Endotis was incorporated in 2003 on the basis of a technology transfer from on a French public research institution. Can you elaborate on the origins? The…
Interview with Jacques de Chilly, Executive Director, Aderly – Lyon Area Economic Development Agency

This interview was conducted with Jacques de Chilly and Theirry de Lumley of Aderly hereafter referred to as J.C. and T.L. respectively. Aderly was founded in…
Most players entered the generic pharmaceutical industry in France in the late 1990s into the 2000s yet Actavis decided to enter much later – in late…
CIP and GERS have very unique relationships with the pharmaceutical industry. Could you elaborate on the role of these two bodies? Club Inter-pharmaceutique (CIP) is a…