Debiopharm
Debiopharm Group (Debiopharm) is a family-owned biopharmaceutical group of companies active in drug development and manufacturing of proprietary drugs, diagnostics, and investments,[1] headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded in 1979 by Rolland-Yves Mauvernay.[2]
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| Industry | Biopharmaceutical |
| Founded | Lausanne, Switzerland (1979) |
| Founder | Dr Rolland-Yves Mauvernay (1922-2017) |
| Headquarters | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue | US$ 25 billion |
| Owner | family-owned |
Number of employees | 420 |
| Website | www.debiopharm.com |
Subsidiaries
The group works through its subsidiaries:[3]
- Debiopharm International SA, which in-licenses product candidates or technologies, develops them, and then licenses them to third parties for commercialization;[4]
- Debiopharm Research and Manufacturing SA, which provides contract manufacturing and contract research services to Debiopharm;[5]
- Debiopharm Investment SA, which manages the group's money and invests in real estate and in other companies; and[6]
- Debiopharm Diagnostics SA, which invests in diagnostics companies.[7]
As of 2010 two drugs had reached the market through its efforts: oxaliplatin for the treatment of cancer, and depot formulations of triptorelin, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist that is approved to treat advanced prostate cancer.[8]
In 2017, Debiopharm acquired a phase 2 drug candidate from ImmunoGen that intends to target Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.[9]
References
- Group, Debiopharm. "Debiopharm Group™ to Acquire Products or Companies to Expand Activities at Manufacturing Facility in Martigny (Valais, Switzerland)". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
- Bloomberg profile: Debiopharm Group. Page accessed May 12, 2016
- Frost & Sullivan Nov 25 2010 Movers & Shakers Interview with Maurice Wagner, Debiopharm Group
- Bloomberg profile: Debiopharm International. Page accessed May 12, 2016
- Bernard Tappy for In Vivo Magazine. 2013 Debiopharm Research and Manufacturing SA.
- Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association Debiopharm Investment SA Page accessed May 12, 2016
- Bloomberg profile: Debiopharm Diagnostics. Page accessed May 12, 2016
- "Triptorelin". drugs.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- Taylor, Nick (24 May 2017). "Debiopharm buys ImmunoGen ADC to grow cancer pipeline". Fierce Biotech. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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