Interview with Dominique Amory, President, Lilly France
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 the past year which…
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The Pharmaceutical company Lilly has been in France since 1962. This is the 4th subsidiary of Lilly after the United States, Japan and Germany.
Lilly France is the 16th French pharmaceutical company and has a turnover of 2.3 billion euros in 2008, including 1.6 billion under its manufacturing (factory Fegersheim).
Advancing medicine, contributing to major therapeutic advances, allowing everyone to live better and longer: this is the mission of the pharmaceutical company Lilly.
Eli Lilly and Company is a specialty pharmaceutical company entirely focused on innovation and committed to developing a portfolio of drugs to both the best and the first in their class, to allow patients to be healthier and live a longer and more active.
To do this, we use the results of recent medical studies in our laboratories pharmaceutical world. We are collaborating with eminent scientific organizations, and we appeal to the most advanced technological tools, while ensuring the high quality service to our customers.
Through internal programs and external initiatives, we intend to meet the most urgent medical needs. Lilly employs more than 40 450 people worldwide and markets its medicines in 143 countries. The company has major research and development centers in 9 countries and conducts clinical trials in over 50 countries.
Lilly’s drugs treat depression, schizophrenia, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis and other disorders.
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