Overview of Sanofi

According to the standard sources, Sanofi is currently having its presence in over 100 countries with over 70 manufacturing sites and approximately 20 research and development sites. The company has approximately around 100, 000 employees across the world.

Currently, Sanofi is among the prominent members of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). Also, its vaccine arm Sanofi Pasteur is a member of EuropaBio which is Europe’s largest as well as influential biotech industry group.

Sanofi is a France-based pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, production, and distribution of pharmaceutical products. The multinational pharmaceutical brand is headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in the year 1973, the company was initially started as a subsidiary of Elf Aquitaine which is a French oil company, however, that is too acquired by a company named Total in the year 2000, and the company specializes in the energy and petroleum sector.

Although the company has various units and segments in terms of pharmaceutical production and distribution, the company also engages in developing over-the-counter (OTC) drugs that are a type of pharmaceutical product that can be directly sold to consumers without even a prescription. The company operates in several franchises that include, specialty care, diabetes and cardiovascular, established prescription products and generics, and research, development, and production activities. It has a separate venture for the vaccine segment named Sanofi Pasteur. Let’s get to know more about the Sanofi company in this article.