Interview: Jean-Marc Juteau, Director, Biotech City, Canada
The director of Biotech City in Laval, close to Montreal, discusses the advantages brought on by the cluster effect, and how this has played out at Biotech City, a government…
Biogen Idec creates new standards of care in therapeutic areas with high unmet medical needs. Founded in 1978, Biogen Idec is a global leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative therapies. Patients in more than 90 countries benefit from Biogen Idec’s significant products that address diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis. In 2008, Biogen Idec’s total revenues grew 29 percent over 2007 to $4.1 billion. Biogen Idec is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with international headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. They have additional offices in the US, Canada, Australia, Japan and throughout Europe. Biogen Idec has a direct commercial presence in 29 markets, a network of distribution partners in more than 70 additional markets and operations in several new markets, including Central/Eastern Europe, Brazil, China and India.
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