Interview with Bertrand Baron, CEO, Sanofi Mexico
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Address: Av. Universidad N° 1738
Col. Coyoacán
04000 México, D.F.
Tel: 54 84 44 00
Web: http://www.sanofi.com.mx/l/mx/sp/index.jsp
Present in more than 100 countries, with around 11,000 scientists, Sanofi has around 100,000 employees working to improve health and wellbeing. Sanofi’s global headquarters are in Paris, France. Sanofi in Mexico counts on nine major therapeutic areas and its own line of generic medicines.
Sanofi focuses its activities on 9 major therapeutic areas: Cardiovascular, Thrombosis, Diabetes, Oncology, Central Nervous System, Internal Medicine, Vaccines, OTC and Personal Health Care
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