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Sanofi chief lauds ‘significant China milestone’
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05/12/2024
Sanofi CEO Frédéric Oudéa says the company's new billion-dollar plant in China will directly help the country’s 140 million diabetics.
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It's a very significant new milestone. It's a 1 billion euro investment
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so you can see the size and of course it addresses the needs of
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140 million Chinese people who suffer from diabetes
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and
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our strategy is really in particular to
00:20
contribute to the evolution of the health care system and
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the access to drugs for Chinese population and I think that it's a perfect example
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by building this plant here in China close to the population
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and with this capacity to meet the needs of
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Chinese patients. So I think this decision is very consistent with our strategy if I may say a natural one and
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consistent one with our long-term strategy. And we have also noticed that
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beyond this investment Sinofi has been actively
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participating in China's major expo such as the International Import Expo and the International Supply Chain Expo.
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So can you share us about your involvement in Chinese market and how important is the Chinese market to your company?
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First of all, let me emphasize that this present presence in these
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expos as well as actually this decision
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coincides with the 60th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between France and China and you know, there was a
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visit of President Xi in Maine, France
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which highlighted the very strong cooperation between France and China in life science.
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And I think our presence in these expos is a way to say yes, we are here.
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We believe in the potential of China in terms of innovation.
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We saw the development in the last 10 years of a lot of biotechs, the emphasis on innovation
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and we just want to say we want to be there and to participate to this
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innovation process. This time the
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investment will definitely bring mutual benefits. What opportunities do you see and what
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changes would you bring to China? We have in mind the
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Healthy China
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2030 strategy which puts of course those development and the access to drugs as a
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core part of the strategic agenda for the country. And I must say there is an environment which is very supportive for
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investment by MNCs.
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We will have the support of the Chinese government and of course of the Beijing local regional authorities
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for this project. And I'm convinced that there's a strong potential for us and we will of course
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play a part if I may say in this journey in the coming years to provide a better access and a more affordable access
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to new drugs
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whether it's to treat diseases also to prevent diseases. And of course as you know
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we are also a big player in the vaccines and which is an important part of health protection.
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