Laboratoires Pierre Fabre () is a French multinational
pharmaceutical
Medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal product, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the ...
and cosmetics company headquartered in the city of
Castres
Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect, Languedocian dialect of Occitan language, Occitan) is the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in the Occitania (adminis ...
,
Midi-Pyrénées, France.
History
Founded in 1962 by
Pierre Fabre (1926-2013),
the company is present in over 130 countries.
Olivier Bohuon was Chief Executive from September 2010 to April 2011.
Business
The company's business activity is focused on research, development, manufacturing and marketing of cosmetics, prescription medicines and family health products.
Pharmaceuticals and
phytotherapy
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represent 47% of turnover, whereas cosmetics represent 53% (percentages of 2012 turnover).
The company had a consolidated turnover of 1.978 billion euros in 2012 (including 54% international).
Laboratories Pierre Fabre had approximately 10,000 employees in 2012, 33% of whom are internationally based, while the remaining 6,700 employees were based in France.
Products
Pierre Fabre is best known for its
vinorelbine
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(Navelbine), an anticancer drug of the
''vinca'' alkaloid class.
They also developed
vinflunine, a fluorinated ''vinca'' alkaloid derivative available in Australia for "advanced or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelial tract after failure of a prior platinum containing regimen."
The Pierre Fabre Foundation
The Pierre Fabre Foundation was recognized as a public utility in 1999, and its mission is to enable communities from less advanced and emerging countries, as well as those plunged into severe crisis by political or economic upheaval and/or natural disaster, to access the quality and levels of everyday health care and the widely-used drugs defined by the
WHO
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and other organisations as essential to human health.
References
External links
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Pierre Fabre laboratories- Official site
Pharmaceutical companies of France
Pharmaceutical companies established in 1962
French companies established in 1962
Companies based in Paris
French brands
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