Sanofi Reworks R&D To Tackle Risk, Meet Unmet Need

A newly launched grass roots campaign aimed at academics and the biotech community offers some insight into Sanofi's reinvigorated R&D organization, which is meant to be more flexible and entrepreneurial. Despite the potential upheaval caused by its recent $20.1 billion acquisition of Genzyme, Sanofi is talking up a handful of targeted areas of high unmet need and commensurately huge opportunities that are a critical part of its long-range strategy.