CEO Hudson: No Rust On Sanofi Launch Engine

Some analysts have expressed concern in the past about the French drugmaker’s product launchpad but CEO Paul Hudson has dismissed such claims, pointing to the spectacular lift off of Beyfortus.

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• Source: Sanofi

Having spent the past three months touting Sanofi's credentials as the pharma industry's leader in immunology R&D, CEO Paul Hudson has turned the spotlight on the French major's ability to launch products successfully, a position backed up by the stellar performance of the AstraZeneca PLC-partnered infant respiratory syncytial virus vaccine Beyfortus.

Presenting Sanofi's financials at its annual press conference in Paris, Hudson noted that the firm's key launches in 2023 – Beyfortus (nirsevimab), Altuviiio (efanesoctocog alfa) for hemophilia A and the...

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