The Story of Sanofi: Innovating Together to Shape the Future of Healthcare
Sanofi is a global pharmaceutical company focused on customer care and headquartered in Paris, France. As of 2013, Sanofi is the world's fifth-largest company by prescription sales.
- HealthVertical
- 2019Year they joined the platform
- 9Startups accelerated
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Digital Solutions for a Better Future
When it comes to self-care, there is a steady growth of patients who use digital solutions to improve their quality of life. Sanofi needed a strong partner to tap into this situation, and that is where the collaboration with Plug and Play began.
“One value was opening our eyes and making us a part of the startup ecosystem, which is extremely rich and dynamic here in Europe.” -
Veronique Eb, Global CHC Head of Business Development & Licensing Nutritionals
“Plug and Play is really a way for us to build a framework for our team to experiment, get closer to the startup, and learn how to manage digital products and services.”
Véronique Bruhat, Global Digital Business Transformation Leader
Customer-Centric Innovation
At Sanofi, they know that the quality of consumer insights and uniqueness of those insights is what drives differentiation and value. That's why they put customers in the center of their innovation strategy.
“Innovation is really at the core of what we do every day. It's really about thinking differently and providing better outcomes for our consumer to treat the condition that they have experienced every day” - Antje Howitz, Consumer Healthcare Global Regulatory Strategy Head Digestive, White Space & Connected Health
Covering significant ground in a short time
After the stage of learning and experimentation, Sanofi could establish a structured process to work with startups and define internal champions and advocates.
This year, they have also been able to expand geographically and extend the partnership from Munich to Latin America, São Paulo, Singapore, and Kyoto. Perfect locations to keep on looking for digital solutions and bring Sanofi’s innovation forward.
“We are excited to give more of our agents and our markets the opportunity to experiment in these regions as well.” - Oliver Freichel, Vice President Business Development and Strategy
How Sanofi Collaborates with Startups
Sanofi & Sensioair
Sanofi & Sleepscore
Sanofi & Vitl
Timeline
- 01/2018 – Sanofi Corporate enters Plug and Play Health program in Silicon Valley
- 05/2018 – Initial CEO Meeting @Vivatech: Saeed Amidi (Plug and Play) / Alan Main (Sanofi CHC)
- 01/2019 – Sanofi CHC enters Startup Creasphere as a Founding Partner
- 08/2019 – Partnership Expansion to Singapore
- 01/2020 – Deal Flows in Sao Paolo
- 03/2020 – Soft Launch in Japan
Reshape the future of healthcare
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We focus on digital health technologies that challenge clinical practices, improve data analytics, and enhance the patient journey across the continuum of care.