Our R&D Power Bases

We decided to locate our main R&D centres in world-class scientific hubs to take advantage of the networking opportunities and to progress our external innovation philosophy within established scientific ecosystems. Our three main sites are connected as an ‘innovation grid’, sharing real-time information, allowing us to adapt and focus capabilities to maximize our search and evaluation strategies on a global scale.

The Ipsen Bioscience R&D center in Cambridge in the USA is dedicated to a “Search & Evaluate” model to enhance the pipeline with clinical assets across all three Therapeutic Areas, but is primarily focused on Oncology and Rare Diseases. In addition, it hosts key functions essential to the delivery of clinical projects to market: the development team, tasked with coordinating and conducting worldwide clinical research, including in North America, and a dedicated regulatory group, which focuses on our regulatory activities with the FDA in the United States and Health Canada in Canada. The Cambridge facility positions Ipsen at the center of the biotech revolution and among the most exciting pioneers in the industry.

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International R&D Centers

€265m

 

investment in R&D in 2017

R&D at a glance

Ipsen’s commitment to research & development is our bold promise to patients to launch at least one new drug or meaningful new indication every year. We will secure our future by building a pipeline of innovative medicines, establishing our leadership position in key therapeutic areas, ensuring sustainable lifecycle management and, most importantly, creating a company of inspiring people throughout our R&D organization.

Our R&D strategy

As a global biopharmaceutical company, with a focus on innovation and specialty care, we have the ambition to build a robust, valuable and sustainable portfolio of innovative medicines to meet our patient’s needs. Our R&D strategy is guided by our end goal to ensure that we bring innovative medicines to market as quickly as possible to address unmet patient needs in the areas of Oncology, Neuroscience and Rare Diseases.

Pipeline

Ipsen’s R&D has a valuable pipeline encompassing both lifecycle management of our well-established products and the development of innovative new molecules, including small molecules, neurotoxins and theranostics.

Clinical Trials

Our biotech mindset, combined with the scale and advantages of a global pharmaceutical company, has established us as a development powerhouse in our core areas of focus. A global network of healthcare professionals help us test new treatments and ensure their efficacy and safety by conducting studies called clinical trials.We have therapeutically-aligned teams, global expertise in regulatory affairs, patient safety and medical affairs, as well as a proven ability to bring new, life changing therapies successfully through clinical development.

Our R&D Specialisms

Ipsen has a leading-edge technological platform in toxins, in which we stand out for our acknowledged expertise. This specialist knowledge also opens the door to the possibility of strong external partnerships in the field. With their unique properties, toxin molecules offer potential in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders, as well as for pain and aesthetic medicine.