Hervé Porchet

Serono SA develops products to fight debilitating diseases and other pharmaceutical products. The company has eight biotechnology products on the market and a strong pipeline based on both proteins and small molecules. It's four main Therapeutics Areas are: Reproductive Health, Multiple Sclerosis, Growth & Metabolism, and Dermatology. It focuses on recombinant genetic engineering to develop drugs. The firm also focuses on neurological, metabolic, and human growth disorders. Other products include treatments for growth hormone deficiency, and AIDS-related wasting. The company is headquarterd in Geneva, Switzerland.

Debiopharm International SA operates as a biopharmaceutical development company with focus on biologics and drug evaluation, licensing and development. It formulates and develops products for the treatment of cancer, endometriosis, uterine fibroids and hepatitis. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.