Sanofi investing 40 million euros on expanding Lyon Gerland site

15 November 2024

French pharma major Sanofi (Euronext: SAN) today announced an investment of 40 million euros ($42.4 million) in its Lyon Gerland bioproduction site, consolidating its role as a strategic platform dedicated to immunology.

With this decision Sanofi says it continues to support the production in France of thymoglubulin, a drug used in particular in transplantation, and anticipates future needs in bioproduction by localizing in France the production of Tzield, a drug for type 1 diabetes.

Of the total investment, 25 million euros are being devoted to the production and development of the second generation of its polyclonal antibody, which is crucial for transplant patients. In addition, an investment of more than 15 million euros is planned to internalize and localize in France the production of monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of type 1 diabetes in the pre-clinical and clinical stages of the disease.

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