Biotech companies in Normandy

Set up your company in Normandy, northern France

Key figures

1^st global hub for perfumery and cosmetics
1^st global hub for bottling
2^nd French region for medicinal chemistry
4^th French region for drug production
190,000 jobs in the health sector
4 inhabitants of the region out of 10 are working in the zone

Large companies in Rouen

Active ingredients/pharmaceuticals and cosmetics: Sanofi, Janssen, Aspen, GSK, Ethypharm, Fareva, Carlo Erba Réactifs, Hermes Parfums, CCI Productions&Parfums, MSD, Frenesius Kabi

Administration system: Aptar Pharma, Plastibell Pharm

Checking and analysis: SGS Multilab Rouen, Intertek

Packaging: Autajon, Etilabel

Distribution: Astera, Continental pharmaceutique, EP Dis, OCP Répartition, Planetpharma

Purchase centres: Helpevia, Didactic, HACOM

Treatement units: Rouen Teaching Hospital (10,400 jobs), Centre Unicancer Henri Becquerel (750 jobs), Rouvray Hospital Centre (2,000 jobs), Elbeuf-Louviers-Val de Reuil Hospital Centre (2,200 jobs).

Basic and clinical research

3,200 researchers work in the public and private sectors in Rouen.

The core health search strengths are focused on cardiology, cancerology, genomics, neuroscience, toxicology and medical imaging, chemistry and social sciences.

Basic research is organised into federated structures such as IRIB Normandy Rouen (medical biology), INC3M (chemistry) and research platforms (PRIMACEN, PISSARO, SCAC, PRESEN), which are in connection with Rouen’s teaching hospitals and cancer centres.