Saint-Herblain (France), 9 janvier 2020 Valneva SE (“Valneva” ou “le Groupe”) annonce aujourd’hui la poursuite du développement de ses activités commerciales avec l’ouverture d’une structure commerciale en France, à Lyon. La filiale, Valneva France SAS, détenue à 100% par Valneva, contrôlera directement les ventes et le marketing d’IXIARO® et de DUKORAL® en France avec pour objectif l’accélération de la croissance des ventes.
Franck Grimaud, Directeur général de Valneva , commented, “Since regaining global distribution rights of our Japanese encephalitis vaccine in 2015, we have continued to expand our commercial infrastructure in key travel markets. This allowed us to more than double our sales since 2015. Based on the deep experience that we have built and by giving focus through a dedicated sales & marketing team, we expect to increase penetration and sales in France.”
Valneva France SAS devient la sixième filiale commerciale de Valneva. Le Groupe dispose actuellement d’opérations commerciales aux Etats-Unis, au Canada, dans les pays nordiques, au Royaume-Uni et en Autriche.
À propos de Valneva SE
Valneva est une société de biotechnologie développant et commercialisant des vaccins contre des maladies infectieuses engendrant d’importants besoins médicaux. Le portefeuille de produits de Valneva inclut deux vaccins du voyageur, IXIARO®
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contre l’encéphalite japonaise et DUKORAL®
dans la prévention du choléra et, dans certains pays, de la diarrhée causée par l’ETEC. Le groupe est également propriétaire d’un solide portefeuille de vaccins en développement dont le seul candidat vaccin en phase clinique contre la maladie de Lyme. Valneva compte environ 490 employés et exerce ses activités depuis l’Autriche, la Suède, la Grande-Bretagne, la France, le Canada et les Etats-Unis. Pour plus d’information, consulter le site internet de la société www.valneva.com.
Contacts investisseurs et médias Valneva
Laetitia Bachelot-Fontaine
Responsable mondial des relations avec les investisseurs &
Corporate Communications
M +33 (0) 6 4516 7099
investors@valneva.com
Teresa Pinzolits
Corporate Communications Specialist
T +43 (0) 1 20 620 1116
communications@valneva.com
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