Jean-François Labbé

SpePharm is a European specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, registering and marketing high medical value specialty medicines, essentially for the hospital market. Particular therapeutic areas of interest are in oncology and hematology, critical and supportive care. SpePharm aims to be the preferred partner for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, especially those from outside of Europe, seeking to maximize product and commercial opportunities within Europe. The vision of SpePharm is to become a leading specialty pharmacy company offering the first truly pan-European commercial platform for high value niche hospital and specialist products. The company was founded in September 2006 by Jean-François Labbé together with leading life-science investment firms, TVM Capital (Germany) and Signet Healthcare Partners, part of the Sanders Morris Harris Group Inc (USA). SpePharm headquarters are located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Its European operations are run from its French subsidiary, SpePharm SAS, in Paris, France. Since January 2008, Spepharm is also present in Europe through subsidiaries in Italy (Milan), Germany (Munich), The United-Kingdom (Oxford) and Denmark (Copenhagen) for the Nordic countries.

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