Pierre_Fabre_Group
Laboratoires Pierre Fabre is a French multinational pharmaceutical and cosmetics company. The company had a consolidated turnover of 1.978 billion euros in 2012 (including 54% international).[2] It is headquartered in the city of Castres, Midi-Pyrénées, France.[2]
Founded in 1962 by Pierre Fabre (1926-2013),[2] the company is present in over 130 countries. Laboratories Pierre Fabre had approximately 10,000 employees in 2012, 33% of whom are internationally based, while the remaining 6,700 employees were based in France.[2] The company's business activity is focused on research, development, manufacturing and marketing of cosmetics, prescription medicines and family health products. Pharmaceuticals and phytotherapy represent 47% of turnover, whereas cosmetics represent 53% (percentages of 2012 turnover).[citation needed]
Pierre Fabre is best known for its vinorelbine (Navelbine),[3][4] an anticancer drug[5] of the vinca alkaloid class.[6][7][8] They also developed vinflunine,[9] a fluorinated vinca alkaloid derivative[10][11] available in Australia for "advanced or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelial tract after failure of a prior platinum containing regimen."[12]
Olivier Bohuon was Chief Executive from September 2010 to April 2011.[13]