Sanofi is a French multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Paris, formed through a series of mergers, most notably Sanofi-Synthelabo's 2004 acquisition of Aventis (itself formed from the earlier German and French firms Hoechst and Rhone-Poulenc) to create Sanofi-Aventis, later shortened to Sanofi. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, with major businesses spanning vaccines through its Sanofi Pasteur division, diabetes care and treatments for rare diseases.
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Company TypeFrench multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare company 2 Founded Year Founded Year Headquarters Company Type
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A major pharmaceutical company; classified in the atlas pharmaceutical-industry.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: France, located there.
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1. Wikidata: Sanofi
- Wikidata Q158205, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q158205 P571 (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
View the Source2. Wikipedia, Sanofi
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Sanofi was founded on February 15, 1973 as a subsidiary of Elf Aquitaine
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Sanofi S.A. is a French multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare company headquartered in Paris.
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