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Dinner June 3rd 2008 -

Members of PharMBA, you are cordially invited to the next event, June 3 2008, 8pm.
Theme is coaching experiences in life science companies. To register, click here and follow instrucitons.

November 22nd : Chantal Parpex - Pharmaceuticals and Biotech : Minutes

Pharmaceuticals and biotech: guest speaker, Chantal Parpex, Présidente du Directoire, CDC Entreprises Innovation. November, 2007. Click for Minutes.

Example of a recruitment ad

Recruiters: PharMBA will be happy to publish searches requiring MBA's with life science backgrounds. Click for a recent example.

Disparition de Pierre Douaze

Ancien d'Insead et éminent manager de l'industrie pharmaceutique, Pierre Douaze  a disparu soudainement le 19 Septembre 2007. (Source : Le Figaro 25 Sept 2007).  Il sera regretté par ses nombreux anciens collègues et tout particulièrement par PharMBA, qui sans lui n'aurait pas eu le soutien nécessaire à sa création.   

(Sudden death of Pierre Douaze, Sept 19, 2007)

CEO, Addex: Lunch in Geneva, Switz. 26/9

The Harvard Club of Switzerland, HBS Health Industry Alumni Association and PharMBA invite their members to attend luncheon with Dr Vincent Mutuel, CEO and founder of Addex.  Dr Mutel is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in today's biotech world. Wednesday Sept 26, 12 - 2 pm in Geneva. Please download the pdf file. Contact: Jesús Martin-Garcia

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Sept 5 cocktail defines "leadership series"

The cocktail de la rentrée  was held on Sept 5   at Hôtel Baltimore Sofitel Demeure 88 bis ave Kleber, 75116.

Participants : Etienne Blondiaux (Insead), Philippe Boucheron (Insead), Etienne Bouillot (Northwestern), Stephane Deschamps (Insead), Evelyn Kanowsky (Sloan-MIT), Sophie Kerob (Harvard), Christian Le Sur (Harvard), Florence Percie du Sert (Hartford), Thierry Poignon (Insead), Christian Rousseau (Harvard), Denise Silber (Harvard), Jerome Stevens (Wharton).

June 11 - Dinner with Christophe Jean - Ipsen

Monday June 11th, 8pm in Paris-75001-near, PharMBA will be continuing our series of leadership dinners with Christophe Jean, (HBS alum)  Chief Operating Officer, Ipsen Group. No further reservations at this time unless cancellations.

Jobs: Marketing Director Oncology for Europe (based in US)

This job is now filled.

An executive recruiter is working for a Global broad-based health care company devoted to discovering new medicines, new technologies and new ways to manage health. Its products span the continuum of care, from nutritional products and labotary diagnostics through medical devices and pharmaceutical therapies.

Attached to the Global Marketing Director Oncology and based in US but necessitates a presence in Europe. 

Networking Event: April 4, Paris

Attend the conference entitled, "Making France a top life science country." April 4, 2007, from 7 to 9pm at the Mutualité in Paris, 75005.  After the conference, PharMBA will go to the nearest café to talk about it. If you would like to attend, please contact

March 12, 2007: Bruno Angelici

PharMBA invited guest speaker Bruno Angelici, EVP AstraZeneca, Monday March 12, 2007 at 8pm, 75002- Paris. Topic: Managing a global company.  A remarkable presentation of growth and trends in  global  pharmaceutical  markets. Bruno Angelici's talk spanned the five continents. Merci beaucoup!