World Vaccine Leader
Headquarters in Lyon

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group, is the largest company in the world devoted entirely to human vaccines.

sanofi pasteur, which has its World Headquarters in Lyon, in the Lyon-Gerland area, develop and provide a wide range of vaccines protecting against 20 infectious diseases.

In 2006, sanofi pasteur provided more than a billion doses of vaccines provided to immunize more than 500 million people in the world Operating worldwide, sanofi pasteur’s mission is to protect and improve human health worldwide by providing superior, innovative vaccines for the prevention and treatment of disease and by playing an active role in the Immunization Community to maximize vaccination.

sanofi pasteur is one of the main actors in the Lyonbiopôle competitiveness cluster.
 
  

Close to 3,000 employees in the Lyon region Close to 10,000 employees worldwide  2006 net sales : € 2,533 millions (+22,7% over 2005) More than US$ 1 million invested every day in R&D