Therapeutic Areas | Ipsen Global

Therapeutic focus

We believe great partnerships create great possibilities and are inspired by our partners

As a global biopharmaceutical company, we leverage our agility, R&D capabilities and global footprint to develop valuable business partnerships that fuel tomorrow’s breakthrough discoveries across our three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. External innovation is at the heart of our strategy. We believe in the expertise of our partners and value the opportunity to collaborate, bringing our skills, experience and global reach to accelerate innovation to bring new medicines to patients.

Exclusively sourcing our pipeline through external innovation, we have no internal competing pipeline as we recognize the best science is delivered in biotech and academic institutions.  We are proud our team comprises talents attracted from Pharma, biotech and academia, to drive shared success through creative collaborations.

ONCOLOGY

ONCOLOGY

Where we plan to expand

Solid tumors & hematology

  • Precision medicine approaches
  • BIC/FIC with strong science and meaningful differentiation

Smaller patient segments attractive for mid-sized companies

RARE DISEASE

RARE DISEASE

Where we plan to expand

High unmet needs in underserved rare diseases

Drive liver & bone franchises; expand to new disease areas

Good fit for clinical development & go-to-market model

NEUROSCIENCE

NEUROSCIENCE

Where we plan to expand

Rare neuroscience

Expand beyond neurotoxins in non-rare to adjacent areas

Strong innovation & scientific advances

Partnering with Ipsen

As a mid-size pharma, we leverage our agility, R&D capabilities and global footprint to develop valuable business partnerships that fuel tomorrow’s breakthrough discoveries across our three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. External innovation is at the heart of our strategy. We believe in the expertise of our partners and value the opportunity to collaborate, bringing our skills, experience and global reach to accelerate innovation to bring new medicines to patients.

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At Ipsen, we believe great partnerships create great possibilities. Data is just the beginning; we go beyond this to translate the clinical benefit into true patient impact. We focus on how one patient will have an enhanced experience because of each innovation and unite expertise to deliver this.

Philippe Lopes-Fernandes

EVP and Chief Business Officer

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Pipeline

Our robust development pipeline, backed by our expertise and external-innovation strategy, supports patients’ health outcomes across Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience.

Partnering announcements

24 August 2023 10 mins read

Ipsen to Acquire Clementia Pharmaceuticals to Significantly Boost Rare Disease Portfolio

Paris and Montréal, 25 February 2019 – Ipsen (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY) and Clementia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CMTA) today announced that they have entered into an agreement for Ipsen to acquire Clementia Pharmaceuticals, including its key late-stage clinical asset palovarotene, an investigational…

02 March 2023 9 mins read

Ipsen completes acquisition of Albireo, expanding the scope of its Rare Disease portfolio

PARIS, FRANCE, 3 March 2023 – Ipsen (Euronext: IPN: ADR: IPSEY) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Albireo Pharma, Inc., a leading innovator in bile-acid modulators to treat rare liver conditions. The acquisition enriches Ipsen’s Rare Disease portfolio, with…

09 January 2023 20 mins read

Ipsen to acquire Albireo accelerating growth in rare disease with treatments for several pediatric liver diseases

PARIS, FRANCE & BOSTON, U.S., 09 January 2023 – Ipsen (Euronext: IPN: ADR: IPSEY) and Albireo (Nasdaq: ALBO) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ipsen will acquire Albireo, a leading innovator in bile-acid modulators…

12 August 2022 9 mins read

Ipsen completes acquisition of Epizyme expanding its portfolio in oncology

PARIS, FRANCE, 12 August 2022 – Ipsen (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY) today announced the closing of the definitive merger agreement under which Ipsen has acquired Epizyme, Inc. (Epizyme). Pursuant to the transaction, Ipsen acquires all outstanding shares of Epizyme for $1.45…

27 June 2022 16 mins read

Ipsen to acquire Epizyme, expanding its portfolio in oncology

PARIS, FRANCE & CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, 27 June 2022 – Ipsen (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY) and Epizyme (Nasdaq: EPZM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ipsen will acquire Epizyme. The transaction was unanimously approved by…

18 April 2019 6 mins read
09 April 2019 1 mins read

Top stories in partnering

28 October 2024 2 mins read

Science-First Collaborations: Ipsen’s Blueprint to External Innovation

David Jenkins, SVP and Head of External Innovation and Research, leads efforts to identify, evaluate and secure new programs across Ipsen’s three strategic areas of Oncology, Rare disease, and Neuroscience. He shares his insights on the essential role that collaboration,…

17 October 2024 0 mins read

Financial results for the first nine months of 2024

The financial results for the first half of the year will be published on July 25, 2024 at 7H00 and a conference call will take place at 13H00 CET.

22 July 2024 0 mins read

Financial results for the first half of 2024

The financial results for the first half of the year will be published on July 25, 2024 at 7H00 and a conference call will take place at 13H00 CET.

31 May 2024 1 mins read

Our 2023 Integrated Annual Report is live!

In 2023, we entered the next phase of our journey of growth and innovation, reinforcing our position as a leading mid-sized biopharmaceutical company. With a sharp focus on our three therapy areas of Oncology, Rare Diseases, and Neuroscience, we achieved total sales of €3,128 m.

22 April 2024 3 mins read

Navigating Proactive Sustainability in Pharma R&D and Partnering

In March, we were proud to see Florence Dal Degan, Senior Director of External Innovation, participate in a panel discussion with different stakeholders, from consulting firms, pharma companies, investors to startups at BioEurope Spring entitled “Towards a Greener Globe: Biopharma’s Path to Sustaina

19 April 2024 0 mins read

Q1 2024 sales update

The Q1 2024 sales announcement will be published on April 24, 2024 at 7am CET. Find out more and register for the conference call for investors and analysts.

02 April 2024 3 mins read

Unlocking Potential Through Early-Stage Partnerships

We are pleased to share a recent conversation with Mary Jane Hinrichs, Senior Vice President, and Global Head of Early Development. Mary Jane spearheads the strategic direction and execution of early-stage programs at Ipsen, guiding them from drug candidate to…

15 March 2024 2 mins read

Applications now open for the 2024 Golden Ticket competition

As part of our commitment to accelerating transformative research and development, we’re excited to announce that our annual Golden Ticket competition is now open! Through our continued partnership with BioLabs, we’re delighted to be offering the brightest minds in biotech…

14 March 2024 2 mins read

Focus; Confidence; Commitment – The Building Blocks of Win-Win Partnerships 

Ipsen’s Senior Director of Global Partnering for Oncology, Madee Gooriah, is part of the team leading efforts to expand Ipsen’s oncology franchise through external partnerships at every stage of development. But in an industry marked by complexity, how do we…

08 February 2024 0 mins read

FY 2023 results announcement 

Ipsen’s FY 2023 results announcement took place on 8 February 2024 at 7am CET/1am EST.