Our R&D Approach

R&D focus: Taking on the world’s most challenging medical conditions

As a science-driven organization, we are delivering a transformative pipeline that makes a real difference for patients, with a strong focus on helping to create, improve and prolong lives. Our core areas of research include:

• Immunology  
• Oncology
• Immuno-Oncology  

In addition to our pipeline, we also deliver growth via support and thoughtful life cycle management for our existing fertility, immunology, and oncology franchises.

We are delivering innovation through a balance of internal expertise and external collaboration. We look for partners who share our passion for discovery and whose strengths complement our pipeline, strengthen our technology base and enhance our overall scientific capabilties.

R&D focus: Designing products with the power to improve lives on a daily basis

To us, innovation in Consumer Health means solving a problem in a way that is significantly better than previous solutions, creating new value for consumers and for our business. To achieve this goal in the most efficient way, we also collaborate with external researchers. Partnerships and alliances are an essential part of our R&D strategy. Our research teams are dedicated to thoughtful, innovative products created to support the health and well being of people in their everyday lives. These are a few:

• Probiotics 
• Prenatal and postnatal care 
• Nasal decongestants 
• Allergy 
• Pain 
• Jointcare and mobility 
• Anemia / Iron deficiency

R&D focus: Diagnosing and treating allergies

Our Allergopharma team includes some of the world’s leading specialists on allergies and how to treat them. They are constantly developing innovative therapies and diagnosis strategies to tackle this widespread condition, with research focused in the following areas:

• Immunology Molecular allergology 
• Biotechnology 
• Analytical methods 
• Clinical research