Our Governance

The governance of Medicen Paris Region is organised within the framework of an association governed by the French law of July 1, 1901, with a general assembly, a board of directors and an executive committee.

Companies have majority representation, equally divided between large and young companies. Universities, research organisations, hospitals and local authorities are also represented.

Bodies

Four bodies:

SMEs and young innovative companies
Large companies
Research (Academic research, higher education and training institutions, hospital research units)
Local and regional authorities and organisations with competence in the field of economic development

President of the Cluster

CHRISTIAN LAJOUX
President

After holding several positions in the Sandoz Group – now Novartis – Christian Lajoux joined Sanofi in 1993. He was successively Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the French subsidiary, President Europe and President of all Sanofi activities in France.
He served three terms as President of the LEEM (the French trade association) between 2006 and 2012. He was President of the FEFIS (French Federation of Health Industries), and as such member of the Executive Committee of the MEDEF (the French Business Confederation), where he led the Health Committee, among others.
In 2016 and 2017, he chaired COPANEF (the Joint Committee for Employment and Training). He then became, as part of the rotation with the CFDT Trade Union, the Vice-President.
Christian Lajoux is currently President of the IFIS Healthcare Industries Training Institute. He became President of Medicen Paris Region on April 17, 2015.
He has been Chairman of the think tank Comité Carnot since 2014.
Christian Lajoux has written several books on the technological transformation of healthcare companies.

BOARD MEMBERS

Christian	LAJOUX	PRESIDENT
Jean-Marc	GROGNET	VICE PRESIDENT RESEARCH
Philippe	GENNE	VICE PRESIDENT SMEs
Patrick	MARCELLIN	VICE PRESIDENT HEALTH

LARGE COMPANIES REPRESENTATIVES

François	KOTIAN	GE HEALTHCARE
Arnaud	GOBET	INNOTHERA
Carlos	JAIME	INTERSYSTEMS
Denis	DELVAL	LFB SA
Catherine	GEORGE	IPSEN
Nicolas	VILLAIN	PHILIPS
Jean-François	BROCHARD	ROCHE
Isabelle	THIZON DE GAULLE	SANOFI
Emmanuel	CANET	SERVIER

SMEs REPRESENTATIVES

Manuel	GEA	BIO MODELING SYSTEMS
Marc	FROUIN	BIOSERENITY
Anaïs	BARUT	DAMAE MEDICAL
Philippe	JAÏS	EUKARYS
Marc	HONORE	IFIS
Françoise	SOUSSALINE	IMSTAR
Thierry	HUET	INVECTYS
Valérie	AUTIER	METABRAIN RESEARCH
Renaud	VAILLANT	ARATINGA BIO

HEALTHCARE RESEARCH REPRESENTATIVES

Hélène	COULONJOU	AP-HP
Simone	MERGUI	CEA
Brigitte	RENE	CNRS
Anna	GOYCHMAN	PARIS EST CRETEIL
Nathalie	CHARNAUX	PARIS 13
Pierre Olivier	COURAUD	PARIS DESCARTES
Pierre	GRESSENS	PARIS DIDEROT
Claire	GIRY	INSERM
Isabelle	BUCKLE	PASTEUR
Vanessa	PROUX	SUP’BIOTECH

POLICY MAKERS & PAYERS REPRESENTATIVES

Michel	CADOT	PARIS REGION PREFECTURE
Daniel	BESSIS	REGION
Franck	Le BOHELLEC	REGION
Julien	THIESSE	REGION
Mathieu	HARDELIN	DIRECCTE
Sylvain	FERREIRA	DIRECCTE
Elie	YEBOUET	GRAND ORLY SEINE BIEVRE – EPT 12

GUESTS

François	BALLET	R&D COMMITTEE PRESIDENT
Marc	FROUIN	TREASURER
Alain	KHEMILI	GENERAL SECRETARY