Helsinn Group's Representative Office in China: Official Inauguration

LUGANO, Switzerland and BEIJING, December 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --



Helsinn Group, the independent, privately-owned, Swiss pharmaceutical company, with a worldwide presence built over 35 years, lands in China. Helsinn's Representative Office was officially inaugurated in Beijing, PRC yesterday. With headquarters in Lugano, Switzerland, and operating subsidiaries in Ireland and the United States, Helsinn is currently a worldwide leader in cancer supportive care, focused on developing, manufacturing and supplying innovative products and services to improve the lives of people with cancer. "We are committed to bringing quality, reliability and integrity to everything we do and everyone we partner with. China is a fast growing economy, and the people of China have a strong tradition with a long and continuous history, we expect that our presence in China will soon develop into a fruitful collaboration with both the scientific and the industrial communities," Riccardo Braglia, Helsinn Group CEO, stated.

Helsinn's business model is focused on the licensing of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and nutritional supplement products in therapeutic niche areas. Helsinn Group in-licenses early-to-late stage new chemical entities, completes their development through the performance of pre-clinical and clinical studies and Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) development, and files and attains their market approvals worldwide. Helsinn's products are out-licensed to its network of local marketing and commercial partners, selected for their deep in-market knowledge and know-how whom Helsinn assists and supports by providing a full range of product and scientific management services, including commercial, regulatory, financial, legal, and medical marketing advice. The active pharmaceutical ingredients and the finished products are manufactured according to the highest quality, safety, and environmental standards at Helsinn's GMP facilities in Switzerland and Ireland and supplied worldwide to its customers.

About the Helsinn Group

Helsinn is a privately owned pharmaceutical group with headquarters in Lugano, Switzerland, and operating subsidiaries in Ireland, the United States and a representative office in China. Helsinn's business model is focused on the licensing of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and nutritional supplement products in therapeutic niche areas. Helsinn is an important player in cancer supportive care. Helsinn Group in-licenses early-to-late stage new chemical entities, completes their development through the performance of pre-clinical /clinical studies and Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) development, and files and attains their market approvals worldwide. Helsinn's products are out-licensed to its network of local marketing and commercial partners, selected for their deep in-market knowledge and know-how whom Helsinn assists and supports by providing a full range of product and scientific management services, including commercial, regulatory, financial, legal, and medical marketing advice. The active pharmaceutical ingredients and the finished products are manufactured according to the highest quality, safety, and environmental standards at Helsinn's GMP facilities in Switzerland and Ireland and supplied worldwide to its customers.

Further information on Helsinn Group is available at http://www.helsinn.com.

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Helsinn Group
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