Serono
Type	Stock corporation
Founded	1906
Location	Geneva, Switzerland (Headquarters)
Key people	Ernesto Bertarelli CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board
Industry	Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical
Key Products	Rebif®, Gonal-f®, Luveris®, Ovidrel®/Ovitrelle®, Serostim®, Saizen®, Zorbtive™ and Raptiva®
Revenue	USD ~2.5 billion (2005)
Website	http://www.serono.com

Serono is a biotechnology company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1906 in Italy. A key step in its development was the discovery of a method of extracting urinary gonadotropins by Donini allowing the company to become a leader in the supplier of fertility medications, notably Pergonal. Serono was incorporated in 1987 and the holding company, Ares-Serono S.A., changed its name to Serono S.A. in May 2000. Image File history File links Serono_logo. ... Coat of arms of the Canton of Geneva Coat of arms of the City of Geneva Geneva (French: Genève, German: Genf, Italian: Ginevra, Romansh Genevra, Spanish: Ginebra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zurich), located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac de Genève or Lac L... Ernesto Bertarelli Ernesto Bertarelli (born 22 September 1965) is a Swiss businessman and yachtsman. ... The structure of insulin Biotechnology is a technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. ... Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon is drug, and logos is science) is the study of how chemical substances interfere with living systems. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Website - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The structure of insulin Biotechnology is a technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. ... A company is, in general, any group of persons, which are known as its members, united to pursue a common interest. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German: //, Italian: Ginevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland, and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Gonadotropins are protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates. ... Pergonal® is a infertility medicine used to stimulate ovarian follicles in infertility treatments, i. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The company develops and markets pharmaceuticals in the fields of Reproductive Health, Multiple Sclerosis and Growth & Metabolism. It is world-leader in the infertility market with an estimated market share of 60%, making it the third largest biotechnology company in the world. Serono's most important product accounted for 31.6% of the company's sales in 2004. Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon is drug, and logos is science) is the study of how chemical substances interfere with living systems. ... Santorio Santorio (1561-1636) in his steelyard balance, from Ars de statica medecina, first published 1614 Metabolism (from μεταβολισμος (metabolismos)) is the biochemical modification of chemical compounds in living organisms anggjgjhnd cell (b). ...

The eight biotechnology products are available in four core therapeutic areas: neurology for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, reproductive health for treatments of infertility, dermatology, where Serono has launched biologics in Europe for moderate-to-severe psoriasis, and growth and metabolism for treatments for HIV-associated wasting and growth deficiencies. Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. ... Infertility is the inability to naturally conceive a child or the inability to carry a pregnancy to term. ... Dermatology (from Greek derma, skin) is a branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its appendages (hair, nails, sweat glands etc). ... Santorio Santorio (1561-1636) in his steelyard balance, from Ars de statica medecina, first published 1614 Metabolism (from μεταβολισμος (metabolismos)) is the biochemical modification of chemical compounds in living organisms anggjgjhnd cell (b). ...

The Company also conducts research in oncology and autoimmune diseases. Oncology is the medical subspecialty dealing with the study and treatment of cancer. ... Autoimmune diseases arise from an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body. ...

Facilities

Serono operates in 44 countries, with manufacturing facilities in eight countries and sales in over 90 countries. Main manufacturing sites are in Switzerland, Italy, Spain and France; a fifth facility in Israel was closed in 2004 owing to its obsolescence. Research and development facilities are maintained in Geneva, Switzerland, Boston, USA, and Ivrea, Italy. It employs over 4,750 people with worldwide revenues of USD 2,586.4 million (2005). It has eight biotechnology products on the market, and more than 25 ongoing preclinical and clinical development projects at the end of 2005. Serono Headquarters and the Geneva research site will move to a brand new campus (Horizon Secheron) in the earth of Geneva during the fall of 2006. Coat of arms of the Canton of Geneva Coat of arms of the City of Geneva Geneva (French: Genève, German: Genf, Italian: Ginevra, Romansh Genevra, Spanish: Ginebra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zurich), located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac de Genève or Lac L... Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub of the Universe (The State House, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the hub of the Solar System), Athens of America Location in Massachusetts Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (D) Area    - City 232. ...

Fertility LifeLines

Serono provides Fertility LifeLines as a free and confidential source of information to infertility patients. [1]

External links

• A Company Profile

• Serono Pharmaceutical Company Intelligence

Notes

1. ↑  2002 Form 20-F. Retrieved July 3, 2005.
2. ↑  2004 Form 20-F. Retrieved July 3, 2005.

Selected Company Websites

• Austria
• Canada
• Czech Republic
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Italy
• Israel
• Japan
• Korea
• Switzerland
• Taiwan
• USA

Complete Company Profile

• Serono's Global website