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Expert guides, analysis and tool comparisons on Pharma, Health & Cosmetics from the kurums.com Startup desk — written for business decision-makers and updated as the market moves.
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- Updated Aug 10, 2026
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Ipsen: Specialty Pharma and External Innovation
Facing a patent cliff, Ipsen rebuilt its future by buying innovation. Inside the external-innovation model of French specialty pharma.
bioMérieux: Diagnostics and the Razor-Blade Model
bioMérieux turned infection testing into recurring revenue through the razor-and-blade model. Inside the Mérieux family’s diagnostics champion.
EssilorLuxottica: Eyewear Dominance Through Integration
EssilorLuxottica controls the entire eyewear chain from lens to shop. Inside vertical integration and the smart-glasses reinvention.
Sanofi: France’s Pharma Giant and the Dupixent Engine
Sanofi is reshaping itself into a focused biopharma around blockbuster Dupixent and world-class vaccines. Inside R&D-driven pharma economics.