Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> May 10, 1999

Leon F. Gosselin – Axcan Pharma Inc (axp.m)

LEON F. GOSSELIN obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Montreal in 1966, as well as a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Sherbrooke in 1971. He has held various positions within the pharmaceutical industry, including Assistant General Manager at Nordic Laboratories Inc., which later became Marion Merrell Dow (Canada) Inc., and is now part of Hoechst Marion Roussel Canada. Mr. Gosselin has also acted as a Consultant in the pharmaceutical industry and was the Co-Founder of Interfalk Canada Inc., the predecessor to Axcan. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief overview and a little bit of the history of the

company just to set the stage for the readers?

Mr. Gosselin: Axcan is a Canadian-based public company that specializes

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