Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> April 29, 2025

Interview with the CEO: Abivax SA (NASDAQ:ABVX)

de Garidel, Marc
Marc de Garidel is the CEO of Abivax. Mr. de Garidel joined Abivax in May 2023. Prior to that, he led the successful sale of CinCor Pharma for up to US$1.8B, subject to the achievement of certain milestones, to AstraZeneca in February 2023, after joining the firm in July 2021. Mr. de Garidel also led the sale of Corvidia Therapeutics in August 2020 to Novo Nordisk for US$2.1B in total consideration after having joined the company as CEO in April 2018. He was the CEO of Ipsen from November 2010 to July 2016, overseeing the development of its U.S. presence. Prior to that, Mr. de Garidel worked for Amgen and Eli Lilly in jobs of increasing responsibilities in various international markets. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Ipsen since 2016 and has been a member of the board of directors of Claris Bio since 2020. Mr. de Garidel has a degree in civil engineering from the Ecole des Travaux Publics in Paris, a master’s degree in international management (MIM) from Thunderbird School of Global Management, and an executive MBA from Harvard Business School. Profile
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TWST: We’ve spoken before, but as a refresher for our readers, can you talk a little bit about the company, including some major milestones?

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