Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> May 10, 1999
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 thecompany just to set the stage for the readers?
Mr. Gosselin: Axcan is a Canadian-based public company that specializes
in