What is Sanofi (company)?
[[File:Sanofi-2022.svg|right|150px]] '''Sanofi''' is one of the world's leading [[Drug|pharmaceutical]] [[Corporation|corporations]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sanofi names Viehbacher as new CEO - USATODAY.com|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-09-10-4035378426_x.htm|access-date=2021-04-23|website=usatoday30.usatoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Annual report form 20F 2017}}</ref> Sanofi works in more than a hundred countries. The company is headquartered in [[Paris]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contact - Sanofi|url=https://www.sanofi.com/contact|access-date=2021-04-23|website=www.sanofi.com|language=fr}}</ref> == Overview == The company started its work on August 20, 2004 by [[Mergers and acquisitions|merging]] ''Sanofi-Synthelabo'' and ''Aventis''. Since then, Sanofi-Synthelabo owns 95.47% of the share capital of Aventis.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Компания «sanofi-aventis» сменила название|url=https://www.apteka.ua/article/81227|access-date=2021-04-23|website=Аптека online}}</ref> === Structure === Sanofi is diversified company. Sanofi's [[Subsidiary|subsidiaries]] are * ''Sanofi Pasteur'' — production of [[Vaccine|vaccines]]; * ''Genzyme'' — an innovative [[biotechnology]] company; * ''Chattem'' — production of [[Over-the-counter drug|over-the-counter drugs]]; * ''Merial'' — production of [[Veterinary medicine|veterinary drugs]]; * ''Zentiva'' — production of [[Generic drug|generics]]. Sanofi also has several [[Foundation (nonprofit)|foundations]]: * ''Aventis Foundation''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aventis Foundation: Home|url=http://www.aventis-foundation.org/|access-date=2021-04-23|website=www.aventis-foundation.org}}</ref> — charity in the field of arts, public life, science * ''Fondation Sanofi-Espoir'' <ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.fondation-sanofi-espoir.com/|access-date=2021-04-23|website=www.fondation-sanofi-espoir.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423055112/https://www.fondation-sanofi-espoir.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> — ch