The largest pharmaceutical company in Europe and in emerging markets, sanofi-aventis is the fourth largest worldwide. The Group’s vaccine division, sanofi pasteur, is the world leader for human vaccine production and commercialization.

With nearly 100,000 employees in over 100 countries, sanofi-aventis has core strengths in the field of healthcare: a worldwide presence, market leadership in vaccines, major biological products and a strong and long-established presence in emerging markets. 
Company business activities also include consumer healthcare products, generics and animal health products.

Sanofi-aventis Australia/New Zealand is a horizontally integrated healthcare provider with an extensive range of innovative products ranging from complementary medicines, through to patented medicines, generics, over the counter medicines and vaccines. 

In this affiliate we have three distinct operations:

• Pharmaceuticals– our prescription medicines division. Read more
• Consumer Healthcare– our consumer division, sanofi-aventis Consumer Healthcare comprises over the counter (OTC) and nutraceutical products. Read more
• Vaccines  – our vaccines division, sanofi pasteur, part of the world’s largest vaccines company. Read more