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Ipsen

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Also known as: Biomeasure Inc, Ipsen Group | Ipsen | IPSEN | Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals | Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. | IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC | Ipsen Biopharm Limited | IPSEN BIOPHARM LTD | Ipsen (formerly Tercica) | Ipsen (formerly Tercica, Inc.) | IPSEN INC | Ipsen Innovation | IPSEN PHARMA | IPSEN pharmaceutical company, Boulogne-Billancourt, France | IPSEN PHARMA S.A.S

Highest phase reached

Phase 4

First clinical trial

Jan 1, 1990

First marketed drug

Aug 30, 2005

First NDA

Aug 30, 2007

Last known activity

Nov 10, 2025

Timeline

1920s

  1. Jan 1, 1929

    Ipsen— Founded

2000s

  1. Mar 5, 2004

    Sterix— Acquired

  2. Jun 5, 2008

    Octagen— Acquired

  3. Oct 17, 2008

    Tercica— Acquired

2010s

  1. Jul 15, 2013

    Syntaxin— Acquired

  2. Feb 24, 2015

    Canbex Therapeutics Ltd— Acquired

  3. May 20, 2015

    OctreoPharm Sciences— Acquired

  4. Oct 22, 2015

    irinotecan— Marketing Organization

  5. Oct 22, 2015

    irinotecan— NDA Secondary Org

  6. Apr 18, 2019

    Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc.— Acquired

2020s

  1. Jun 27, 2022

    Epizyme, Inc.— Acquired

  2. Jan 9, 2023

    Albireo— Acquired

  3. Jun 10, 2024

    elafibranor— NDA Organization

  4. Oct 22, 2025

    ImCheck Therapeutics— Acquired

Drugs by trial phase (122 distinct, 311 trials)

Indications

Approved for

Studied for

Marketed drugs (8)

Subsidiaries (10 direct, 11 total across the full acquisition tree)

Recent trials (50)

Details

Founded
Boulogne, FR Jan 1, 1929
First NDA
Aug 30, 2007
Last known activity
Nov 10, 2025

Designations held

  • Orphan drug
  • Priority review
  • Breakthrough therapy
  • Accelerated approval