Company Overview

Canadian affiliate of Ares-Serono International. S. A. Biotechnology company specializing in R&D, marketing, sales and distribution of biopharmaceutical and diagnostic products. Competes in reproductive medicine, oncology, endocrine and immunology specialties.

15-20 studies underway with recombinant fertility and growth hormones, recombinant interferon-beta, IL-6, somatostatin, recombinant tumor necrosis factor binding protein. Indications:

male/female infertility, multiple sclerosis, HIV muscle wasting, gastrointestinal disorders, chronic renal failure.

R&D focusing on reproductive medicine, immunology/oncology, CNS neurological, endocrine, metabolic and rheumatology specialties.

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Additional Details

Legal Name: Serono Canada Inc.

Number of Employees: 18

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Services

• Biotechnology

Products

• Fertinorm

  FertinormHP (Urofollitropin) followed by chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) stimulation of follicular development and ovulation.

• Geref

  (Sermorelin Acetate) For the evaluation of short children whose height is at least 2 standard deviations below the mean height for their chronological age and sex, presenting low basal serum levels of IGF-1 and IFG-1-BP3 and who have failed to pass the exercise or the sleep test.

• Gonal-f
• Profasi

  PROFASI HP (chorionic gonadotropin) is indicated for ovulation induction; treatment of abortion (habitual); infrequent scanty bleeding; functional sterility; prepubertal cryptorchidism;

  delayed adolescence; dwarfish (pituitary); hypogonadotropic eunuchoidism; selected cases of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

• Relisorm

  (Gonadorelin Acetate) As a diagnostic test for the evaluation of the pituitary component of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis.

• Saizen

  For the long term treatment of patients with growth failure due to inadequate secretion of normal endogenous growth hormone. Other causes for growth failure should be ruled out.

• Serophene

  (Clomiphene Citrate) in the treatment of ovulatory failure in patients desiring pregnancy, whose husbands have adequate sperm and who have potentially functional hypothalamic-hypophyseal ovarian systems and adequate endogenous estrogen.

• Stilamin

  For the symptomatic treatment of acute bleeding from esophageal varices. Other treatment options for long-term management of the condition may be considered, if necessary, once initial control has been established.

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