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Sanofi: Signed Letter Of Intent With Russia's Prominvest



PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) said Friday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Prominvest, a fully owned subsidiary of the Russian State Corporation Rostekhnologii, confirming its intent to participate in the "Pharmpolis Project" using the new modern Sanofi- Aventis insulin factory located in Russia as a pilot initiative.

MAIN FACTS:

- . The document was signed by Mikhail Shelkov, General Director of LLC Prominvest and Christopher A. Viehbacher, Chief Executive Officer of Sanofi- Aventis, during the Franco-Russian Intergovernmental Seminar held in the Castle of Rambouillet, France, in the presence of Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, and François Fillon, Prime Minister of France.

- The "Pharmpolis Project" is part of the overall effort of the Russian Government to localize innovative drug manufacturers in Russia, to attract high technology platforms and to provide manufacturers with sufficient resources, effective business environment and proper supplier network to foster the expansion of the pharmaceutical market.

- By Paris Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; +331-4017-1740; paris@ priority.emea.dowjones.com


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