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Didier Dargent - Operating Partner
Didier Dargent joined ArchiMed as an Operating Partner in 2022.
He has over 20 years of operations and general management experience in the pharmaceutical industry and delivering pioneering innovative platform such as cellular therapies (CAR-Ts) in multicultural, challenging environments.
Before joining ArchiMed, Didier worked as the Head of International Markets Cell & Gene therapies for Novartis based in New York.
In this role, Didier led the global launch and long-term strategy of the first approved CAR-T in the world, in Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Latin America & Canada, and Japan.
Didier spent 8 years in China as General Manager for Novartis and Servier, leading both organizations through a continuum of accelerated growth.
Previously, he held several operational commercial positions in Europe at Lundbeck, Astellas, and AstraZeneca.
Didier holds a Pharmacy PhD.
from the University of Marseille in France and a Master of Healthcare Business Management from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP), consolidated by a Tsinghua-INSEAD Dual Executive MBA, covering both Eastern and Western best approaches to business.
Didier is a French citizen.
Former positions of Didier Dargent
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ArchiMed SAS
ArchiMed SAS Investment ManagersFinance ArchiMed SAS (ArchiMed) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Cedric Berger, David Piccoli, and Vincent Guillaumot. The firm is headquartered in Lyon, France. | Private Equity Investor | 2023-03-30 |
Novartis Oncology, Inc.
Novartis Oncology, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Novartis Oncology, Inc. provides healthcare solutions. The firm offers medicines, eye care and generic pharmaceuticals. It also offers patient declaration, patient support and assistance, and additional resources. The company is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ. | Director/Board Member | 2022-08-30 |
Servier Monde SAS
Servier Monde SAS Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Servier Monde SAS provides legal services. The company is headquartered in Suresnes, France. | Director/Board Member | 2017-01-30 |
Lundbeck SAS
Lundbeck SAS Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Lundbeck SAS is a pharmaceutical laboratory, which focuses on neurology and psychiatry. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Paris La Defense, France. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2008-02-27 |
Training of Didier Dargent
INSEAD | Graduate Degree |
Tsinghua University School of Economics & Management | Graduate Degree |
Escp Business School | Graduate Degree |
Université d'Aix-Marseille | Graduate Degree |
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Private companies | 4 |
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ArchiMed SAS
ArchiMed SAS Investment ManagersFinance ArchiMed SAS (ArchiMed) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Cedric Berger, David Piccoli, and Vincent Guillaumot. The firm is headquartered in Lyon, France. | Finance |
Novartis Oncology, Inc.
Novartis Oncology, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Novartis Oncology, Inc. provides healthcare solutions. The firm offers medicines, eye care and generic pharmaceuticals. It also offers patient declaration, patient support and assistance, and additional resources. The company is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ. | Health Technology |
Servier Monde SAS
Servier Monde SAS Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Servier Monde SAS provides legal services. The company is headquartered in Suresnes, France. | Commercial Services |
Lundbeck SAS
Lundbeck SAS Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Lundbeck SAS is a pharmaceutical laboratory, which focuses on neurology and psychiatry. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Paris La Defense, France. | Health Technology |
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