Christine Launay MS

Christine is Director Global Commercial Insights at Actelion, a leading biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative drugs for diseases with significant unmet medical needs. She is passionate about driving functional excellence, as well as about providing strategic and tactical insights ultimately guiding business decisions.

With over 15 years of experience in Global Marketing Research roles within a mix of blue chip (Novartis, Bayer DC) & start up (Galderma, Biogen) healthcare companies, she enjoys leveraging innovative marketing research approaches to uncover deep understanding of customers and markets dynamics at different stages of the development of a product or a brand.

Christine holds a Maitrise ès Sciences de Gestion from Paris-Dauphine University and a DESS in Marketing from the IAE of Aix-en-Provence. Also, she has been an active member of the HBA where she served as Europe Vice-President in 2013, and as first Europe Research Director in 2012.