Aventis

Our Vision:

To create and sustain value by being recognized as a pharmaceutical industry leader – valued by patients and healthcare providers, sought after as an employer, and respected by the scientific community and by our competitors.

Our Values:

* Respect for people
* Integrity
* Sense of urgency
* Networking
* Creativity
* Empowerment
* Courage

Aventis focuses on innovative pharmaceuticals and human vaccines to fight serious diseases. Working in a network with partners, Aventis scientists are discovering and developing therapeutic innovations in areas such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, asthma and allergies. We are also developing new vaccines to prevent and treat a wide range of serious and often deadly diseases. Our goal is to satisfy unmet medical needs in large patient populations.

We aim to generate optimum returns on our strategic brands through life-cycle management and to achieve leadership positions by building on operational excellence in major pharmaceutical markets such as the United States, France, Germany and Japan.

Aventis - Our Challenge is Life