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French pharmaceutical company '''Boiron''' is the world largest manufacturer of [[Homeopathy|homeopathic]] products. Branches of the listed company exist in 59 countries. However, Boiron has no presence in German speaking countries.

French pharmaceutical company '''Boiron''' is the world largest manufacturer of [[Homeopathy|homeopathic]] products. Branches of the listed company exist in 59 countries. However, Boiron has no presence in German speaking countries.

In 2009, Boiron had a turnover of 526&nbsp;million Euros (91&nbsp;million Euros profit) with a slight decrease to 520&nbsp;million Euros in 2010. In 2010, turnover in France amounted to 279&nbsp;million Euros and Boiron employed a workforce of 4,081 persons. The majority of shares is held by the Boiron family, the General manager and the chairman of the board of directors also are members of this family. Boiron spent about 128 million Euro on marketing in 2010 but only 6.3 million on research(pharmaceutical companies in general spend around twice as much on marketing as research) - a ratio of 20 to 1.<ref name='Report2010' />

In 2009, Boiron had a turnover of 526&nbsp;million Euros (91&nbsp;million Euros profit) with a slight decrease to 520&nbsp;million Euros in 2010. In 2010, turnover in France amounted to 279&nbsp;million Euros and Boiron employed a workforce of 4,081 persons. The majority of shares is held by the Boiron family, the general manager and the chairman of the board of directors are members of this family as well. Boiron spent about 128 million Euro on marketing in 2010 but only 6.3 million on research (pharmaceutical companies in general spend around twice as much on marketing than on research) - a ratio of 20 to 1.<ref name='Report2010' />

In June 2005 Dolisos Laboratories, another manufacturer of homeopathic products, was bought by Boiron.

In June 2005 Dolisos Laboratories, another manufacturer of homeopathic products, was bought by Boiron.