Jean GARREC

Bioadhesive Ophthalmics is a biotech startup company willing to transform Ophthalmology by relieving patients from the burden caused by their eye diseases. We aim to change radically the way of treating the eye with a Mucoadhesive Ocular Hydrogel Insert that releases drugs over a one-week period allowing for medications of higher efficacy & potency.

Ophthalmic Surgical business, private company headquartered in France. €33M Worldwide. Direct Sales through Subsidiaries in France, USA, Japan and China plus an International Distributors Network. • Leading Global Marketing (Global Subsidiaries and Export Distributors) • Direct Sales in France (€4M) • Export International Distributors Sales (€14M) • Business Development and Alliances Management, range extension

Creation of the French part of an US based start-up company. Launch planning and pre-launch medical and promotional activities for ILUVIEN, an innovative Ophthalmic pharmaceutical for treatment of retina (Diabetic Macular Edema) • Recruitment and management of a team: Medical, Marketing and Sales • Market access and price negotiation with French government • French Full P&L responsibility • Europe and Middle East international local distributors selection and management, support to product launch

Opening of a new subsidiary in Belgium and Support Global business development and Marketing • Creation of CROMA Belgium • Hiring of an Orthopedics sales team in Belgium • Building of the OTC business in the existing French subsidiary

Operational coordination of a subsidiary and brand of the Croma group Negotiation of the supplier agreements, closing/exit of older agreements Preparations and management of audits with authorities (SGS) Legal relations with international attorneys offices Patents and trademarks management P/L and balance sheet responsibility

Management of a team of 5 International product managers for 3 business units: Ophthalmology, Orthopedics and Aesthetics International Operations and coordination European subsidiaries local strategies • Multiple successful products launch (medical devices) • European launch preparation for Yellox (NSAID eye drop) in co-promotion with Bausch & Lomb

In and Out licensing negotiations, building of strategic advices for the board in Ophthalmology, Orthopedics and Aesthetics Management of relations with global partners (licensors, licensees) • Successful negotiation of a co-promotion deal with Bausch & Lomb in Europe for Yellox eye drop • Negotiation of license rights for Nidek Intraocular Lenses • Re-negotiations of the bromfenac license terms with Senju, Croma’s licensor for Yellox

Management of global export sales with a team of 3 export area managers Supervision of the international alliances with local distribution companies Negotiations: legal, contractual & commercial Coordination of Export international registrations with regulatory affairs department • Management of the merger of Croma, Cornéal and Xcelens international distributors networks in ophthalmology

Technical and Scientific support to the international distributors network, Ophthalmology and Orthopedics International sales medico-marketing trainings, support to congress organization Medical Affairs support to distributors, KOLs relations management • Operational medico-marketing coordination with international distributors

Intern, pharmacist, Hospital pharmacy

Pharmacoeconomics and health economics degree

Thesis: Cataract Surgery: an Economic approach Thèse: Chirurgie de la Cataracte: Approche économique.