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Bringing Innovative Therapies to Patients in Canada<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Press Release (Launch)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Fonds de solidarit\u00e9 FTQ Invests in CELYSTRA Pharma<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Interview with G\u00e9rald Filion on ICI RDI’s \u201cZone \u00c9conomie\u201d<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our story is unfolding. Stay tuned for what\u2019s next! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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CELYSTRA Pharma is a Quebec-based biopharmaceutical company specializing in the introduction of innovative treatments to Canada.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Founded by three pharmaceutical industry veterans, the company identifies and acquires innovative therapies developed internationally and brings them to underserved patient populations in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based in Montreal and active within Quebec\u2019s life sciences ecosystem, CELYSTRA works with global partners to help bring new treatments to patients who need them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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\u201cIn rare and specialty diseases, unmet need isn\u2019t just a gap in treatment \u2014 it\u2019s families waiting, patients hoping, and time we cannot afford to lose. We built this company to ensure that innovative science reaches the people whose lives depend on it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Paul L\u00e9vesque, President and Chief Executive Officer<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Innovation<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Identifying and acquiring innovative therapies developed internationally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Partnerships<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Working with global partners to help bring new treatments to patients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Access<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Facilitating access in Canada to medicines that address unmet medical needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Focus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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CELYSTRA begins its activities with a treatment recently approved by Health Canada for familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), a rare genetic disease characterized by severely elevated triglyceride levels in the blood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Although the disease affects only an estimated 2 to 10 people per million worldwide, its prevalence is significantly higher in certain founder populations, including French Canadians, particularly in eastern Quebec.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CELYSTRA Pharma was founded by three executives with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in commercialization, business development and financing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paul L\u00e9vesque<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President and Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 40 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Theratechnologies from 2020 to 2025. Earlier in his career, he held several senior leadership positions at Pfizer, including President of Pfizer Canada and Global President of Pfizer\u2019s Rare Disease Unit in New York. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Philippe Dubuc<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Co-Founder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Theratechnologies. More than 35 years of experience in financial services and healthcare, including investment banking and corporate financing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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John Leasure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Co-Founder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Global Commercial Officer at Theratechnologies following nearly three decades at Pfizer in the United States and Canada, including Head of the Oncology Business Unit at Pfizer Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Our story is unfolding.Stay tuned for what\u2019s next!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n

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3650 Saint\u2011Urbain Street, Suite 727Montreal, QC H2X 2L5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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info@celystrapharma.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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