Cegedim: THIN database extended to Germany

Cegedim is a European leading in collecting, processing, and distributing data and services related to medical information. Net sales break down by market as follows: - Insurance companies and services (72.1%): computerization of insurers and mutual benefit insurance companies, management of third-party payers and health care trends, external human resources management, computer and Internet services, etc. The group also develops processing sales statistics of pharmaceutical products, management of medical samples and promotional materials activities, etc. (GERS); - Health care professionals (26.8%): software for physicians and pharmacists, pharmaceutical data base, scientific, medical, and promotional information, etc.; - other (1.1%). France accounts for 89.7% of net sales.