John D. Conway

Chair of INTERPAT China & Greater Asia; SVP & Global Head of IP

Sanofi

Personal Profile


As Chairman (2022) of INTERPAT’s China and Greater Asia Working Group (the Biopharmaceutical Intellectual Property Think Tank)Senior Vice President and Global Head of Intellectual Property of Sanofi, Mr. Conway has 30+ years of experience in intellectual property strategy and management. He has worked for big pharma such as Pfizer (USA), IPSEN (France), BASF Pharma (Germany), and Abbott (USA). He built and implemented IP strategies for major blockbuster drugs, such as Humira, and IP litigation strategies for drugs such as Multaq, Lantus, and Jevtana. Under his leadership, Sanofi won the patent enablement fight at the U.S. Supreme Court against Amgen regarding PCSK9 antibodies in May 2023.