Jean-Yves Legendre

L'Oréal, France

Jean-Yves Legendre holds a Pharmacy Degree from the University of Paris. He then obtained in 1993 a PhD in pharmaceutical chemistry from the University of California at San Francisco. From 1995 to 2000, he held several positions in the field of pharmaceutical development at Hoffmann-LaRoche and Bristol-Myers Squibb. In 2001, he joined L’Oréal R&D to establish several technology transfer programmes through external partnerships. Since 2007, he is licensing and business development manager. Jean-Yves Legendre is also member of the Licensing Executive Society.