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Mr. François Painchaud of St-Lambert, Quebec, Canada, has served as secretary and director of the board of directors of Axcan Pharma Inc. since December 1995.
He is a partner at Léger Robic Richard L.L.P., a multidisciplinary firm comprised of lawyers and patent and trademark agents, which specializes in business law and intellectual property, including patent law. Mr. Painchaud has oriented his practice toward the field of commercial law, with particular emphasis on licensing of intellectual property and technology transfers. Mr. Painchaud has also been a seasonal lecturer at McGill University in charge of the course entitled "Complex Legal Transactions - Trade Secrets Law and Technology Transfers" and a lecturer on business law in Concordia’s MBA program.
He serves on the board of several subsidiaries of the Corporation. He is vice president regional for Canada and a trustee of the Licensing Executives Society Inc (USA and Canada).
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