{"id":8123,"date":"2018-04-16T19:56:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T19:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mendelikabs.com\/?page_id=8123"},"modified":"2023-10-03T12:59:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T12:59:40","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mendelikabs.com\/fr\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row bg_color=\u00a0\u00bb#ffffff\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb8125&Prime;]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" style=\" margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">[vc_row_inner bg_image=\u00a0\u00bb8127&Prime;][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb2\/3&Prime;]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" >[vc_column_text custom_style=\u00a0\u00bbpadding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #1655a1; font-size: 150%;\">Integrity and ethics in a\u00a0fast-paced world<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #656565;\">At MendeliKABS, we believe that the appropriate way to fulfill our commitment to quality is to\u00a0keep a healthy work environment. This constant quest\u00a0for an optimum workplace atmosphere has been established around\u00a0clear ethical rules. A continuous training program in cGMP and GCP guidelines is the cornerstone of\u00a0our ethical guidance. As our clients and suppliers work under cGMP guidelines,\u00a0normalization of ethical rules\u00a0is verified by regular internal and\u00a0external audits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" >[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" style=\" margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">[vc_row_inner bg_color=\u00a0\u00bb#e1e1e1&Prime;][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" style=\" margin: 60px 0 0 0;\">[vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb8131&Prime; custom_style=\u00a0\u00bbpadding-left: 20px;\u00a0\u00bb]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" style=\" margin: 60px 0 0 0;\">[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" style=\" margin: 60px 0 0 0;\">[vc_column_text custom_style=\u00a0\u00bbpadding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #1655a1; font-size: 150%;\">MDK-Nitisinone by MendeliKABS <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #656565;\">MendeliKABS is the manufacturer of the drug MDK-Nitisinone \u00a0used\u00a0to treat hereditary tyrosinemia type 1. Classified as an orphan disease, hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 affects one person out of 200,000 worldwide, but is especially\u00a0prevalent in Quebec with about one hundred persons affected.\u00a0This is an inherited condition caused by a defect in the degradation of\u00a0the\u00a0amino acid\u00a0tyrosine.\u00a0The disease can cause severe\u00a0liver damage, kidney failure and neurological manifestations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" style=\" margin: 60px 0 0 0;\">[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" style=\" margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">[vc_row_inner bg_color=\u00a0\u00bb#f5f5f5&Prime;][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3&Prime;]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" >[vc_column_text custom_style=\u00a0\u00bbpadding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #1655a1; font-size: 150%;\">Rare diseases with real\u00a0consequences\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #656565;\">A rare disease is any disease that affects a small or very small percentage of the population.\u00a0It is estimated that more than\u00a0300 million people worldwide are living with one of the 7,000 diseases they define as rare.\u00a0A disease may be considered rare\u00a0in one part of the world, or in a particular group of people, but still be common in another. Most rare diseases are genetic, and\u00a0thus are present throughout the person\u2019s entire life, even if symptoms do not immediately appear. Many rare diseases appear\u00a0early in life, and about 30 percent of children with rare diseases will die before reaching their fifth birthday.\u00a0With the constant\u00a0evolution\u00a0of medical research, it is possible to imagine a world where all diseases, common or rare,\u00a0have a cure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" >[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" >[vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb8135&Prime; custom_style=\u00a0\u00bbpadding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\u00a0\u00bb]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" >[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" style=\" margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 150%;\"><span style=\"color: #1655a1;\">Board of directors<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb2\/3&Prime;]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" >[vc_column_text custom_style=\u00a0\u00bbpadding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0f7eac;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #1655a1; font-size: 120%;\">Jean-Simon Blais, PhD<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #656565;\">President and Executive Director<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #656565;\">Specialist in pharmaceutical product development, Jean-Simon Blais\u00a0has been a co-owner of KABS Laboratories since 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" >[vc_column_text custom_style=\u00a0\u00bbpadding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0f7eac;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #1655a1; font-size: 120%;\">Gerard Akinocho, PhD<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #656565;\">Vice-President<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #656565;\">Specialist in pharmaceutical product development, Gerard Akinocho has been a co-owner of KABS Laboratories since 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" >[vc_column_text custom_style=\u00a0\u00bbpadding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0f7eac;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #1655a1; font-size: 120%;\">Dora Temesi, PhD<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #656565;\"><strong>Director, Quality Assurance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Quality assurance professional since 2006 with 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" >[vc_column_text custom_style=\u00a0\u00bbpadding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0f7eac;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #1655a1; font-size: 120%;\">Fairouz Ait-Mohand, PhD<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #656565;\"><strong>Assistant Director, Quality Assurance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"contentpasted7\">Quality assurance professional<\/span><span class=\"contentpasted1\">\u00a0since 2010 with 14 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" >[vc_column_text custom_style=\u00a0\u00bbpadding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0f7eac;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #1655a1; font-size: 120%;\">Bruno Maranda, MD, M.Sc.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #656565;\">Medical Director<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #656565;\">Physician and researcher specializing in medical genetics, Bruno Maranda has over ten years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of genetic diseases, and is also active in basic and clinical research. To date, he has published over 40 scientific articles and book chapters and contributed to the market availability of several orphan drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<hr  class=\"noo-gap\" style=\" margin: 100px 0 0 0;\">[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row bg_color=\u00a0\u00bb#ffffff\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb8125&Prime;][vc_row_inner bg_image=\u00a0\u00bb8127&Prime;][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6&Prime;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text custom_style=\u00a0\u00bbpadding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\u00a0\u00bb] Integrity and ethics in a\u00a0fast-paced world At MendeliKABS, we believe that the appropriate way to fulfill our commitment to quality is to\u00a0keep a healthy work environment. This constant quest\u00a0for an optimum workplace atmosphere has been established around\u00a0clear ethical rules. 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