Like Olympians and Paralympians, we spend every day challenging ourselves and each other to be better, go further, and to never, ever settle as we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games aren't just about sport. They're about courage, resilience, teamwork and making an impact in the world.
Leveraging sport and the momentum from the Paris 2024 Games, we have the ability to make science more inclusive, available and meaningful to all, building a true legacy in line with our purpose. This starts by building a bold, open and inclusive workplace where everyone can ignite their potential.
Igniting the Potential in Everyone
Science and sport aren’t that different. Just like athletes do, we overcome setbacks to keep moving forward, not just for ourselves, but for our patients, colleagues, families and friends.
Recognizing the people who taught us to never settle
Behind every success, whether in sport or in science, is a great support system. In the lead up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, we're unveiling a series of inspiring back stories from Team Sanofi athletes and Sanofians, as a tribute to the people who ignited our potential and taught us to never settle.
Team Sanofi’s artistic gymnast Yul Moldauer lives by the motto “embrace the grind”, helping him dig deep when his body’s exhausted, and carry on when he wants to give up. In those moments, he also draws on the constant strength from his dad, Shaw.
For Yul, the key to success is knowing you can always be better; the same inspirational mindset we all aim for every day as we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Diagnosed with traverse myelitis at the age of 13, Lauren put her passion for sports on hold. Her mum reignited it. Lauren, today a double Paralympic gold medalist rower, is heading for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, with her mum by her side.
Like Lauren, we spend every day challenging ourselves and each other as we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.
Our commitments
Through our partnership with Paris 2024, we are creating opportunities to engage our 91,000 employees worldwide, including 20,000 in France, and to promote diversity and inclusion in a unique way inside and outside Sanofi.
Team Sanofi
A unique group of 14 athletes and coaches who share our ambition to make an impact on the world
The Meningitis Flag
We’re committed to leveraging our partnership with Paris 2024 to elevate the worldwide fight against meningitis. We’re incredibly proud to support the launch of the Meningitis Flag and do our part to reach the World Health Organization’s goal to defeat meningitis by 2030.
200 days until Paris 2024 Paralympic Games!
As para-athletes are getting ready to fly their country’s flag, a new flag will also be flying: the MeningitisFlag.
Meet Laura Spring – The Meningitis Flag Designer
Laura Spring is a textile designer. She collaborated with three para-athletes and a dozen Meningitis Research Foundation and Confederation of Meningitis Organisations members worldwide to create the Meningitis Flag.
A symbol to unite the world against meningitis
Co-created and inspired by Team Sanofi para-athletes Ellie Challis, Théo Curin and Davide Morana, the Meningitis Flag seeks to increase the understanding of meningitis.
Introducing Team Sanofi: The Ignitors
In our journey to Paris 2024, we are teaming up with a group of inspirational Olympic and Paralympic athletes and coaches from diverse walks of life and sporting disciplines.
Team Sanofi "ignitors" share a common ambition with Sanofi and Paris 2024 to create a better tomorrow. All are committed advocates, using their success to make an impact on society: championing diversity, valuing difference, building equity, and creating inclusion.
Meet the Team
Valériane Ayayi
Basketball, France
Amandine Buchard
Ellie Challis
Para Swimming, Great Britain
Théo Curin
Para swimming, France
Dany Dann
Sarah Farhoud
Ezra Frech
Nantenin Keita
Sarah M'Barek
Football Coach, France
Nicolas Mahut
Yul Moldauer
Davide Morana
Para Athletics, Italy
Lauren Rowles
Para Rowing, Great Britain
Nicolai Zeltinger
Wheelchair Basketball, Germany
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References
- World Health Assembly endorses the 1st ever resolution on meningitis prevention and control. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/news/item/13-01-2021-world-health-assembly-endorses-the-1st-ever-resolution-on-meningitis-prevention-and-control [Accessed August 2023]
- Meningitis Research Foundation and the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations. Defeating Meningitis. Our Strategy 2021-2025. Available at: https://www.meningitis.org/getmedia/e90224ae-ea97-47cb-88a6-2730d1606a96/Meningitis-Research-Foundation_5-year-strategy_21-25 [Accessed August 2023]