Genzyme

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Genzyme
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Genzyme

Summary

Genzyme is a business[1]. Genzyme ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Genzyme received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation[3].
  • Genzyme is in the country of United States[4].
  • Genzyme is in the country of US[5].
  • Genzyme is in the country of FR[6].
  • Genzyme's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • Genzyme's instance of is recorded as subsidiary company[8].
  • Genzyme's instance of is recorded as enterprise[9].
  • Genzyme is owned by Sanofi[10].
  • Genzyme's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge[11].
  • Genzyme's Commons category is recorded as Genzyme[12].
  • Genzyme's industry is recorded as pharmaceutical industry[13].
  • January 1, 1981 marks the founding of Genzyme[14].
  • 1991-11-21 marks the founding of Genzyme[15].
  • 1900-01-01 marks the founding of Genzyme[16].
  • Genzyme was dissolved in February 2022[17].
  • Genzyme's location of formation is recorded as Boston[18].
  • Genzyme's parent organization or unit is recorded as Sanofi[19].
  • Genzyme's official website is recorded as http://www.genzyme.com[20].
  • Genzyme's product or material produced is recorded as imiglucerase[21].
  • Genzyme's legal form is recorded as public limited company[22].
  • Genzyme's legal form is recorded as ZJTK[23].
  • Genzyme's legal form is recorded as 6CHY[24].
  • Genzyme's merged into is recorded as Sanofi[25].
  • Genzyme's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+58672'}[26].
  • Genzyme's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+56546'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 9695006ZXO9PTJNFYW07[28]

  • Registered legal name: Genzyme[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: FR[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 6CHY[32]

  • Entity status: INACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: RETIRED[34]

  • Entity created: 1900-01-01[35]

  • LEI first registered: 2014-02-05[36]

  • LEI last updated: 2022-12-19[37]

  • LEI next renewal: 2015-02-05[38]

  • Managing LOU: 969500Q2MA9VBQ8BG884[39]

  • Registration authority: RA000189[40]

  • Authority entity ID: 399179639[41]

  • Conformity flag: NOT_APPLICABLE[42]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1981[14], 1991-11-21[15], and 1900-01-01[16]. Genzyme's location of formation is recorded as Boston[18].

Operations

Genzyme's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge[11]. Genzyme's parent organization or unit is recorded as Sanofi[19].

Industry

Genzyme's industry is recorded as pharmaceutical industry[13].

Ownership

Genzyme is owned by Sanofi[10]. Genzyme's product or material produced is recorded as imiglucerase[21].

Recognition

Genzyme received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation[3].

Dissolution

Genzyme was dissolved in February 2022[17].

Why It Matters

Genzyme ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[2] Genzyme has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Genzyme is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did Genzyme receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [29] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  3. [30] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  4. [31] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  5. [32] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  6. [33] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  7. [34] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  8. [35] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  9. [36] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  10. [37] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  11. [38] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  12. [39] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  13. [40] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  14. [41] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  15. [42] . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product or material produced imiglucerase
    Location of formation
    Inception +1981-01-01T00:00:00Z, 1991-11-21, 1900-01-01
    Owned by Sanofi
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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