Mr. Jean-François Labbé is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at IDS.

He is on the Board of Directors at Nicox SA and Transgene SA. Mr. Labbé was previously employed as Chairman-Supervisory Board by Covadis BV, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director by SpePharm Holding BV, President-Europe, Middle East & Africa by Hoechst Marion Roussel SA, a Principal by Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chairman-Supervisory Board by LibraGen SA, Chief Executive Officer by OTL Pharma SA, and Chief Executive Officer by Parke Davis.

He also served on the board at DrugAbuse Sciences SAS.

He received his MBA from École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris.