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Photo by Jake Hirsch/Governor’s Offi ce
Sanofi welcomed Gov. Phil Murphy and other offi cials on May 22 to showcase its new 260,000-square-foot fl agship offi ce at
Morristown’s M Station campus, the result of a $130 million investment to help the global health care company attract and
retain talent.
SANOFI UNVEILS
VIBRANT NEW
FLAGSHIP OFFICE IN
MORRISTOWN
O livier Bogillot was the fi rst of
several Sanofi executives to
take the podium in late May as
the health care giant unveiled its
dynamic new offi ce building in
downtown Morristown.
It was a day three years in
the making, he said, one that
effectively began when he visited
the company’s sprawling suburban
campus along Route 202/206 in
Bridgewater.
“From the day I landed in the
U.S. and spent my fi rst week
in the offi ce in Bridgewater,
one thing was clear, very clear
— that version of Sanofi was
not our future,” said Bogillot,
the company’s head of general
medicines for North America.
“We needed something different,
a space that not only represents
who we are, but who we are
striving to be, a place that inspires
innovation, fosters connection,
where our people can do their
best work and live their best
lives.”
The Paris-based pharmaceutical
company believes it has exactly
that with its new fl agship New
Jersey offi ce in Morristown, at
100 Morris St., the result of a
$130 million investment to help
it attract and retain talent. And
it was on full display on May 22
as it welcomed Gov. Phil Murphy
and a host of other dignitaries,
marking the opening of a ground-
up, 260,000-square-foot building
that brings together nearly 2,000
employees in one of the state’s
most sought-after central business
districts.
Located within M Station West,
part of the transformative mixed-
use project by SJP Properties, the
Gensler-designed offi ce places a
premium on collaboration, comfort
and fl exibility. That’s evident from
the long list of Zoom-enabled
conference and meeting areas,
eclectic furniture options and
unassigned workstations, along
with amenities such as meditation
rooms, mother’s suites and what
Sanofi touts as the largest outdoor
terrace space in New Jersey.
“We have been in this state for
more than 20 years, and we’ve
seen the company go through
major transformations before,”
Sanofi CEO Paul Hudson said. “But
nothing like this.”
He noted that offi cials in other
states have frequently tried to lure
the company out of New Jersey,
but “there was never a chance. …
We love this state. It’s been the
scene of incredible innovation for
the pharmaceutical industry. And
it’s got its mojo back.”
The new Morristown offi ce,
Hudson added, is a “landmark”
location for the state’s ongoing
commitment to the life sciences
sector, and it paves the way for
Sanofi employees to respond
with their own contributions and
continued innovation.
“It’s amazing, by changing the
building, we seemed to have
changed the mindset. It was
never too hard to get a desk in
Bridgewater,” he joked. “Now
there’s a fi ght, and people are
coming in while it’s still dark.”
Murphy, for his part, also hailed
the investment as a sign of
New Jersey’s strength in the
pharmaceutical industry and a
vote of confi dence from one of
the leaders in treating diabetes,
multiple sclerosis, heart disease
and many other conditions.
“I’ve always said and thought that
if you want to tackle big challenges
— obviously, I’m a little bit biased
here — that New Jersey is the
best place to plant roots,” Murphy
said. “Because only here in New
Jersey will you fi nd that golden
combination of talent, location and
an innovation ecosystem that is
second to none.
“Of course, I don’t need to tell
the team here that that’s exactly
why you are here and have been
here for so long. And we wear …
not just your presence, but your
recommitment as a badge of honor.
And I will say that we remain fully
committed to investing in our
culture of innovation to keep New
Jersey at the forefront of life-
changing breakthroughs in science
and medicine.”
And while downtown Morristown is
both supply- and land-constrained,
Dougherty said companies could fi nd
space through the types of creative
solutions that made the Deloitte,
Valley Bank and Sanofi deals
possible.
“There are a few other opportunities
in town and we’re open to anything
that’s good for the community,
that’s a positive to make sure our
business district stays strong and
vibrant,” Dougherty said after a
May 22 ribbon-cutting at the Sanofi
building. “And that’s what these types
of corporations do. They bring in real
wallets into our
downtown. You
see it already.
The people
that are here —
the 500 to 700
people that are
already in this
building — you
Tim Dougherty
see them out
walking in town, you see them in
the restaurants, you see them in the
shops.”
Sanofi is among the latest to move
to Morristown after leaving a vast
suburban campus along Route
202/206 in Bridgewater. Its new
building at M Station is also adorned
with locally sourced artwork, while
it provides light-fi lled workspaces
with natural materials that will help
it earn a gold rating with the U.S.
Green Building Council’s Leadership
in Energy and Environmental
Design scale and compliance with
the International WELL Building
Institute.
Other features will include two
public-facing restaurants — The
Morris Proper and Tatte Bakery
& Cafe — both slated to open this
summer on the ground fl oor.
“This is truly the best offi ce we have
anywhere in the world,” Sanofi CEO
Paul Hudson
said during a
ribbon-cutting
ceremony that
drew Gov. Phil
Murphy and
other public
offi cials. “Until
the next one —
Paul Hudson
that’s how we
work — but it is also a place where
I think miracles will be born for this
great company and the patients that
we serve.” RE