Debiopharm Group™ is proud of being associated with Sarah Marquis' expedition eXplorAsia, a 20'000 km journey on foot, from Siberia to Australia which started on June 20th 2010.
Pharmaceutical development is also about overcoming failures to reach a goal: developing innovative and effective therapeutics. Research is a little like Sarah Marquis’ life, it is about setting an extremely high goal, and “walking the walk” to reach it, step by step, never getting discouraged, never giving up. Sarah Marquis is a role model for Debiopharm Group™’s teams.
Sarah Marquis writes about her next challenge:
Dreaming of Asia – eXplorAsia 2010-2012
One day I dreamt of Asia. I dreamt of its plains that end where the eyes can no longer discern the line between earth and sky.
August 14th 2008, the layout of my future journey appeared very clearly to me; a beautiful line that links North and South. Since that day, my journey has become so obvious to me and has been named “eXplorAsia 2010-2012”.
Siberia – Mongolia – China – Laos – Thailand – Borneo – Australia
Alone with the elements, my only companion will be the rythm of my own footsteps. The strength of my legs and the quickness of my feet will carry me through this incredible 20’000 km long epic. I have always found a second wind at the end of my personal limits. And so once again, I will set out alone on foot to reunite with a little tree I met a few years back. It grows at this specific location: GPS : S32°23.002 E124°36.972. It’s where the running wind never stops; where the earth meets the ocean… in Southern Australia. More than a journey it’s a philosophy of movement...
