Expanding into a Global Rare Disease Player through Deal-Driven Innovation

Chiesi Global Rare Diseases has rapidly evolved from a small, regional rare‑disease business into a global organization, leveraging strategic deals and development bets to reshape standards of care for patients worldwide. Giacomo Chiesi, head of the unit, discusses how the business has grown through acquisitions, its move into CRISPR gene editing and blood–brain barrier‑crossing enzyme platforms, and its broader vision of delivering meaningful quality‑of‑life improvements for people living with rare diseases.