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44 INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2021 - PIERRE FABRE Trust-based partnership with health professionals Listening to health professionals and discussing with them is in the fiber of our working methods, and this is clearly expressed in our Group's Raison d'être. It is for this very reason that Pierre Fabre works by their side each and every day, creating partnerships and research projects. 2,200 Dermatologists took part in the first medical conference organized by Pierre Fabre and the Dermatology Department of the Peking University First Hospital in December 2020 27,000 Dermatologists in China A strategic alliance in China At the end of 2020, Pierre Fabre signed a partnership agreement with the National Clinical Research Center for Skin and Immune System Diseases, managed and developed by the Dermatology Department of the Peking University First Hospital. This Center is a first-rate platform which facilitates cooperation between university research and companies with the objective of developing, transforming and promoting new concepts, technologies and medicines. The joint work covers research projects, phase III clinical studies and real life (phase IV) studies. Together, Pierre Fabre and the Center organized a first medical congress in December 2020, which was followed by more than 2,200 Chinese dermatologists. The subjects discussed included the assessment and monitoring of the efficacy of cosmetic products, sensitive skins, and acne-prone skin. How to better combat chronic occupational hand dermatitis During the 2020 Paris Dermatological Days, Laboratoires Ducray and Pierre Fabre Dermatologie partnered with the Eczema Foundation to organize a round table on chronic occupational hand dermatitis. The objective was to take stock of how this pathology is treated in patients who suffer from hand dermatitis due to occupational exposure – such as hairdressers, health or building professionals and bakers. The round table brought together medical specialists and a patient who came to speak about the appropriate medical support she was given so that she could to continue her activity as a midwife. The discussions revealed the need to improve the dialog between the various stakeholders in the medical world, the importance of long- term patient follow-up and the relevance of reinforcing the information and training given to health professionals.