Taxotere was developed by Rhône-Poulenc Rorer (now Sanofi-Aventis) following from the discoveries of Pierre Potier at CNRS at Gif-sur-Yvette during his work on improvements to the production of Taxol.
Taxotere dikembangkan oleh Rhone-Poulenc Rorer (sekarang Sanofi-Aventis) setelah ditemukan oleh Pierre Potier di CNRS di Gif-sur-Yvette selama ia bekerja pada perbaikan pada produksi Taxol.