Lyxumia As Fourth GLP-1 To Market? Not To Worry, Says Zealand CEO
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The Danish biotech has partnerships with major players in several therapeutic areas, including a successful tie-up with Sanofi, and is looking to partner some of its other pipeline programs as well.
You may also be interested in...
Deals Of The Week: How Do 2013 Biotech Deal Stats Stack Up After Amgen/Onyx?
A busy summer of biotech acquisitions, including the pricey buyouts of Onyx by Amgen and Elan by Perrigo, has lifted the number of U.S. public biotech acquisitions so far in 2013 – and increased the average value of those deals. In other deal news, Endo plans to acquire Boca Pharmacal, Medimmune will buy out Amplimmune, and Eli Lilly signed a diabetes research deal with Zealand Pharma.
Germany’s IQWiG Pans Sanofi’s Lyxumia For Wrong Comparator Choices
Sanofi’s failure to align its comparator selection with that of Germany’s reimbursement authorities has resulted in dismissal of Lyxumia for diabetes type 2, although the company will have an opportunity to challenge the decision.
Takeda, Sanofi Team Up To Explore DPP-4 Market In China
Takeda will partner with Sanofi to co-promote its DPP-4 inhibitor Nesina, which is expected to be approved in China this year.