PCSK9 Meets PRV: Regeneron’s $70 Mil. Bid To Catch Up To Amgen
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Regeneron and its partner Sanofi have become the first biopharma companies to buy a Priority Review Voucher. The $67 million price is a nice bonus for the seller, BioMarin, but probably not the start of a big new market for PRVs.
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