Regeneron Calls For More Government-Funding of Biologic Manufacturing While Defending High Industry Prices
Executive Summary
COVID-19 pandemic should finally spur US government to build biologic manufacturing capacity that would be ready for emergencies, Regeneron’s top leadership says. At the same time, the company leaders said the public doesn’t appreciate the value of industry’s private investments and needs to be more accepting of medications’ price points.
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