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Hikma and Vectura ally on Ellipta rivals

 
• By Dave Wallace

Hikma has announced a global development and marketing collaboration deal with Vectura aimed at developing generic versions of GlaxoSmlithKline’s (GSK’s) Ellipta respiratory portfolio. The agreement on rivals to Ellipta – which builds on an existing collaboration between the two firms to develop a generic version of GSK’s Advair Diskus (fluticasone/salmeterol) – will use Vectura’s proprietary ‘open-inhale-close’ dry-powder inhaler device.

Hikma has announced a global development and marketing collaboration deal with Vectura aimed at developing generic versions of GlaxoSmlithKline’s (GSK’s) Ellipta respiratory portfolio. The agreement on rivals to Ellipta – which builds on an existing collaboration between the two firms to develop a generic version of GSK’s Advair Diskus (fluticasone/salmeterol) – will use Vectura’s proprietary ‘open-inhale-close’ dry-powder inhaler device.

According to Hikma, the deal “presents a significant opportunity, with net sales for Ellipta products in the US projected to be US$4 billion by 2024 and approximately US$5.5 billion globally”

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