Viatris Seeks To Be Gateway For Mid-Sized Products

Mylan And Pfizer Aiming To Leverage Global Platform

With a global supply chain and commercial platform, the Viatris entity to be formed by the merger of Mylan and Pfizer’s Upjohn unit wants to be the partner of choice for mid-sized products overlooked by companies focused on blockbusters.

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Mylan and Upjohn's Viatris intends to act as gateway for mid-sized products to gain global distribution • Source: Shutterstock

Viatris, the entity to be formed midway through this year through the merger of Mylan with Pfizer’s [Upjohn] off-patent solid-dose division, will look to position itself as a “global healthcare gateway” through which partner companies can achieve worldwide distribution for products that might be overlooked by entities focused on the next billion-dollar blockbuster.

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