Xbrane Drops Keytruda Rival As It Pares Down Pipeline And Personnel

Swedish Biosimilars Developer Discloses ‘Unfortunately Necessary Measures’ To Cut Costs

Swedish biosimilars developer Xbrane Biopharma has revealed that it is dropping development of its planned Xtrudane pembrolizumab biosimilar to Keytruda, as part of a move towards a more “focused development portfolio.” At the same time, the firm has announced job cuts as part of a new cost-savings scheme designed to help the firm “achieve a positive cash flow as soon as possible.”

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Xbrane is aiming to achieve positive cash flow by Q1 2025 • Source: Shutterstock

Sweden’s Xbrane Biopharma has revealed that it is to cease development of a Keytruda (pembrolizumab) biosimilar as it looks to break even by early 2025. At the same time, the firm has announced plans to cut 40 staff as part of a cost-savings scheme aimed at saving the company around SEK50m ($5m) annually.

Xbrane had revealed at the end of 2021 that it had initiated development for a pair of new biosimilar candidates, referencing Keytruda

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