PureTech Health plc's chief innovation and strategy officer, Eric Elenko, and president, Bharatt Chowrira, disclose details about the company's decision to develop a new schizophrenia therapy that could potentially alter the market – but can the model be repeated?
Finding Value Left On The Shelf: Karuna Case Study
PureTech’s gamble to take an older Eli Lilly drug off the shelf to redevelop in a new indication paid off. The company aims to replicate this 'Karuna model' in the near future.

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