Pfizer Thinks Small: Partnership With Protalix On Gaucher Drug Eyes Cheaper Plant-Based Production

Pfizer's licensing deal with Protalix for global rights to the enzyme replacement therapy taliglucerase for the treatment of Gaucher disease, announced Dec. 1, signals the drug giant's interest in the orphan drug space. It also plays into the company's biosimilar strategy, given that taliglucerase will likely be positioned as a lower-cost alternative to Genzyme's Cerezyme (imiglucerase)