Huddinge, Sweden-based Medivir AB is evaluating the separation of its operations into two independent companies, with a new listing for its commercial pharmaceuticals portfolio to add to an already-listed company dedicated to R&D, as its continues to manage the rise and fall of its hepatitis C protease inhibitor simeprevir.
Medivir Mulls Separation As Simeprevir Royalties Decline
As royalties from hepatitis C therapy simeprevir continue to decline its originator, Swedish biotech Medivir, is considering a separate public listing for its commercial operations that would allow the remaining concern to return to its previous R&D roots.
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