The Medicines Co.'s new CEO Mark Timney took over the helm in December to execute a straightforward business plan: shepherd the RNAi therapeutic inclisiran successfully through Phase III development and find a buyer for the cholesterol lowering medicine.
The Medicines Co. CEO Timney On Selling Inclisiran And Why Big Pharma Is Still Interested In CV Disease
Mark Timney took over the helm at The Medicines Company in December with a singular focus: wrapping up the Phase III program for inclisiran and finding a buyer for the cholesterol-lowering drug.

More from Cardiovascular
The Belgian firm banks nearly €77.7m to push its Charcot-Marie-Tooth to proof-of-concept.
Amvuttra will target a substantially larger patient population with a new indication, but it is third to market behind Pfizer’s Vyndaqel and Bridge Bio’s Attruby and will cost more.
Chairman Antoine Papiernik spoke to Scrip about the therapeutic areas that where the VC major is looking at to invest its considerable cash pile.
Battling AstraZeneca in the aldosterone inhibitor space, Mineralys reports Phase III data showing lorundrostat can significantly decrease uncontrolled/resistant blood pressure at six weeks.
More from Therapy Areas
After a long wait for patients, Vykat has become the first drug approved for Prader-Willi syndrome symptoms, opening the market up for Soleno and future challengers.
With its exon 53-skipping candidate already showing promise in 24-week data, Wave now has 48-week data showing improvements in muscle health and functional outcomes.
J&J is confident that its bispecific antibody/kinase inhibitor combo’s overall survival win over AstraZeneca’s single-agent pill will shift the standard of care.