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Acorda Restructures, Cuts Jobs By 25% With No Deals, Big Debt On The Horizon

 
• By Mandy Jackson

Acorda is cutting jobs to save $21m annually and otherwise lowering expenses for a total of $60m in reduced costs in 2020 to focus on marketing Inbrija, but looming overhead is $345m in debt due in 2021. Meanwhile, ex-US partners and company buyers appear nowhere in sight.

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The sun will set on Acorda's $345m in debt in 2021. • Source: Shutterstock

Acorda Therapeutics Inc. is struggling to stay afloat as sales of Ampyra decline due to generic competition and while the company attempts to replace that revenue with its newly approved Inbrija. In the meantime, with $345m in debt due in two years, Acorda is reducing costs and cutting its workforce by 25% to lower its annual costs by $60m in 2020.

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