Sumitovant Keeping Sumitomo Dainippon-Acquired Roivant Companies On Track

Scrip spoke with Sumitovant CEO Myrtle Potter about short- and long-term goals for the portfolio of five companies, including Myovant, Urovant and Enzyvant with potential near-term approvals.

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Sumitovant's subsidiaries never broke their stride in transition to SDP • Source: Shutterstock

Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd. didn’t just hit the ground running when it launched as a subsidiary of Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd. (DSP) at the end of 2019, and as the parent company for five companies acquired for $3bn from Roivant Sciences Inc. – it never broke its stride, since the portfolio was seamlessly integrated into DSP after the deal closed, according to Sumitovant CEO Myrtle Potter.

Potter noted that “oftentimes, two organizations come together … and it takes companies two or three years to go through the integration process, decide who gets the top job, who's being eliminated, what the layoffs look like, etc. That didn't happen in this situation

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