Biogen Is Putting Its Money Where Its Mouth Is – Behind The Launch Of Aducanumab

US FDA approval of the Alzheimer's drug may be uncertain, but Biogen will be investing substantially behind a commercial buildout this year.

A note pinned to a cork board with the text Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. — Biogen is building out a commercial infrastructure for aducanumab • Source: Shutterstock

Biogen Inc. is increasing its spending substantially in 2020 to build out commercial infrastructure to support the launch of aducanumab for Alzheimer's disease in the US, even though approval by the US Food and Drug Administration is far from guaranteed.

"We are actively preparing for the potential launch of aducanumab with an initial focus on the US," CEO Michel Vounatsos...