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Sandoz Optimistic On Biosimilars As It Reprioritizes US Portfolio

 
• By Jessica Merrill

Sandoz US president Carol Lynch talked to Scrip about its changing US portfolio, which will emphasize biosimilars, as the Novartis unit is poised to divest most of its US generics portfolio to Aurobindo.

Carol Lynch, Sandoz US
Sandoz US President Carol Lynch • Source: Sandoz

Sandoz International GMBH is shrinking the size of its US footprint as it prioritizes complex generics and biosimilars in the region and divests much of its small molecule generics portfolio to India's Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. US President Carol Lynch talked about the changing dynamics for the US business and the company's positive outlook for biosimilars in an interview with Scrip at the BIO CEO & Investor conference in New York on 10 February.

"We are looking forward to closing the transaction and when that's behind us, then obviously we've got a smaller business in terms of the areas we are focusing on, but...

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