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How Sweden's Calliditas Built Up Its US Presence And Development Portfolio

Approval Submission Of Lead Candidate Expected This Quarter

 
• By John Davis

Interview: delivering on its US business strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic has required a focus on communication, according to Calliditas CEO Renee Aguiar-Lucander.  

View of Gamla Stan in the Old Town of Stockholm
The Old Town Of Stockholm • Source: Shutterstock

Calliditas Therapeutics AB planned the commercialization of its first rare disease product, Nefecon (budesonide), in the US, and expanded its development pipeline through its first major product candidate acquisition , as its coped with last year’s COVID-19-related travel restrictions and changing business processes. 

Looking back, CEO Renee Aguiar-Lucander is relieved the Stockholm, Sweden-based company began executing its commercialization strategy relatively early. “We started...

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