Key Launches Ahead But Vifor Plots More Pipeline Deals

Solid 2020 In Spite Of COVID-19 Impact

Stefan Schulze, CEO of the Swiss iron deficiency and kidney disease specialist, tells Scrip that Vifor's reputation as a go-to industry partner should result in at least two more licensing deals or product acquisitions in 2021.

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Fiull speed ahead for Swiss group's licensing team in 2021 • Source: Vifor Pharma

Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sales of its key products, most notably the hyperkalemia therapy Veltassa, Vifor Pharma Group  has posted a healthy set of financials for 2020 and is targeting a couple more deals this year to cement its strength across the nephrology space.

Speaking to Scrip ahead of the Swiss firm's full-year results announcement, CEO Stefan Schulze said the aim was to complete...

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