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MorphoSys, After Its Commercial Debut, Looks To The Next Growth Phase

 
• By Jessica Merrill

Interview: CEO Jean-Paul Kress talked to Scrip about the US launch of Monjuvi, commercial expansion and the aspiration to build a European biotech that can compete in the big leagues.

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A European biotech looks to expand its wings • Source: Shutterstock

MorphoSys AG launched its first drug in the US in 2020 and is looking to leverage that commercial build out for future expansion. In an interview with Scrip, CEO Jean-Paul Kress spoke about the US launch of the cancer drug Monjuvi (tafasitamab-cxix) for relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and how the European biotech hopes to build out further to command the same respect as some of its US biotech peers.

With a focus on becoming a global player, MorphoSys – based in Germany – spent the last two years establishing...

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