Biogen ‘Ready To Launch’ Aducanumab If It Gets The Chance

The company has identified 600 sites of care to treat Alzheimer's patients with aducanumab in the US and is confident on its pricing strategy, management said.

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Biogen investors are focused on the fate of aducanumab • Source: Alamy

It’s still a big question whether Biogen, Inc.’s aducanumab will be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in the coming weeks for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, but if it is, the company assured investors it is prepared to launch.

"We are ready to launch aducanumab in the US," CEO Michel Vounatsos said during the company's first quarter sales and...

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