Scynexis Will Use Contract Commercial Firm To Market Novel Antifungal

02 Jun 2021

Scynexis obtained US FDA approval of ibrexafungerp, from the first novel class of antifungals in 20 years, and plans to use a contractor for US marketing of Brexafemme for vaginal yeast infections caused by Candida fungi.

With the first approval of a novel antifungal class in two decades in hand, Scynexis, Inc. plans to employ a contract commercial organization – Amplity Health – to commercialize Brexafemme (ibrexafungerp), which was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on 2 June to treat vaginal yeast infections.

Scynexis CEO Marco Taglietti explained in an interview that his company is using a contractor to market its first product because it is an efficient economic model that will hold down overhead costs. Scynexis still will develop the strategy and lead the commercialization effort behind Brexafemme, he said

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