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Big Year For UCB As Bimzelx Awaits US Green Light

Psoriasis Approval Imminent After Delay

 
• By Kevin Grogan

The Brussels-based company's head of immunology has told Scrip that going into a crowded market against several highly effective biologics across different classes holds no fears for UCB despite some concerns that US prescribers will stick to what they know when it comes to psoriasis therapies.

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• Source: UCB

UCB S.A. has started the year strongly with the proposed $1.9bn acquisition of rare epilepsy drug developer Zogenix, Inc. but how successful 2022 is for the Belgian group will be measured by the launch of Bimzelx, potentially a mega-blockbuster for inflammatory diseases.

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