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Eisai’s Leqembi Launch Bodes Well For Biogen In A Pivotal Year

 
• By Mandy Jackson

Eisai said the US launch of Alzheimer’s therapy Leqembi following accelerated approval is going well, which is welcome news for partner Biogen as it brings on a new CEO and recovers from a failed Aduhelm launch.  

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Eisai seems to have the Leqembi launch well in hand, so far • Source: Shutterstock

Eisai Co., Ltd. likely answered a lot of questions during its recent quarterly earnings call that investors have going into its partner Biogen, Inc.’s fourth quarter presentation scheduled for 15 February. Even so, new Biogen CEO Christopher Viehbacher and the company’s leadership team are guaranteed to face multiple queries about the US launch of Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi (lecanemab) during his first earnings call since taking the helm.

Ivan Cheung, Eisai’s US chairman and CEO and global Alzheimer’s disease officer, said during the Japanese big pharma’s 6 February...

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