Galapagos Could Give Up On Jyseleca Over JAK Class Woes

BD Push Expected Over Next 18 Months

New chief financial officer Thad Huston said that Galapagos was evaluating “various strategic options for Jyseleca,” the company’s only revenue source, given that the landscape for the JAK class in Europe “has changed significantly over the past six months.”

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Paul Stoffels • Source: Galapagos

The rollercoaster ride for investors in Galapagos NV has taken another turn with the Belgium-headquartered biotech revealing that it is weighing up all options for its only approved product, the JAK inhibitor Jyseleca.

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