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BMS Speeding Six More Programs Into Late-Stage R&D

Registrational Candidates Will Double Over 18 Months

 
• By Mandy Jackson

With big losses of exclusivity later in this decade, Bristol is looking to boost the number of products in its portfolio by 2030 even beyond the $35bn-plus in new revenue it already expects to bring in.

Bristol Myers Squibb Company is in a race against the clock as multiple blockbusters – including top-sellers Eliquis (apixaban) and Opdivo (nivolumab) – face losses of exclusivity over the next five years. The big pharma has nine new products that are expected to generate a combined $25bn-plus in sales by 2030 and six drug candidates in registrational trials that could add another $10bn or more in peak sales. And now the company will move another six programs into registrational trials during the next 18 months.

Key Takeaways

  • BMS is preparing for five products that altogether generated $27.8bn in 2022 sales to lose patent exclusivity between 2024 and 2028.

Bristol revealed its plans to advance those assets into later-stage clinical trials on 14 September when it hosted an R&D...

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