Could Cash-Strapped Idorsia Really Go It Alone With Newly Approved Tryvio?

CEO Jean-Paul Clozel insists Idorsia could launch the first-in-class hypertension drug alone, but analysts think a deal will be done soon – with the only question being for how much.

Idorsia building

Idorsia is celebrating US approval of its first-in-class hypertension treatment Tryvio – but the cash-strapped company may well have to sell off the rights to the product in order to keep its debtors at bay.

CEO and founder Jean Paul Clozel told Scrip that the company was still reviewing its options, and remains committed to...

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