Ipsen Outpaces Market With Lucrative Priority Review Voucher Deal

The going rate to buy a voucher that speeds up a regulatory review in the US is about $100m but the France-headquartered firm has managed to get considerably more from an unnamed big pharma.

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Ipsen SA has shown itself to be a canny dealmaker over the past few years and its negotiating skills have been shown again with the sale of a priority review voucher (PRV) at well above market rate.

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