Ferring’s Faith In Bladder Cancer Gene Therapy Starts To Pay Off

Adstiladrin sales hit €70m in first full year on the market

Ferring HQ
The Swiss group's HQ in Saint-Prex • Source: Ferring

The list of companies that have made money out of a gene therapy is extremely short but Ferring Pharmaceuticals has a case for inclusion given the sales growth last year of its bladder cancer treatment, Adstiladrin.

Key Takeaways
  • The privately held Swiss group posted record sales of €2.34bn, with about half coming from its reproductive medicines franchise
  • Its gene therapy...

The Swiss group has published its financials for 2024 which show that revenues reached €2.34bn ($2.59bn) in 2024, an increase of 7%. The main driver was the privately owned firm’s...

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