Meanwhile, the company is sticking to its $1bn peak sales estimate for Xofigo; demand has already dipped for the radiopharmaceutical after its use was restricted by European regulators owing to safety concerns.
Bayer bought full control of the product for $2.9bn in 2014 with the takeout of Algeta, a deal that perhaps provides an example of the type of expensive “short cut” that Mr Oelrich is keen to avoid.
I 2018 var salget av Xofigo på 425 MUSD, i 2017 omtrent det samme.