Orexo opens doors eastwards
The drug delivery company has signed a deal for selling a cancer pain treatment in China. "An ideal partner for us" says Torbjörn Bjerke, CEO of Orexo.
To Orexo the deal is worth up to MUSD 4.75, partly as an initial fee and partly as milestone payments. Orexo is also granted a non-disclosed part of the future sales.
The deal is a first step into one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical markets of the world.
"Novamed have an experienced marketing- and sales organization with a sales force of 400 and a broad product portfolio for treatment of cancer. This makes the company an ideal partner for us in China,” states Torbjörn Bjerke, CEO of Orexo.