Novartis Pharma CEO Sees Zolgensma Supplanting Spinraza
Executive Summary
The Swiss major's pharma chief tells Scrip that its gene therapy for SMA offers much more than Biogen's Spinraza for both patients and payers, noting that the company is ready with alternative payment models for the pricey treatment as soon as approvals for Zolgensma are granted.
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