Finance Watch: VC Mega-Deals Launch Biopharma Firms With New Takes On CV, Genetic Diseases
Executive Summary
Anthos premiers with $250m from Blackstone and cardiovascular disease assets and expertise from Novartis, while Maze brings in $191m for drugs that target gene modifiers. In public company financings, Sage raises $575m ahead of Zulresso approval decision.
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Anthos CEO On When Big Promo Efforts Are Needed, Telehealth's Acute Care Promise
Anthos Therapeutics’ CEO and ex-head of global commercial operations at Novartis Pharma, John Glasspool, says there’s no "automatic premise" that the large promotional launch model is broken. He also outlines how teleconsultation is taking medicine back to its roots and "where it can be" as well, with patients less likely to get white coat syndrome.
Anthos CEO On When Big Promo Efforts Are Needed, Telehealth's Acute Care Promise
Anthos Therapeutics’ CEO and ex-head of global commercial operations at Novartis Pharma, John Glasspool, tells Scrip there’s no "automatic premise" that the large promotional launch model is broken. He also outlines how teleconsultation is taking medicine back to its roots and "where it can be" as well, with patients less likely to get white coat syndrome.