Amarin CEO Thero On Gearing Up For Success Ahead Of The Big Vascepa Ad Comm
Executive Summary
"We're planning for success," John Thero told Scrip in an interview, where he talked about the upcoming US advisory committee meeting for Vascepa, commercial expansion plans and deflected questions about a big pharma buyout.
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