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The deal gives Amryt two commercial drugs that could provide revenues to support its protracted attempt to get AP101 to market.
Amryt Pharma didn’t make much of a splash in May when it struck a deal to acquire Novelion’s Aegerion subsidiary, absorbing two commercial drugs and a US infrastructure in an all-stock deal. But now that the transaction has been wrapped, the Dublin-based company is ready to bring some renewed attention to it — as well as a fresh $60 million raise.
Two new gene therapies—from Novartis and Spark Therapeutics—carry price tags higher than any other drugs in the U.S., elbowing aside the brands we've seen at the top for years, a GoodRx analysis shows. And with drugmakers doubling down in rare diseases, the trend will likely continue.
Rare disease specialist Amryt Pharma plans to expand its rare disease portfolio with the acquisition of troubled Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, a division of Canada’s Novelion.
Transaction is result of comprehensive capital structure and strategic review conducted independently by both Novelion's and Aegerion's Boards of Directors
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