Leo gambles on partner’s skin cancer drug even though option agreement is not yet settled

Although Leo Pharma has not yet made a final decision about whether to purchase its partner, Pellepharm - which is behind the company’s first venture into rare skin diseases – the Danish company has already sent more employees to the US to help with the launch.
Photo: Peter Klint
Photo: Peter Klint
BY ELIZABETH MØNSTED JOHANSEN, TRANSLATED BY CATHERINE BRETT

If everything goes well with the development of Pellepharm’s treatment for Gorlin syndrome, patidegib, the company will launch the drug in 2022. With this time frame in mind, the company’s Danish partner, Leo Pharma, has now assembled a team to help the small, San Francisco-based company with its launch plans.

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