ALK acquires drug against swimmer's ear from now former US partner

Allergy firm ALK is now the sole owner of a drug against swimmer's ear after the company offered an undisclosed sum to US biotech and pharmaceutical Otonomy, which developed the drug and until now was in a partnership with ALK since June last year.
Carsten Hellmann, CEO of ALK | Photo: Gregers Tycho/Ritzau/Ritzau Scanpix
Carsten Hellmann, CEO of ALK | Photo: Gregers Tycho/Ritzau/Ritzau Scanpix
BY ALBERT RØNNING-ANDERSSON, TRANSLATED BY CHRISTOFFER ØSTERGAARD

Allergy company ALK is now the exclusive owner of the FDA-approved drug Otiprio, used for treating acute otitis media, also known as swimmer's ear, of which there are more than 4 million cases annually in the US spread out among 3.4 million patients.

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