Diurnal Adrenal Franchise Takes Shape With Alkindi Launch

With the launch in Germany of Alkindi, Diurnal has kickstarted its plan of offering therapies that treat patients with cortisol deficiency diseases from birth right the way through to old age and the market is potentially a very lucrative one.

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German launch should be first of many for Diurnal • Source: Shutterstock

Very few UK biotechs have taken a product from concept to commercialization under their own steam but Diurnal has managed it, having launched Alkindi (immediate-release hydrocortisone) earlier this month in Germany as replacement therapy for adrenal insufficiency (AI) in infants.

It has been "a long hard slog" for the company which was founded as a spin-out from the University of...

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