BMS Speeding Six More Programs Into Late-Stage R&D

Registrational Candidates Will Double Over 18 Months

With big losses of exclusivity later in this decade, Bristol is looking to boost the number of products in its portfolio by 2030 even beyond the $35bn-plus in new revenue it already expects to bring in.

Bristol Myers Squibb Company is in a race against the clock as multiple blockbusters – including top-sellers Eliquis (apixaban) and Opdivo (nivolumab) – face losses of exclusivity over the next five years. The big pharma has nine new products that are expected to generate a combined $25bn-plus in sales by 2030 and six drug candidates in registrational trials that could add another $10bn or more in peak sales. And now the company will move another six programs into registrational trials during the next 18 months.

Key Takeaways

  • BMS is preparing for five products that altogether generated $27.8bn in 2022 sales to lose patent exclusivity between 2024 and 2028.

Bristol revealed its plans to advance those assets into later-stage clinical trials on 14 September when it hosted an R&D...

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