Interview: Ronald Scott – CEO, Basilea, Switzerland
Ronald Scott, CEO of Basilea, a biotech company that was spun out of Roche in 2000, talks about launching its first two products, Zevtera and Cresemba; the milestone agreement with…
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Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX:BSLN). Basilea`s integrated research and development operations are currently focused on new antibacterial, antifungal and oncology agents to fight drug resistance and on the development of dermatology drugs. Basilea`s products are targeted to satisfy high medical and patient needs in the hospital and specialty care setting.Basilea owns a broad and balanced late-stage product portfolio including novel treatments for resistant bacterial infections, systemic fungal infections and severe skin diseases. The company`s diversified portfolio includes two commercialized drugs (alitretinoin, ceftobiprole), one investigational drug in phase III (isavuconazole) as well as innovative earlier-stage programs. Toctino® (alitretinoin) is marketed in the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany and is approved in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Spain. Alitretinoin has been recommended for approval in Italy and is under regulatory review in Canada and Switzerland. A Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) was submitted to 15 additional European countries. Furthermore a phase III clinical trial on alitretinoin for the treatment of severe chronic hand eczema is ongoing in the U.S. Marketing applications for ceftobiprole (ZEFTERA™/Zevtera™) were submitted in the U.S., the EU and several other countries.
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