Orion Bemoans Bad Luck In Winner-Takes-All Biosimilar Tenders
Management Also Discusses European Generics After Shelving Spiriva Rival
Executive Summary
Finland’s Orion is continuing to await the potentially uplifting effect of its biosimilar partnership with Aurobindo’s CuraTeQ Biologics, after another tricky year.
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