Fledgling biosimilars player Gedeon Richter has spoken candidly and openly with investors on its recent biosimilar investments, its goal to start generate cash from its young Biotech business, and its need to manage costs in order to make that happen.

Gedeon Richter is putting its hand back in its wallet following its recent investment in Formycon, opting to take control of a pair of joint ventures established with German firm Helm.

More than 100 biopharma executives and experts told Scrip their predictions for therapeutic area advances in the coming year. The recent commercial success of GLP-1s in diabetes and obesity and their potential in further disease areas fuelled excitement around the metabolic space. Expectations were also positive in neurology following the launch of Leqembi for Alzheimer’s disease in 2023, while the multiple opportunities to improve cancer treatment kept oncology top of the pile overall.

Gedeon Richter has agreed to acquire a stake of just over 9% in Formycon. The deal “opens up the possibility of jointly leveraging long-term strategic opportunities” while providing Formycon with more than €80m to invest in its biosimilar development projects.