As J&J moves to split its business, execs lay out future R&D focus — and tout megablockbuster potential
Last week, J&J took a step familiar to other pharma conglomerates in spinning out its consumer business to focus on R&D, but offered few details on what that might look like. But on Thursday, the company followed up with the scoop, and it’s making some bold predictions.
Over the course of a two-plus hour presentation on its pharmaceutical business, execs outlined their strategy for the new, slimmer J&J, promising investors it will file about 14 drugs for approval through 2025. Across all these drugs, J&J said it expects $4 billion average peak annual sales, and five could top the $5 billion mark.
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