Friday, May 27, 2011

Seeking Alpha: It Might Be Time For Amylin And Lilly To Head To Divorce Court

It's not unusual for business partnerships to have their ups and downs, but it looks like the relationship between biotech company Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) and major pharmaceutical Lilly (LLY) may well be damaged beyond repair. Between Lilly's decision to market drugs from Boehringer Ingelheim, Amylin's decision to sue in response, and the information revealed through court documents that Lilly was apparently not expecting much from Bydureon, it seems as though the days of constructive partnership are over.

Restraining Order Has Only Limited Benefit
Despite nearly a decade of partnership, Amylin recently filed against Lilly, arguing that Lilly's decision to market competing diabetes drugs with the same salesforce that markets Byetta will compromise the company's sales strategy and revenue potential. Although the agreement between Lilly and BI was reached in January of this year, it is likely that Amylin attempted to resolve this more amicably. What's more, prior to the FDA's approval of linagliptin in mid-May, it was more of a theoretical risk anyway.

To read the full piece, click the link:
It Might Be Time for Amylin and Lilly to Head to Divorce Court

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