Friday, December 7, 2012

Seeking Alpha: Should The Amylin Example Discourage Amarin Shareholders?

One of the biggest decisions in the life of any biotech is whether to keep a promising compound in-house and market it directly, or whether to partner with a larger pharmaceutical company and collect royalties. While there have been a number of notable go-it-alone success stories (including names like Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN), Gilead (GILD), and Amgen (AMGN)), there have also been multiple of examples of companies that essentially shortchanged themselves by marketing a compound on their own.

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Should The Amylin Example Discourage Amarin Shareholders?

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