Nxera Pharma Announces Supply and Distribution Agreement for PIVLAZ
Nxera Pharma Announces Exclusive Supply and Distribution Agreement with Handok for PIVLAZ™ in South Korea
Overview
PIVLAZ™ is the first drug approved in South Korea for the prevention of Cerebral Vasospasm in patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (aSAH)
PIVLAZ™ will become commercially available in South Korea in early 2025Nxera Pharma Co. Ltd (“Nxera” or “the Company; TSE 4565) – formerly known as Sosei Group or Sosei Heptares – today announces that its operating business Nxera Pharma Korea (“NPK”) has entered into an exclusive supply and distribution agreement with Handok Inc. (“Handok”) to commercialize PIVLAZ™ (clazosentan sodium) 150 mg in South Korea.
Terms of the Agreement
Under the terms of the agreement, NPK will provide drug product to Handok at an agreed price and Handok is exclusively responsible for the promotion, marketing, sales and distribution of PIVLAZ™ in South Korea.
Nxera will receive a one-off upfront payment from Handok upon signing of the agreement and is eligible for further commercial milestone payments plus sales coming from product supply.
Handok
Handok is a leading innovation-driven pharmaceutical/healthcare company in South Korea.
Handok has been a pioneer in the Korean pharmaceutical industry by introducing new products to the Korean market through partnerships, internal R&D, and state-of-the-art manufacturing while maintaining a global standard compliance program.
PIVLAZ
PIVLAZ™ is approved in South Korea for the prevention of cerebral vasospasm, vasospasm-related cerebral infarction, and cerebral ischemic symptoms after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).
Words from Nxera
Satoshi Tanaka, Dr Med Sci., Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Nxera, Chairman of NPK, added: We are pleased to be continuing our long-standing partnership with Handok to bring PIVLAZ™ to patients in South Korea.
PIVLAZ™ represents a potentially life-changing treatment option for patients and Handok’s wealth of expertise and history of delivering products to the Korean market makes them the ideal partner. With this partnership in place, we are confident that we will be able to deliver PIVLAZ™ to physicians and patients in South Korea in early 2025.