Medivir focuses exclusively on oncology and reorganizes to significantly reduce the cost structure

Approximately 30 members of staff will lose their job.

The reorganization will result in a total cost reduction of approximately 110 MSEK per year compared to current levels in the affected functions. The exclusive focus on oncology, along with a reduced number of projects in the early stage research portfolio, will lead to a reduction of around 25 positions and cost savings of approximately 60 MSEK vs current spending in the early stages of development. The reduced early research organization creates flexibility to strengthen capabilities in clinical development and will enable broadening the pipeline with oncology projects in clinical phases. At the same time, efficiency improvements in administrative and commercial support functions will generate the additional cost savings of approximately 50 MSEK per year compared to the current levels, affecting around 20 positions.

As a consequence of these changes, a total of around 30 colleagues will unfortunately have to leave the company and affected vacancies will not be filled. A redundancy cost of approximately 20 MSEK related to these organizational changes will be charged in the fourth quarter.

“I believe this reduced cost in early research, and a streamlined therapeutic area focus with a smaller and more cost effective organization, will strengthen Medivir's position as an efficient oncology company with a growing development pipeline and research platforms for sustainable growth.” says Niklas Prager, CEO & President of Medivir. He continues: “Medivir's ambition is to have a well balanced and broad pipeline from early to late stages of development. We will continue to build on our technology platforms and proven track record of translating projects into value creating partnerships.”