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Medison Pharma Announces Multi-Regional Partnership Agreement with argenx to Commercialize Efgartigimod Across Europe and Israel
PETACH TIKVAH, Israel, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Medison Pharma [http://www.medisonpharma.com/] ("Medison"), a global pharma 
company focused on providing access to highly innovative therapies to patients 
in international markets, announced today an exclusive multi-regional agreement 
with argenx [https://www.argenx.com/] to commercialize efgartigimod in 14 
countries, including Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Romania, 
Bulgaria, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Greece, Cyprus, and 
Israel, for the treatment of adult patients with generalized myasthenia gravis.

"We are on a mission to help patients with severe, rare diseases get faster 
access to highly innovative therapies, regardless of where they live in the 
world," said Meir Jakobsohn, Founder and CEO of Medison. "By partnering with 
argenx, we provide a force multiplier for this breakthrough therapy, helping to 
save and improve the lives of patients living with generalized myasthenia 
gravis."

"We are proud to partner with argenx and help extend their reach to treat 
patients with severe autoimmune diseases in 14 countries," said Victor 
Papamoniodis VP International Markets at Medison. "We look forward to utilizing 
our unique commercial platform and applying our expertise to facilitate faster 
access to this novel therapy for patients across all our markets."

Efgartigimod is approved in the United States as VYVGART(R) for the treatment 
of adults with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) who are anti-acetylcholine 
receptor (AChR) antibody positive and in Japan for the treatment of adults with 
gMG who do not have sufficient response to steroids or non-steroidal 
immunosuppressive therapies (ISTs).

About Medison

Medison is a global pharma company focused on providing access to highly 
innovative therapies to patients in international markets. Medison is the first 
to create an international commercialization platform for highly innovative 
therapies, helping to save and improve lives by making the best available novel 
treatments accessible to patients in international markets. Medison has a track 
record of multi-territorial partnerships with leading pharmaceutical and 
biotech companies seeking to expand their global reach. Medison is also an 
active investor in disruptive healthcare technologies and provides its partners 
with exposure to innovation in biotech and digital health. To learn more visit 
www.medisonpharma.com.

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Medison contact: 
Maya Nix
Corporate Communications Lead 
+972-3-925-0374
mayan@medisonpharma.com

Source: Medison Pharma