Q2 2024 Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN) reported a 20% year-over-year growth in total revenues, reaching a record $712 million for Q2 2024.
- VOXZOGO showed strong demand and patient uptake, with nearly 900 children beginning treatment in the first half of the year, marking the highest in its history.
- The company announced a 78% growth in non-GAAP earnings per share, demonstrating significant profitability improvements.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN) received approval for Brineura, expanding access to children under the age of three years with CLN-2 disease.
- The company has made substantial progress in its R&D pipeline, including advancing development programs for multiple new indications such as idiopathic short stature, Turner syndrome, and Noonan syndrome.
- Despite progress, the company still faces challenges in achieving full market penetration for VOXZOGO, particularly in the U.S. and other key markets.
- ROCTAVIAN's profitability is not expected until the end of 2025, and the company has had to reduce its annual direct expenses for the product to approximately $60 million.
- There are ongoing challenges in securing reimbursement and providing access to ROCTAVIAN in markets like Germany and Italy.
- The company discontinued the development of BMN 293, a gene therapy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, due to commercial landscape and resource allocation concerns.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN) faces competitive pressures in the achondroplasia market, with potential new entrants and alternative treatments on the horizon.
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