Join our community of smart investors

Circassia takes on GSK

Circassia has dipped its toe into the generics market as it takes on GSK with a new asthma drug.
November 25, 2015

Fans of Circassia (CIR) will have pinned much of their hope on the company's potentially game-changing allergy products, the most advanced of which should find regulatory approval in the next 12-18 months.

IC TIP: Buy at 277p

But thanks to the acquisition of Prosonix in June, Circassia is proving it can take on big pharma in the well-established respiratory field too. European regulators gave the green light to the group's new generic asthma inhaler this week, making it a direct competitor with drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) which has a similar product on the market.