APONTIS PHARMA AG is expanding its partner network as well as its product portfolio. The Single Pill Company announced a new development cooperation with Swiss Develco Pharma. The object is the contract development of two Single Pills, each with a combination of two leading active ingredients for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

The market launch is expected in the year 2025. These two developments will further strengthen APONTIS PHARMA's portfolio in the medium term. This means that in addition to the six Single Pills in the short-term pipeline, there are now three Single Pill products in the medium-term pipeline; seven Single Pills have already been successfully launched on the market.

APONTIS PHARMA will again hold the EU-wide country rights (IP - Intellectual Property) to the combination products, Develco will have other partners outside the EU. Consequently, this opens up further growth potential for the Company in its European-wide out-licensing for marketing and distribution. In Germany alone, well over 700,000 patients are currently taking a loose combination of the two active ingredients - and the incidence is rising.

The single-pill therapy approach is well-proven. By combining up to three active ingredients in just one Single Pill, patients are more likely to take the medication than with a loose combination. As such, the Single Pill is the basis for more efficient and thus more successful treatment.

Compared to conventional therapies, Single Pills sustainably reduce event rates and hospital stays. The success of the therapy strategy is proven by the START study conducted in 2019. The results show that patients benefit from a Single Pill versus an equivalent Multi Pill regimen.