Cytokinetics is a cardiovascular biopharma built on muscle biology. Its lead drug aficamten (brand MYQORZO) — a cardiac myosin inhibitor for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — won approval in the US, EU and China and launched in the US in early 2026, turning a long clinical-stage company into a commercial one. It sells the drug itself in the US and Europe and licenses it to Bayer (Japan) and Sanofi (Greater China), while still burning cash on its pipeline.
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Cytokinetics is a cardiovascular biopharma built on muscle biology. Its lead drug aficamten (brand MYQORZO) — a cardiac myosin inhibitor for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — won approval in the US, EU and China and launched in the US in early 2026, turning a long clinical-stage company into a commercial one. It sells the drug itself in the US and Europe and licenses it to Bayer (Japan) and Sanofi (Greater China), while still burning cash on its pipeline.