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commercial-bd· 18 May 2026· 10 min read
Pricing corridors for ultra-orphans in 2026
The corridor is narrowing.
Author
Chief Innovation Officer
What changed
Post-JCA, national bodies are aligning earlier on comparator and PICO. International reference pricing baskets are widening. The ceiling on what one launch market sets for the next has compressed by 20–30% in our 2026 sample.
−27%
vs 2022 baseline
Median IRP-induced erosion year 2
4.1 mo
Median JCA-to-first-launch
3
DE · FR · UK
Markets typically setting the corridor
Pick the launch market by corridor, not by speed
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