Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s difficulty in transitioning into a commercial biopharma was evident in the second quarter, when it reported very disappointing sales for its first launched product – the novel anticoagulant Bevyxxa – amid the exit of CEO William "Bill" Lis.
On Aug. 9, Portola reported second quarter sales of only $33,000 for Bevyxxa (betrixaban), which launched in the US in...








