On November 4, 2020 Genmab reported to deliver on the promise of improving the lives of patients, with multiple regulatory milestones for Genmab-created products under development by our partners, including the exciting U.S. FDA’s approval of Kesimpta and the 8th U.S. FDA approval for DARZALEX," said Jan van de Winkel, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Genmab (Press release, Genmab, NOV 4, 2020, View Source [SID1234569841]). "During the first nine months of 2020, with our solid financial footing Genmab has continued its focused investment in advancing its proprietary antibody product pipeline and building its capabilities as we evolve into a fully integrated biotech."

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Financial Performance First Nine Months of 2020

Revenue was DKK 8,067 million in the first nine months of 2020 compared to DKK 2,405 million in the first nine months of 2019. The increase of DKK 5,662 million, or 235%, was primarily driven by the upfront payment from AbbVie pursuant to our new collaboration announced in June and higher DARZALEX royalties.
Net sales of DARZALEX by Janssen Biotech Inc. (Janssen) were USD 2,937 million in the first nine months of 2020 compared to USD 2,168 million in the first nine months of 2019, an increase of USD 769 million, or 35%.
Operating expenses were DKK 2,641 million in the first nine months of 2020 compared to DKK 1,943 million in the first nine months of 2019. The increase of DKK 698 million, or 36%, was driven by the advancement of epcoritamab (DuoBody-CD3xCD20) and DuoBody-PD-L1x4-1BB, additional investments in our product pipeline, and the increase in new employees to support the expansion of our product pipeline.
Operating income was DKK 5,426 million in the first nine months of 2020 compared to DKK 462 million in the first nine months of 2019. The increase of DKK 4,964 million was driven by higher revenue, which was partly offset by increased operating expenses.
Outlook
Genmab is maintaining its 2020 financial guidance published on August 20, 2020.

Conference Call
Genmab will hold a conference call in English to discuss the results for the first nine months of 2020 today, Wednesday, November 4, at 6:00 pm CET, 5:00 pm GMT or 12:00 pm EST. To join the call dial
+1 646 741 3167 (U.S. participants) or +44 2071 928338 (international participants) and provide conference code 7839599.