# Rare Disease Drug Commercialization With Zevra Therapeutics' Neil McFarlane

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Podcast: [Business Of Biotech](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-of-biotech-123501)
Published: 2026-05-25T10:00:00+00:00
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We love to hear from our listeners. Send us a message. On this week's episode of the Business of Biotech, Neil McFarlane, CEO at Zevra Therapeutics, talks about transitioning to a focused rare disease company through acquisitions, and building out a commercial organization. Neil explains the importance of working with rare disease patient advocacy groups, using AI to analyze electronic health records and claims data to identify and diagnose patients with Niemann-Pick disease type C, and adap...

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