Royalty Pharma Plc engages in the provision of drug development services. The company is headquartered in New York City, New York and currently employs 99 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2020-06-16. The firm collaborates with innovators from academic institutions, research hospitals and non-profits through small and mid-cap biotechnology companies to global pharmaceutical companies. The company funds innovation in the biopharmaceutical industry both directly and indirectly. Directly when it partners with companies to co-fund late-stage clinical trials and new product launches in exchange for future royalties. Indirectly when it acquires existing royalties from the original innovators. Its portfolio includes royalties on more than 35 commercial products, including Vertex’s Trikafta, GSK’s Trelegy, Roche’s Evrysdi, Johnson & Johnson’s Tremfya, Biogen’s Tysabri and Spinraza, AbbVie and Johnson & Johnson’s Imbruvica, Astellas and Pfizer’s Xtandi, Novartis’ Promacta, Pfizer’s Nurtec ODT and Gilead’s Trodelvy, and 15 development-stage product candidates.