With the ink barely dry on a licensing agreement to expand its biosimilars business into mainland China, Samsung Bioepis has signed a new deal to increase its presence in the region, this time for its third-wave biosimilars including rivals to Lucentis (ranibizumab) and Soliris (eculizumab).
Samsung Bioepis And C-Bridge Capital Deal Eyes Up ‘Next-Generation’ Biosimilars In China
Partnership, which names Lucentis, Soliris and Herceptin biosimilars as being under its remit, brings together Samsung Bioepis’ “proven agile biologics development platform and C-Bridge’s strong capital resource and China healthcare expertise,” according to the Korean firm.

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