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Coherus Will Launch US Lucentis Biosimilar By 2021

Deal With Bioeq Pulls Forward Ranibizumab Launch By Two Years

 
• By Akriti Seth

Buoyed by the success of its Udenyca pegfilgrastim biosimilar, Coherus has struck a deal with Bioeq to acquire commercialization rights to its biosimilar version of Lucentis (ranibizumab) in the US, eyeing a launch date of 2021.

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Coherus has struck a deal that will allow it to launch a biosimilar version of Lucentis by 2021 • Source: Shutterstock

Coherus BioSciences has struck a deal to acquire exclusive rights from Bioeq to commercialize the firm’s proposed biosimilar to Lucentis (ranibizumab) in the US. Swiss biopharmaceutical joint venture Bioeq plans to file a Biologics License Application with the US Food and Drug Administration in the fourth quarter of 2019, with Coherus planning to launch the product in 2021.

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