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AzarGen And iBio Push On With Plant-Based Rituximab

Biosimilar Development Aimed Towards African Continent

 
• By Dean Rudge

AzarGen and iBio have advanced their alliance, with the latter revealing it would now begin manufacturing and characterizing additional supplies of plant-based rituximab, to enable pre-clinical studies comparing it with Roche’s MabThera original.

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AzarGen and iBio signed a master joint development agreement two years ago • Source: Shutterstock

Plant-based biologics specialists AzarGen Biotechnologies and iBio have taken a step forward in their partnership geared towards bringing “critical biological medicines for the African continent,” foremost AzarGen’s lead candidate, a plant-made rituximab biosimilar.

Having signed a master joint development agreement in 2018, the two firms – AzarGen based in South Africa and iBio...

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