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Samsung Bioepis First To File EU Lucentis Rival

Confirms SB11 Ranibizumab Biosimilar Candidate Accepted For Filing By EMA

 
• By Dave Wallace

Samsung Bioepis has beaten its rivals to become the first firm to announce successful filing of a ranibizumab biosimilar rival to Lucentis in the EU.

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Samsung Bioepis Is First Off The Marks With A Ranibizumab Filing • Source: Shutterstock

Samsung Bioepis, the joint venture between Samsung BioLogics and Biogen, has claimed the first EU filing for a biosimilar version of Roche’s Lucentis (ranibizumab), announcing that its SB11 candidate has been accepted for filing by the European Medicines Agency.

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