Biosimilars Adoption In Europe, US: Some Wins, 'Incomplete' Policies

Industry chiefs and experts, including Sandoz' global head of biopharmaceuticals, deliberated at the recent AAM meeting the status of biosimilars adoption in Europe and trends and opportunities to generate savings for both the US federal government and payers.

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Industry leaders and experts discussed at the recent Association for Accessible Medicines annual meeting the overall and emerging scenarios for biosimilars in Europe and the US, where, despite some encouraging trends, there remain systemic ambiguities.

Dissecting the broader landscape, Sandoz' global head of Biopharmaceuticals, Pierre Bourdage, noted that generally speaking in Europe the regulatory review process is now “well streamlined and clear”, while the “less mature” US market for such products has

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