Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc reiterated its ambitions to tap into the “growth of the biosimilar market in the US” as it announced an agreement worth up to $150m to in-license Bio-Thera Solutions’ BAT2206 biosimilar ustekinumab candidate, with the race to compete with Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara autoimmune disorders blockbuster continuing to heat up.
Hikma’s US Biosimilars Ambitions Begin With $150m Ustekinumab Deal
Firm Signs Commercialization and License Agreement With Bio-Thera Solutions
Hikma told Generics Bulletin earlier this year it was reevaluating the US biosimilars market after witnessing successful launches from several of its rivals. Now the London-based firm has signed an agreement in the US to license and commercialize Bio-Thera Solutions’ Stelara biosimilar candidate.
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