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Hikma Builds On US Biosimilar Ambitions With Deal For Richter’s Denosumab

License For Prolia And Xgeva Rivals Follows Ustekinumab Deal With Bio-Thera

 
• By Dave Wallace

Hikma has made the next move to build up its nascent US biosimilars business by striking a deal with Gedeon Richter for its denosumab candidate.

Building A Brick Wall, Bricklayers
The next piece has fallen into place for Hikma’s US biosimilars business • Source: Alamy

Hikma has revealed the next piece that has been put in place as it seeks to build up a US biosimilars business, striking a licensing deal with Gedeon Richter that will allow Hikma to market exclusively the firm’s biosimilar rivals to the denosumab-based brands Prolia and Xgeva in the US.

Gedeon Richter’s proposed biosimilars – which will be used to treat osteoporosis and fractures due to bone metastasis respectively – are currently in global Phase I and Phase III clinical studies

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