With groundbreaking approvals for its Byooviz (ranibizumab) biosimilar rival to Lucentis under its belt in both the EU and US, Samsung Bioepis is poised to open up the ophthalmology market for biosimilars. But, explains vice-president for commercial strategy Josh Sang Hyun Lee in an exclusive interview with Generics Bulletin, a certain amount of groundwork needs to be laid to ensure that this new therapeutic area is ready for biosimilars.
How Samsung Bioepis Is Laying A Path For Ophthalmic Biosimilars
Strategy Head Josh Lee Also Emphasizes Need For Biosimilar Education And Incentives
With the first approved rival to Lucentis in both the EU and US, Samsung Bioepis is laying the groundwork for biosimilars to break into ophthalmology ahead of launching its Byooviz version of ranibizumab, explains vice-president of commercial strategy Josh Lee.
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