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Samsung Bioepis Goes After Lucentis With 40% Cheaper Byooviz Launch In US

Delivers Global First With Ranibizumab Biosimilar Launch Through Partner Biogen

 
• By Dave Wallace

Samsung Bioepis and Biogen have come in with a hefty discount as they mark a major milestone by launching their Byooviz biosimilar ranibizumab rival to Lucentis in the US.

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The first ophthalmic biosimilar offers significant savings over Lucentis • Source: Shutterstock

Samsung Bioepis and Biogen have made it clear that they intend to compete aggressively on price with Genentech’s Lucentis (ranibizumab) as they launch their Byooviz (ranibizumab-nuna) version in the US, revealing a 40% lower price for the ophthalmic biosimilar compared to the brand.

Announcing the launch – representing the first launch worldwide of a biosimilar with ophthalmic indications, following US Food and Drug Administration approval last year (Also see "FDA Approves First Ophthalmic Biosimilar With Samsung Bioepis’ Lucentis Rival" - Generics Bulletin, 20 September, 2021

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