German biosimilars developer Formycon AG has initiated development of an additional two undisclosed biosimilar projects, at the same time as it confirmed that its FYB201 biosimilar ranibizumab product Ongavia was still expected to be the first biosimilar Lucentis product marketed in Europe.
Formycon Pipeline Climbs To Six As It Adds Two Biosimilars
Partner Teva In Place For Ranibizumab Launch In UK And EU
Ahead of entering the planned commercialization stage for its first biosimilar product, German biotech Formycon has revealed a series of major announcements, including that it has beefed up its pipeline with an additional two new assets. Meanwhile, it expects to soon find a commercialization partner for its proposed Stelara biosimilar.
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