Rani Therapeutics Gets Ball Rolling On Oral Stelara Biosimilar

Three Phase I Biosimilar Trials Planned For 2023, Including Stelara And Humira Rivals

California-based Rani Therapeutics has provided several key pipeline updates and targets, ahead of plans to accelerate development of its proprietary RaniPill Go ‘robotic’ capsule technology in 2023.

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Rani is attempting to differentiate from typical infusion biologics • Source: Shutterstock

Oral-dose biologics specialist Rani Therapeutics has kicked off pre-clinical development of its RT-111 proposed biosimilar to Janssen’s Stelara (ustekinumab) contained in its proprietary RaniPill Go ‘robotic’ capsule, ahead of plans to commence Phase I studies in 2023.

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