Fresenius Kabi: Adalimumab Customers Want Supply Guarantee, We Can Provide That

Interchangeability ‘More Of A Legal Connotation,’ Firm Tells Generics Bulletin

Following Fresenius Kabi’s approval in mid-December for the eighth and latest biosimilar Humira (adalimumab) product, the company’s senior vice president for biosimilars in the US spoke to Generics Bulletin about how it can stand out from the pack and why it is confident that it can succeed.

Fresenius Kabi logo on building
Ahmed Ali has been with Kabi for 12 years • Source: Shutterstock

Ahead of a plethora of potential biosimilar Humira (adalimumab) products launching across the US in 2023, the latest recipient of an approved biosimilar to the world’s bestselling drug, Fresenius Kabi, has put much consideration into “how are we going to position ourselves as a long-term player in the market,” the German firm’s senior vice president for US biosimilars tells Generics Bulletin as part of an exclusive interview.

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