1. Generics Bulletin
  2. >>Products
  3. >>Biosimilars

Eylea Race Continues To Heat Up With Formycon Unveiling Early Positive Data

Eylea Race Continues To Heat Up With Formycon Unveiling Early Positive Data

 
• By Dean Rudge

Weeks after Coherus BioSciences put pen to paper on a deal to bring in Formycon’s FYB203 proposed biosimilar to Eylea (aflibercept), the candidate has shown positive efficacy and safety data, according to preliminary Phase III trial results.

perfect blue eye macro in a sterile environment and perfect vision in resolution 6k, concept, the vision of the future and healthy life concept. view precise and straight to the target.
• Source: Shutterstock

Ahead of planned completion in June, German developer Formycon has published positive preliminary efficacy and safety data from its MAGELLAN-AMD Phase III clinical trial comparing the company’s proposed FYB203 aflibercept biosimilar to Regeneron’s Eylea (aflibercept) reference product.

Involving 434 participants, the randomized, double-masked, multicenter study is comparing the efficacy and safety of FYB203 to the world’s leading...

Read the full article – start your free trial today!

Join thousands of industry professionals who rely on Generics Bulletin for daily insights

  • Start your 7-day free trial
  • Explore trusted news, analysis, and insights
  • Access comprehensive global coverage
  • Enjoy instant access – no credit card required
Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber?

More from Biosimilars

Medicines UK’s Samuels: Off-Patent Drugs Are Finally Gov’s Priority But The Picture Still ‘Nuanced’

 
• By Urtė Fultinavičiūtė

The importance of generic and biosimilar medicines is being recognized by the UK government for the first time. But, as Medicines UK’s CEO Mark Samuels tells Generics Bulletin, companies are still facing multiple hurdles in the market.

BC Partners Bids For Biogaran Buyout – But Will It Face French Pushback?

 
• By Dave Wallace

Private equity firm BC Partners has revealed that it is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Servier’s French generics and biosimilars business Biogaran. But with France’s government having expressed opposition to the sale, could there be strings attached?

Roche Braces For Late 2026 Biosimilar Wave

 
• By Dean Rudge

Roche expects biosimilars to Perjeta and Xolair by the end of 2026, marking a key inflection point for two of its major franchises. Shanghai Henlius Biotech leads development for pertuzumab, while Celltrion is positioned as the frontrunner for omalizumab.

Sandoz Strikes $300m Deal With Just-Evotec For French Biosimilars Site

 
• By Dave Wallace

Sandoz has made yet another major move to further bolster its booming biosimilars business, striking a $300m deal to acquire outright a French development and manufacturing facility from existing biosimilars partner Just-Evotec Biologics.

More from Products

Generics Bulletin’s Top 50 Ranking For 2025

 
• By Dave Wallace

This article compiles all of the data from Generics Bulletin’s 2025 ranking of the Top 50 firms across the generics and biosimilars industry, including additional details of how the various financial figures stack up.

The Generics Bulletin Top 50, Part Three: New Firms Enter Global Grouping

 
• By Dave Wallace

In the third instalment of this year’s Generics Bulletin Top 50, we reveal which firms have entered the ranking for the first time.

Latest EMA Biosimilar Nods Come For Henlius, Alteogen And Biocon

 
• By Dave Wallace

Denosumab, aflibercept and ustekinumab biosimilars received positive opinions from the EMA’s CHMP at its meeting in July, along with an Opsumit generic from Accord.