Samsung Bioepis Quiet On Launch Date After EU Soliris Biosimilar Approval

Follows Recent Approval For Amgen’s Bekemv Eculizumab Biosimilar

Samsung Bioepis responded to Generics Bulletin enquiries following its EU-wide approval for a biosimilar to AstraZeneca’s Soliris.

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Samsung Bioepis has told Generics Bulletin that is it is “not in position to specify at this time” when it will launch its biosimilar to AstraZeneca’s Soliris (eculizumab) treatment of adult and child paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), after the European Commission approved the Korean firm’s product – the second to receive approval in the EU.

In late March, Samsung Bioepis followed Amgen in obtaining a positive opinion recommending granting a pan-European marketing authorization for a biosimilar to Soliris,

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