Taking Control Of Our Destiny: Biocon Biologics CEO Tambe Celebrates European Viatris Integration

Fresh Opportunities Loom, With Seven Biosimilars Already In Europe And Three On The Way

With Biocon Biologics having previously integrated its acquisition of Viatris’s biosimilars business in emerging markets and North America, the firm has now completed integration in Europe. In an exclusive interview, CEO Shreehas Tambe tells Generics Bulletin what this means for the company and reveals the opportunities it perceives ahead.

Shreehas Tambe, Biocon Biologics CEO
Shreehas Tambe says that with the European integration, Biocon Biologics is gaining control over its destiny • Source: Biocon Biologics

“Unless you control the business directly, you do not have control over your destiny. That was very clear to us from the beginning.”

This is how Biocon Biologics CEO and managing director Shreehas Tambe describes the significance of the Indian firm’s $3bn...

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