Intas And mAbxience Strike Global Etanercept Deal

Licensing Agreement For Enbrel Biosimilar Candidate Covers More Than 150 Countries

Intas and mAbxience have announced an exclusive licensing agreement covering mAbxience’s etanercept biosimilar candidate in more than 150 countries worldwide, including Europe and the US.

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Intas and biosimilars specialist mAbxience have struck a licensing deal covering mAbxience’s proposed biosimilar to Enbrel (etanercept), giving Intas exclusive commercialization rights to the candidate in more than 150 countries around the globe, in a move which the partners said “marks a significant step forward in providing enhanced global access to advanced treatments for autoimmune diseases.”

Accord Healthcare parent Intas said the collaboration strengthened its global biosimilars portfolio, “underscoring its commitment to further grow the pipeline through

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