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Celltrion Wins Korean Approval For Xolair Biosimilar

Firm Also Secures Supply Bids For Three Biosimilars With Major French Group

 
• By Urtė Fultinavičiūtė

It has been a busy few weeks for Celltrion – a Korean approval for omalizumab biosimilar Omlyclo, three biosimilar supply contracts with France’s largest pharmaceutical procurement group, and new long-term data for subcutaneous infliximab.

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Celltrion marks another win for its omalizumab biosimilar. The Korean firm won domestic approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for its biosimilar rival to Novartis’ Xolair.

Omlyclo, previously known as CT-P39, was approved as a treatment for allergic asthma and chronic idiopathic urticaria

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