Bio-Thera And Pharmapark Add Cosentyx Rival To Russia-CIS Collaboration

Secukinumab Biosimilar Expands Deal That Already Includes Golimumab And Ustekinumab

China’s Bio-Thera Solutions and Russia’s Pharmapark have struck a deal to expand their existing biosimilars collaboration for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States with a further candidate: the Chinese firm’s BAT2306 proposed secukinumab biosimilar to Cosentyx.

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Bio-Thera and Pharmapark have expanded their collaboration in Russia and the CIS • Source: Shutterstock

China’s Bio-Thera Solutions and Russia’s Pharmapark have added the Chinese firm’s BAT2306 proposed rival to Cosentyx (secukinumab) to an existing biosimilars licensing and supply agreement covering Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

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