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Italy Probes Alleged Antitrust Deal Over Biosimilar Version Of Eye Drug Lucentis

 
• By Dean Rudge

Did Samsung Bioepis and Biogen choose early US access for their Lucentis biosimilar in exchange for postponing launch in other markets? That’s what Italy’s competition authority believes, as it investigates the biosimilar sponsors and originator companies Genentech and Novartis.

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Italy’s competition authority, the AGCM, has opened an investigation into allegations that Samsung Bioepis, Biogen, Genentech and Novartis entered into an agreement to delay the Italian launch of Samsung/Biogen's Byooviz, a biosimilar version of Lucentis (ranibizumab), Genentech/Novartis's drug for wet age-related macular degeneration. 

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