Biocon’s Avastin Biosimilar To Put The Heat On Competition?

Biocon has launched its biosimilar Avastin in India, intensifying competition on the market. In addition to its ‘affordable’ price, Biocon’s biosimilar Avastin also comes with a novel temperature-sensitive packaging, which it sees as a key differentiator. Roche meanwhile underscored the need to be “very careful” while making packaging changes with biologics.