Toujeo, Perjeta Biosimilars On Biocon-Mylan Menu But Humira Version Iffy

Biocon is building on its alliance with Mylan and the partners are adding biosimilar programs for insulin glargine 300 units/mL and pertuzumab to their pipeline. But there's little clarity on the duo's ongoing program for biosimilar adalimumab in the backdrop of Mylan's recent deal with Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics for its product.

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Biocon Ltd.and Mylan NV are expanding their long-running biosimilars collaboration to include two new next-generation biosimilar programs - insulin glargine 300 units/mL (Sanofi's Toujeo) and pertuzumab (Roche’s Perjeta) – but the Indian firm’s management was non-committal on the outlook for the duo’s own partnered Humira biosimilar.

Biocon said that the new programs would bolster their existing global biosimilars portfolio comprising antibodies and insulin analogs, though no specifics on plans around the programs were provided

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