Enzene CEO On Biosimilar Denosumab And Cetuximab; Medicare Negotiation Impact On US Market

Considering ADCs, RNA therapeutics

CEO of Enzene Biosciences weighs in on the impact of Medicare negotiations in the US on the biosimilars market even as a US filing is planned for a Prolia biosimilar. In the interview, he says Enzene “is not afraid or concerned” over ongoing litigation with Merck KGaA over an Erbitux biosimilar in India, adding that new modalities like ADCs are being “seriously” considered.

Enzene Biosciences, a subsidiary of Alkem Laboratories Ltd, plans a regulatory filing in the US for a biosimilar to Amgen, Inc.’s blockbuster osteoporosis drug Prolia (denosumab). Having tied up with Theramex for the European market and Australia, the move is a bid to expand the biosimilar’s geographical reach.

Scrip sat downwith CEO Himanshu Gadgil to discuss Enzene’s strategy, during which he spoke on a host of topics from revenue projections, the changing pricing and regulatory environment in the US and a strategic move to expand services to

The company currently derives about 80% of revenue from the domestic market and is aiming to up global sales

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