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Biocon Eyes 'Foothold To Stronghold' For (b)Humira In US, Pauses RH-Insulin Program

 
• By Anju Ghangurde

Biocon sees some wins for biosimilar adalimumab in the US and signals more opportunities amid the slower than anticipated build-out for Humira rivals. Chinese competition looms for glargine, but the Indian company declares it “will be competitive if these folks launch.”

Slow gains for Humira Rivals But Opportunities In Store • Source: Shutterstock

“The market for [biosimilar] adalimumab is not going to open up in a big way in calendar 2024, and the expectation is that it will happen in a more structured fashion in 2025,” said Biocon, Ltd.’s group CEO Peter Bains, reflecting on the slower than anticipated build-out in the US for rivals to AbbVie Inc.’s Humira.

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