Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has welcomed the opportunity to “further progress our regulated markets journey in biosimilars,” after striking a licensing deal with Shanghai Henlius Biotech for the exclusive rights to the Chinese firm’s HLX15 proposed biosimilar to Johnson & Johnson’s Darzalex (daratumumab).
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Fresh from filing its proposed biosimilar to Perjeta with the US FDA, Henlius has brought in Dr Reddy’s Laboratories as its US and European commercial partner for its proposed biosimilar to Darzalex, which has already succeeded in Phase I trials.

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