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Pipeline And Parent: Meitheal CEO Shea Talks Paclitaxel And What’s Next

Exclusive Interview Includes Discussion Of Vision To Grow In US Biosimilars

 
• By Dean Rudge

In an exclusive interview, Meitheal Pharmaceuticals CEO Tom Shea discusses the company’s oncology strategy following the recent launch of generic Abraxane, alongside discussion of complex injectables, the biosimilars pipeline, and how $300m in backing is fueling the company's next phase of growth.

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With 12 launches in 2024 and 20 more planned this year, Chicago-based injectables specialist Meitheal Pharmaceuticals is keeping up a brisk pace, steadily building a pipeline thanks in part to the financial backing and vision of its parent company, Nanjing King-Friend Biochemical Pharmaceutical Company.

Following on from the launch of a generic version of Novo Nordisk’s Victoza (liraglutide) type 2 diabetes treatment in April,...

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‘Concrete Solutions, Not Big Words’ – Samsung Bioepis Suggests European Improvements For Biosimilars

 
• By Dave Wallace

While biosimilars have seen success in Europe, there are still plenty of areas in which policy improvements could solve problems for the market, according to a new Samsung Bioepis white paper. Adam Levysohn, the firm’s local head of commercial strategy, talks about the proposals.

Medicines UK’s Samuels: Off-Patent Drugs Are Finally Gov’s Priority But The Picture Still ‘Nuanced’

 
• By Urtė Fultinavičiūtė

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‘Europe Has To Make Up Its Mind’ – Medicines For Europe’s Sieger On The Path Ahead

 
• By Dave Wallace

At an eventful time for the European generics and biosimilars industry, Medicines for Europe interim president and Polpharma CEO Markus Sieger talks about what the European healthcare sector needs and what the off-patent sector can deliver.

‘Our Position Has Naturally Shifted’ – How Standalone Sandoz Is Taking On Originator Abuses

 
• By Dave Wallace

As a standalone generics and biosimilars company, Sandoz now feels freer to speak out against originator abuses of intellectual property, the firm’s global IP head Julia Pike tells Generics Bulletin, including challenges to Bayer on rivaroxaban and Amgen on etanercept.

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‘Concrete Solutions, Not Big Words’ – Samsung Bioepis Suggests European Improvements For Biosimilars

 
• By Dave Wallace

While biosimilars have seen success in Europe, there are still plenty of areas in which policy improvements could solve problems for the market, according to a new Samsung Bioepis white paper. Adam Levysohn, the firm’s local head of commercial strategy, talks about the proposals.

Polpharma Biologics And Fresenius Kabi Team Up On Entyvio Biosimilar

 
• By Urtė Fultinavičiūtė

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Celltrion And Arrotex Tie Up For A Pair Of First PBS-Listed Australian Biosimilars

 
• By Dean Rudge

Arrotex has entered into a strategic partnership with Celltrion Healthcare Australia to launch two first-to-market biosimilar medicines in Australia. These biosimilars, which treat chronic inflammatory conditions, are now listed on the PBS and available through pharmacies.