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Henlius Secures First Overseas Approval For Bevacizumab Biosimilar

Henlius And Local Partner Eurofarma Secured The First Approval In Bolivia

 
• By Adam Zamecnik

Following on a slew of approvals in the past year, Henlius announced the first overseas approval of its Avastin biosimilar in Bolivia where it is partnered with the Brazilian firm Eurofarma.

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Dr Reddy's will commercialise Prestige's trastuzumab across Latin America and Southeast Asia • Source: Alamy

Shanghai Henlius Biotech and its local partner Eurofarma have managed to land the very first overseas approval of Henlius’ Avastin (bevacizumab) biosimilar Hanbetai in Bolivia, amplifying the Chinese firm’s presence in Latin America.

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