Gedeon Richter has filed its Mochida-partnered tocilizumab biosimilar rival to RoActemra with the European Medicines Agency. But with several biosimilars already having won approval, the market could be competitive.
Accord received positive opinions for its Prolia and Xgeva biosimilars at the latest meeting of the EMA’s CHMP. Meanwhile, Celltrion picked up a nod for another Stelara biosimilar, while Rechon Life Science withdrew an application for human insulin.
With Celltrion having just received approval for its US Actemra (tocilizumab) biosimilar and having just launched its ustekinumab rival to Stelara – and with the introduction of the Korean developer’s denosumab rivals to Prolia and Xgeva just around the corner – 2025 is set to be a busy year, Celltrion USA chief commercial officer Thomas Nusbickel tells Generics Bulletin.
With sales and profits shooting up in 2024, Alvotech has revealed plans to rapidly accelerate development to add between four and six programs to its pipeline of biosimilars every year, while at the same time unveiling details of several new brands that it will be seeking to challenge. The firm has also set out longer-term financial targets that anticipate more than trebling its revenues in the next three years.
India’s Dr Reddy’s and China’s Bio-Thera have struck a deal covering ustekinumab and golimumab biosimilars in multiple markets in south-east Asia.
Fresenius Kabi has met its end of the bargain to launch biosimilars to Prolia/Xgeva in the middle of this year, after bagging FDA approvals. The German firm is also set to hear back on its filings in Europe imminently.
Alvotech and Advanz have announced a UK MHRA filing acceptance for their partnered AVT23 proposed biosimilar to Xolair (omalizumab).
Optum Rx, one of the largest PBMs in the US, declared itself as the “first comprehensive, transparent pharmacy services company” after announcing several consumer-friendly changes.
With an ambitious goal to file a biosimilar to the world-renowned Botox brand via the US FDA’s 351(k) regulatory pathway, AEON Biopharma has revealed the latest steps in its plan.
As Indian CROs are bracing for new registration mandates, an expert panel at the IGBA’s 3rd Bioequivalence conference discusses the implications of non-compliance in bioequivalence studies.
Cipla has bolstered its ophthalmology portfolio and increased its global offering after chalking up an agreement to add Formosa Pharmaceuticals’ USFDA-approved clobetasol propionate 0.05% ophthalmic suspension.
Speaking as Hypera delivered its full year-results, CEO Breno Oliveira has set out plans for the Brazilian firm to launch an Ozempic rival in its domestic market next year. Meanwhile, the company is dealing with increasingly aggressive local generic competition.
Complaints from UK originator association the ABPI over rising payments required by the country’s voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing have been denounced by the BGMA, which says the differentiated scheme is “delivering precisely as it was intended.”
The FDA generic drugs team’s first public workshop of the second Trump Administration ended with a request that industry amplify the value it finds from public engagement.
In a precedential decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has determined the meaning of the language “the patent” as it applies to patent-term extensions for reissued patents, in the context of Aurobindo’s bid to wipe out a reissued patent shielding Merck & Co’s Bridion (sugammadex) injectable.
Sweden’s Xbrane has struck a deal to transfer its R&D operations in Sweden and its Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) biosimilar candidate to Alvotech, in a transaction worth around $27m. However, Xbrane told Generics Bulletin that it was not getting out of biosimilar development altogether.
Novartis’ multi-front legal battle against MSN Laboratories over its Entresto blockbuster in the US has taken yet another twist, with a federal district court in New Jersey finding that a preliminary injunction was warranted against MSN’s product on the basis of infringement of Novartis’ trade dress.
With Sandoz set to debut US competition to Prolia and Xgeva in a matter of months, other biosimilar sponsors are working hard to ensure launch of Amgen’s blockbuster in a timely manner.
Walmart has launched an attack on a host of industry-leading generics firms over historical price-fixing allegations, with the US retail giant seeking treble damages from a Pennsylvania district court.
Adalvo and CNX Therapeutics have launched the first extended-release formulation of a pregabalin generic in the UK.