Samsung Bioepis Reevaluating Approach To Biosimilars

The challenging US biosimilar market remains a persistent problem, leading the biosimilar developer to reconsider how it invests in the future while pushing for changes.

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Key Takeaways
  • VP and head of regulatory strategy and policy Gillian Woollett talked to Scrip about the US biosimilar market and challenges that are leaving a void in the market.

Samsung Bioepis has been a pioneer in the US biosimilar market since its first biosimilar Renflexis (infliximab-abda) was approved by...

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