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Approvals
The FDA has approved the IL-23 inhibitor for Crohn's disease to add to its ulcerative colitis approval and put the drug in a position to compete with the likes of AbbVie's Skyrizi and Johnson & Johnson's Stelara.
Partners Fresenius and Formycon have racked up another pair of approvals for their Otulfi ustekinumab biosimilar rival to Stelara, this time in the UK and Canada.
Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events and approvals announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.
ANI Pharmaceuticals will compete with a product bringing in annual sales of more than $150m after launching the first generic with 180-day exclusivity via the FDA’s competitive generic therapy pathway.
Celebrating its first birthday as a transformed and integrated company, Biocon casts a wider net for its ustekinumab biosimilar.
Throughout 2024, Chinese firms as sole sponsors initiated a total of seven global Phase III trials that including US sites. BeiGene, Genfleet and InnoCare are expected to add four similar studies this year.
A list of EU biosimilar filings, CHMP opinions and EU marketing authorizations, including details of the biosimilar company, the brand name/INN, indication(s), the reference product/company, and the date and type of event.
Aurobindo’s biosimilars business is continuing to gain momentum, with a UK approval for bevacizumab in hand and further European nods expected.
China has granted its first approval for a stem cell therapy, to domestic firm Platinum Life Biotech’s umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell product for corticosteroid-failed acute graft-versus-host disease with gut involvement.
Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events and approvals announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.