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Biocon–Viatris merger expected

Home/Pharma News | Posted 11/02/2022

The merger of India’s Biocon Biologics and Viatris’ biosimilar business are reported to be in advanced stages.  

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Samsung to take full control of Samsung Bioepis

Home/Pharma News | Posted 04/02/2022

Korean electronics giant Samsung has made a deal with US biotechnology company Biogen Idec (Biogen) to take full ownership of their joint biosimilars venture, Korea-based Samsung Bioepis.

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Top 10 most read GaBI Online articles in 2021

Home/Pharma News | Posted 28/01/2022

A review of the Top 10 most read articles reveals that biosimilars are still of most interest to readers. Some of the most memorable events for biosimilars in 2021 were recommendations for biosimilar approvals by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), formerly the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA), as well as summaries of biosimilar approvals in Uruguay and Paraguay. Other subjects of interest included naming for biosimilars in the US, the interchangeability of EU biosimilars, Federal purchases of biologicals for cancer in Brazil. Finally, how patent litigation creates barriers to US biosimilar market growth and how competition from biosimilars drives price reductions for biologicals in France was also of interest to readers.

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Fresh partnerships announced for ranibizumab and trastuzumab biosimilars

Home/Pharma News | Posted 21/01/2022

Prestige BioPharma has partnered with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (Dr Reddy’s) to commercialize their trastuzumab biosimilar, HD201, while MS Pharma has joined up with Formycon for the commercialization of its ranibizumab biosimilar, FYB201.

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Spinoff updates: Merck’s Organon and Novartis’ Sandoz

Home/Pharma News | Posted 26/11/2021

Merck spinoff Organon has announced third quarter revenue of US$1.6 billion in 2021. This shows slight decline in women’s health medications but growth in biosimilar sales. Following its 2021 third quarter review, Novartis is considering the spinoff of its biosimilar division, Sandoz, as a standalone company.

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Swiss Social Democrat’s for nationalization of Sandoz

Home/Pharma News | Posted 19/11/2021

In November 2021, the Social Democratic party in Switzerland urged the government to buy Novartis AG’s generics and biosimilars unit, Sandoz. 

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Biocon Biologics and Serum Institute Life Sciences partnership

Home/Pharma News | Posted 12/11/2021

On 16 September 2021, a strategic partnership was announced between India-based biologicals specialist Biocon Biologics Limited (BBL), and Indian vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute Life Sciences (SILS), a subsidiary of Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd.

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Ustekinumab biosimilars: new international biopharma agreements

Home/Pharma News | Posted 12/11/2021

September and October 2021 saw new international agreements between biopharmaceutical companies regarding ustekinumab biosimilars. These were formed between BioFactura and Rani Therapeutics in the US, and China’s Bio-Thera Solutions and Pharmapark in Russia. 

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Agreement to produce similar biotherapeutic product in Turkey

Home/Pharma News | Posted 05/11/2021

On 22 October 2021, an important agreement was signed between Nobel Pharmaceuticals and the IBG-OzBio partnership for the manufacturing of a similar biotherapeutic product in Turkey. This hopes to be a springboard for further collaborations and medicinal product development in the country. 

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Collaborations to commercialize oncology biosimilars

Home/Pharma News | Posted 22/10/2021

New collaborations to commercialize oncology biosimilars have been announced between Sandoz and Bio-Thera Solutions, and between Innovent Biologics and Ascentage Pharma.

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Licensing agreements signed for ustekinumab biosimilars

Home/Pharma News | Posted 17/09/2021

Bio-Thera Solutions have signed an exclusive commercialization and licensing agreement with Hikma Pharmaceuticals for the ustekinumab (Stelara) biosimilar BAT2206, similar to an agreement reached between Meiji Seika Pharma, Dong-A ST and Intas Pharmaceuticals.

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Oncogen–BrightGene partnership

Home/Pharma News | Posted 10/09/2021

In June 2021, Malaysian oncology generics company, Oncogen, and China’s BrightGene Bio-Medical Technology announced that they are partnering to develop, manufacture, market and distribute generic drug products for the US market. 

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Menagen–CKD Middle Eastern partnership

Home/Pharma News | Posted 03/09/2021

Omani company, Menagen Pharmaceutical Industries and Korean company, Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp (CKD), have formed a strategic partnership to provide biosimilars to countries in the Middle East.

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Teva signs deal with Bioeq for ranibizumab biosimilar FYB201

Home/Pharma News | Posted 30/07/2021

Israeli generics giant Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (Teva) and Swiss biotechnology company Bioeq AG announced on 28 June 2021 that they had entered into a strategic partnership for the exclusive commercialization of Bioeq’s candidate ranibizumab biosimilar (FYB201) in Europe, Canada, Israel and New Zealand.

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Organon launches as new global women’s health company and appoints leaders in Latin America

Home/Pharma News | Posted 23/07/2021

Organon celebrated its launch as a global women’s health company on 3 June 2021 with employees and women from around the world, as the Organon executive leadership team rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

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Prestige-Cytiva partnership and new Korean R & D facility

Home/Pharma News | Posted 09/07/2021

Singapore-based Prestige BioPharma, which specializes in the development of antibody therapeutics, is to build a new research and development (R & D) facility in the Republic of Korea and has entered a strategic partnership with Cytiva.

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Theramex to market Prolia biosimilar in Europe and Australia

Home/Pharma News | Posted 25/06/2021

UK-based pharmaceutical company Theramex UK Ltd, which focuses on women’s health, has announced an agreement with India’s Enzene Biosciences Limited for the registration and commercialisation of a Prolia (denosumab) biosimilar in Europe and Australia.

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AbbVie antitrust investigation and Sandoz biosimilar delay

Home/Pharma News | Posted 04/06/2021

In May 2021, following the release of a report, it was announced that AbbVie is likely to be subject to an antitrust investigation due to claims it has delayed market entry of biosimilars of Humira (adalimumab). Alvotech also raised a complaint against AbbVie after being sued over their Humira biosimilar application. In addition, the US Supreme Court denied Sandoz the ability to release its Enbrel (etanercept) biosimilar.

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Merck partners with Indian drugmakers to increase access to COVID-19 drug

Home/Pharma News | Posted 21/05/2021

On 27 April 2021, Merck & Co Inc (also known as MSD Pharmaceuticals) announced that it had partnered with five Indian generic drug manufacturers to expand production and access to its experimental COVID-19 drug. 

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Bevacizumab and insulin aspart non-originator biologicals to be sold in Russia

Home/Pharma News | Posted 14/05/2021

Singapore-based Prestige Biopharma (Prestige) has formed an agreement with Russian company Pharmapark to commercialize Prestige’s bevacizumab non-originator biological in Russia. Russian company Geropharm has also launched an insulin aspart non-originator biological on the market in the country.

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Huons Lab and PanGen Biotech to develop denosumab biosimilar

Home/Pharma News | Posted 30/04/2021

On 20 April 2021, Korean pharmaceutical company, Huons Lab, announced the development of a denosumab biosimilar to treat osteoporosis. The company is working with PanGen Biotech and using their cell line culturing and purification technology.

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PlantForm and partners in Brazil to develop pembrolizumab biosimilar

Home/Pharma News | Posted 23/04/2021

Canada-based PlantForm Corporation (PlantForm) have signed an agreement with partners in Brazil to develop a biosimilar of the cancer treatment pembrolizumab (Keytruda).

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Biocon partners with Libbs for the sale of generics in Brazil

Home/Pharma News | Posted 16/04/2021

India-based biologicals specialist Biocon has formed an out-licensing agreement with Brazil-based company Libbs Farmaceutica for the sale of generic drugs in the country, marking Biocon’s entry into the Latin American market for generics.

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New partnerships for Cipla and Samsung Bioepis

Home/Pharma News | Posted 09/04/2021

In March 2021, Cipla announced that its subsidiary, Cipla Gulf is expanding its partnership with Alvotech for the marketing and distribution of four biosimilar medicines in Australia and New Zealand. Samsung Bioepis also announced that it has signed a marketing partnership with Yuhan to launch its biosimilar of Humira (adalimumab), Adalloce, in South Korea.

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Pfizer sells Chinese copy biologicals plant to WuXi Biologics

Home/Pharma News | Posted 02/04/2021

China-based WuXi Biologics announced on 17 March 2021 that it had made an agreement with Pfizer China to acquire its state-of-the-art biologicals manufacturing facilities as well as its labour force in Hangzhou, China.

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Sandoz acquires GSK antibiotics and Perrigo generics sold to Altaris

Home/Pharma News | Posted 12/03/2021

In February 2021, Sandoz signed an agreement to acquire GSK’s cephalosporin antibiotics business. In March 2021, Perrigo Company sold their generic drug business to private investment firm, Altaris Capital Partners LLC. 

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Biocon Biologics partners to improve global access to cancer treatments and insulin

Home/Pharma News | Posted 05/03/2021

In February 2021, Biocon Biologics joined forces with international organizations to improve access to cancer and diabetes treatments. The India-based biological subsidiary of Biocon, entered into an agreement with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) to expand access to cancer biosimilars in over 30 countries in Africa and Asia as a part of the Cancer Access Partnership (CAP) [1]. In addition, they have become the first biosimilar insulin company to partner with the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) to promote and support the latter’s initiatives [2].

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Korean biosimilars makers pipelines and expansion

Home/Pharma News | Posted 26/02/2021

Korean biosimilars makers have started conducting global clinical trials and are expanding into other markets with their biosimilars.

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Innovent makes deal for bevacizumab copy biological in Indonesia

Home/Pharma News | Posted 12/02/2021

China-based Innovent Biologics (Innovent) announced on 19 January 2021 that it had made an agreement with PT Etana Biotechnologies Indonesia (Etana) to out-license the development and commercialization rights for its bevacizumab copy biological, Byvasda, in Indonesia to Etana.

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Partnerships formed and extended between Isu Abxis/Pharmasyntez and Alvotech/Fuji Pharma

Home/Pharma News | Posted 05/02/2021

The South Korean company Isu Abxis will export technology for a rare blood disease treatment, a biosimilar of Soliris, to the Russian firm Pharmasyntez.

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Top 10 most read GaBI Online articles in 2020

Home/Pharma News | Posted 29/01/2021

This article reviews some of the most important events for biosimilars during 2020. For biosimilars these included the World Health Organization’s (WHO) prequalification of its first biosimilar and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules and guidance. Other subjects of interest for biosimilars were European Medicines Agency (EMA) approvals, the biosimilars market in Latin America, biosimilar litigation, and extrapolation, immunogenicity, switching and substitution of biosimilars.

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Celltrion: Takeda acquisitions and new plant development

Home/Pharma News | Posted 15/01/2021

Celltrion completed the acquisition of selected primary care assets from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited in the Asia Pacific region in November 2020. In addition, the company announced it will be building a new biopharmaceutical plant and a global biotechnology research centre in Songdo, Incheon, South Korea.

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Momenta to reduce its biosimilars programmes

Home/Pharma News | Posted 26/10/2018

US-based biotechnology firm Momenta Pharmaceuticals (Momenta) announced on 1 October 2018 that it would be focusing on two key biosimilars and quit the development of five others.

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New Alvotech partnerships in South Africa and China

Home/Pharma News | Posted 11/12/2020

Iceland-based biopharmaceutical company Alvotech entered into two partnerships in November 2020, that will expand their reach into South Africa and China.

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AffaMed and EverInsight merger announced

Home/Pharma News | Posted 13/11/2020

AffaMed Therapeutics announced a merger agreement with EverInsight Therapeutics on 10 October 2020.  

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Essex and Henlius collaborate to deliver bevacizumab biosimilar for ophthalmic diseases

Home/Pharma News | Posted 06/11/2020

On 15 October 2020, it was announced that two Essex Bio-Technology subsidiaries were entering an agreement with Shanghai Henlius Biotech. Under this, Essex Bio-Investment and Zhuhai Essex Bio-Pharmaceuticals will work with Henlius to co-develop a bevacizumab biosimilar for the treatment of ophthalmic diseases. 

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Medicure and Reliance sign cardiovascular drug agreement

Home/Pharma News | Posted 30/10/2020

Medicure Inc announced on 5 October 2020 that it has entered a License, Manufacture and Supply Agreement with Reliance Life Sciences Private Limited (RLS) for a cardiovascular drug. Under this agreement, Medicure is responsible for the regulatory approval process for the drug product and is granted the exclusive right to market and sell it in Canada, European Union and the US. The cardiovascular drug is currently unnamed. 

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Aurobindo and Huons refocus their biologicals/biosimilars portfolios

Home/Pharma News | Posted 23/10/2020

India-based generics maker Aurobindo Pharma (Aurobindo) has announced a renewed product focus and plans for the biosimilars of its subsidiary company. In addition, Korea-based Huons will collaborate with Singapore-based Prestige BioPharma’s (Prestige) to enter the biosimilars market.

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Lotus to distribute CKD’s biosimilar darbepoetin alfa in South East Asia

Home/Pharma News | Posted 16/10/2020

On 18 September 2020, Taiwan-based Lotus Pharmaceutical Co (Lotus) announced a long-term collaboration with Korea-based Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp (CKD) for the distribution of biosimilar darbepoetin alfa (CKD-1110) in South East Asia.

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Henlius and Accord collaborations will see their trastuzumab biosimilar launch globally

Home/Pharma News | Posted 09/10/2020

On 30 September 2020, Accord Healthcare (Accord) and Shanghai Henlius Biotech announced that they are to enter a new collaboration. As part of their agreement, Henlius will grant an exclusive licence to Accord US to develop and commercialize their trastuzumab biosimilar in Canada and the US. This follows the June 2018 Henlius‒Accord UK licence agreement, under which Henlius granted Accord UK exclusive commercialization rights of HLX02 trastuzumab. This led the product being approved by the European Commission in July 2020 [1] and its UK launch on 24 September 2020. 

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Mylan-Upjohn merger receives go ahead from Europe, Australia and New Zealand

Home/Pharma News | Posted 02/10/2020

The proposed merger between Mylan and Pfizer’s Upjohn receives the go-ahead from authorities in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The agreement to combine the two companies was finalised on 29 July 2020. However, the transaction was held-up due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is now likely to close in the later part of 2020.

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Bio-Thera and BeiGene sign deal to license, distribute and supply Avastin copy biological BAT1706 in China

Home/Pharma News | Posted 25/09/2020

On 24 August 2020, China-based pharmaceutical companies Bio-Thera Solutions (Bio-Thera) and BeiGene announced that they have entered into a license, distribution and supply agreement for BAT1706, an investigational copy biological to Avastin® (bevacizumab), in China. 

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Ligand to acquire biosimilars manufacturer Pfenex

Home/Pharma News | Posted 18/09/2020

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Ligand) is to acquire Pfenex Inc (Pfenex), a manufacturer of biosimilars including teriparatide, ranibizumab and pegfilgrastim.

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Kodak Pharmaceutical deal under scrutiny

Home/Pharma News | Posted 11/09/2020

In late July 2020, US President Donald Trump announced that the Federal Government would be loaning Eastman Kodak Co US$765 million to develop generic drugs. This is the first loan to be granted under the US Defense Production Act that was passed in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Now, amid allegations of insider trading, the House of Representatives will review the Kodak Pharmaceutical deal and there will be a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation.

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Bio-Thera partners with Pharmapark to market golimumab biosimilar in Russia and other CIS countries

Home/Pharma News | Posted 04/09/2020

China-based biopharmaceutical company Bio-Thera Solutions (Bio-Thera) announced on 18 July 2020 that it has signed a licensing agreement for its proposed golimumab biosimilar BAT2506 with Russia-based Pharmapark.

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Teva changes course in Japan and the US

Home/Pharma News | Posted 28/08/2020

Israeli drugs manufacturer Teva has made strategic decisions in the US and Japan. The company plans to strip back its Japanese venture with Takeda, selling off parts of the portfolio by early 2021. However, in the US, Teva will be entering a strategic partnership with Alvotech for the commercialization of five biosimilar candidates. 

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Perrigo sells its UK generic drug business

Home/Pharma News | Posted 24/07/2020

Perrigo Co Plc (Perrigo) has sold its generic prescription drug business to a private equity firm in a deal worth US$195 million.

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COVID-19 drug trials underway

Home/Pharma News | Posted 10/07/2020

There are over 200 trials for COVID-19 currently in progress. These include trials of monoclonal antibodies, including from the South Korean firm Celltrion, as well as vaccines, notably from the Chinese firm CanSino Biologics.

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Aurobindo/Sandoz deal falls through, biosimilars business transferred to subsidiary

Home/Pharma News | Posted 19/06/2020

It has been announced that Aurobindo Pharma’s planned deal to take over the US generic oral solids and dermatology businesses of Sandoz has fallen through. More recently, the company has transferred its biosimilars business to its wholly owned subsidiary CuraTeQ Biologics.

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Fresenius Kabi signs marketing agreement for adalimumab biosimilar

Home/Pharma News | Posted 05/06/2020

German pharmaceutical company Fresenius Kabi has signed an agreement with methotrexate supplier Medac for the sale of its adalimumab biosimilar Idacio. The agreement is likely to boost sales of Idacio.

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Success for Celltrion in Japan and Samsung Bioepis in Europe

Home/Pharma News | Posted 29/05/2020

South Korean biosimilar manufacturer Celltrion’s trastuzumab biosimilar has gained a 40% market share in Japan. Meanwhile, Samsung Bioepis, which is also headquartered in South Korea, announced European sales in excess of US$200 million in the first quarter of 2020.

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Canadian firm Bausch + Lomb signs agreement on Lucentis biosimilar

Home/Pharma News | Posted 22/05/2020

Canadian eye health specialists Bausch + Lomb have signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Stada and its development partner Xbrane to develop and commercialize a Lucentis biosimilar in Canada and the US.

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Mycenax sells tocilizumab biosimilar to Richter

Home/Pharma News | Posted 08/05/2020

Taiwanese biosimilars developer Mycenax announced on 28 April 2020 that it had made a deal with Hungary-based Gedeon Richter (Richter) regarding its tocilizumab biosimilar.

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Dr Reddy’s buys Wockhardt plant and Strides acquires 18 ANDAs

Home/Pharma News | Posted 10/04/2020

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (Dr Reddy’s) is to acquire US$260 million worth of Wockhardt’s business including a major manufacturing facility in India, while Strides is to acquire 18 abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) for the US market.

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FDA’s response to coronavirus

Home/Pharma News | Posted 03/04/2020

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a comprehensive statement regarding effects on the supply chain and inspections of plants overseas.

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Roche continues litigation in India and receives fine in Romania

Home/Pharma News | Posted 27/03/2020

Switzerland-based pharmaceutical giant Roche is continuing to pursue legal action in India over a trastuzumab similar biologic and has recently been fined in Romania for delaying the entry of biosimilars to the market.

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New biosimilars partnerships from Alvotech and Biocon

Home/Pharma News | Posted 13/03/2020

Alvotech has formed an exclusive partnership with JAMP Pharma (JAMP) for the commercialization of its biosimilars in Canada, while Biocon has expanded its collaboration with Equillium to include Australia and New Zealand.

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Amgen to buy out Japanese partner Astellas

Home/Pharma News | Posted 06/03/2020

US-based biotech giant Amgen has announced that it will dissolve its joint venture with the Japanese company Astellas in order to operate the unit independently. This means Astellas will become a wholly-owned Amgen affiliate.

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Celltrion to build facility in China and increase new drug output

Home/Pharma News | Posted 28/02/2020

South Korean biotechnology company Celltrion has announced plans to build its first overseas factory in China. The company also intends to release one new biosimilar per year until 2030.

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Merck to create spin off for women’s health and biosimilars

Home/Pharma News | Posted 21/02/2020

US pharma giant Merck is to create a spin-off company for its women’s health, biosimilars and legacy products, allowing the main company to focus on blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda (pembrolizumab).

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US health insurers partner with generics maker Civica

Home/Pharma News | Posted 14/02/2020

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), a federation of health insurers in the US, has formed a partnership with generics manufacturer Civica Rx to reduce the costs of generic drugs.

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Coherus signs licensing deal for bevacizumab biosimilar in the US

Home/Pharma News | Posted 07/02/2020

US-based Coherus BioSciences (Coherus) announced on 13 January 2020 that it had entered into a licensing agreement with Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Innovent Biologics (Innovent) for its bevacizumab product, IBI305.

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Top 10 most read GaBI Online articles in 2019

Home/Pharma News | Posted 31/01/2020

It has once again been a busy year for biosimilars. One of the most important milestones for biosimilars in 2019 was the World Health Organization (WHO) pilot programme to prequalify rituximab and trastuzumab biosimilars. Other subjects of interest for biosimilars were US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) approvals, naming and regulation of biosimilars, as well as biosimilar guidance, uptake and switching.

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Mundipharma and Samsung Bioepis partner for biosimilars in Hong Kong and Taiwan

Home/Pharma News | Posted 24/01/2020

Mundipharma announced on 13 January 2020 that it had entered into a partnership with Korea-based Samsung Bioepis (Samsung and Biogen’s joint venture) to commercialize four biosimilar candidates from Samsung Bioepis in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

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Japanese firms to collaborate on Eylea biosimilar

Home/Pharma News | Posted 10/01/2020

Japanese pharmaceutical firms Gene Techno Science and Kishi Kasei announced on 2 December 2019 an agreement for the joint development of an aflibercept biosimilar, a treatment for macular degeneration to rival the reference drug Eylea.

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Samsung Bioepis expands biosimilars agreement with Biogen

Home/Pharma News | Posted 06/12/2019

Korean biosimilars giant Samsung Bioepis has extended its commercialization agreement with Biogen to include biosimilars to two ophthalmology drugs, Lucentis (ranibizumab) and Eylea (aflibercept). The agreement also allows Biogen to commercialize Samsung’s blockbuster anti-inflammatories in Europe for an additional five years.

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Alvotech signs agreements with Stada and Yas Holding

Home/Pharma News | Posted 29/11/2019

Alvotech has entered into a strategic biosimilars collaboration with German company Stada. The company has also announced a significant investment from Abu Dhabi-based company Yas Holding for the exclusive supply of biosimilars in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Lupin to sell its Japanese arm and Sandoz to acquire Aspen’s Japanese business

Home/Pharma News | Posted 22/11/2019

On 11 November 2019, India-based Lupin announced that it has agreed to sell its entire stake in its Japanese subsidiary Kyowa Pharmaceutical Industry Co to Japan-based private equity firm Unison Capital for an enterprise value of Yen 57.36 billion.

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Alvogen gains exclusive rights to market parathyroid biosimilar in three countries

Home/Pharma News | Posted 15/11/2019

American pharmaceuticals firm Alvogen has announced exclusive commercialization agreements to distribute and market a teriparatide biosimilar in Canada, Israel and South Korea.

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Biocon acquires Pfizer research facility and signs licensing agreement with Evotec

Home/Pharma News | Posted 08/11/2019

India-based biologicals specialist Biocon has announced the acquisition of a research and development facility from Pfizer Healthcare India Ltd and signed a strategic licensing agreement for an early-stage biosimilar with Evotec Biologics.

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Lupin to sell Japanese injectables business and collaborates with German drugmaker on anticancer treatment

Home/Pharma News | Posted 25/10/2019

India-based generics manufacturer Lupin Ltd – the eighth biggest generics company in the world – has announced the sale of its Japanese injectables business to a subsidiary of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) largest pharmaceutical manufacturer.

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Further collaborations formed to penetrate China’s generics market

Home/Pharma News | Posted 18/10/2019

The Chinese pharmaceutical market is the second largest in the world, and generic drugs make up 70% of its value. Continued growth of China’s generics industry is anticipated owing to rapid population ageing and government policies to promote generics [1]. It is therefore not surprising that generic drug manufacturers are keen to penetrate this market, and indeed over the last few months there have been a number of collaborations with this objective [2-4]. Most recently, Japanese drugmakers Eisai and Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical entered into a collaboration agreement to sell generic drugs in China, while Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (Sun Pharma) partnered with China Medical System Holdings (CMS) to develop and commercialise generics in China.

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Celltrion contracts Lonza to manufacture autoimmune treatment Remsima

Home/Pharma News | Posted 04/10/2019

South Korean biosimilars manufacturer Celltrion have announced a deal with Swiss contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) Lonza to produce its autoimmune biosimilar Remsima at a facility in Singapore.

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Shanghai Pharma and Russia’s Biocad form joint venture to sell cancer and autoimmune drugs in China

Home/Pharma News | Posted 27/09/2019

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding and Russia’s Biocad Pharmaceutical have agreed to form a joint venture to develop, manufacture and market cancer and autoimmune disease treatments in China.

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Sandoz makes deal with Polpharma for natalizumab biosimilar

Home/Pharma News | Posted 20/09/2019

Sandoz, the generics division of Novartis, and Poland-based Polpharma Biologics announced on 3 September 2019 that they had signed a worldwide agreement giving Sandoz commercialization rights to Polpharma’s candidate natalizumab biosimilar (PB006).

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Huons enters biosimilar market while private equity firm PAG invests in Hisun BioRay

Home/Pharma News | Posted 13/09/2019

Huons has announced its plans to enter the biosimilar market, and private equity firm PAG has acquired a controlling interesting in Hisun Pharmaceutical’s biopharmaceutical subsidiary, Hisun BioRay.

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Alvotech and Cipla Gulf partnership announced

Home/Pharma News | Posted 30/08/2019

On 29 July 2019, pharmaceutical companies Alvotech and Cipla Gulf announced that they have entered into an exclusive partnership for the commercialization of an adalimumab biosimilar (AVT02), in a selection of emerging markets.

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Agreement between Hikma and Civica to reduce US generic drug shortages

Home/Pharma News | Posted 23/08/2019

Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc and Civica Rx announced a five-year agreement on 23 July 2019. Under the agreement, Hikma will manufacture and supply 14 essential sterile injectable medications for Civica. It will use Hikma's abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) and Civica's labelling and National Drug Code (NDC). The full list of medications included in the agreement, that are often in short supply in US hospitals, will be publicly announced in the near future. Initial shipments are expected by the end of 2019.

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WHO essential medicines list: new lung cancer medicines rejected

Home/Pharma News | Posted 16/08/2019

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of ‘essential medicines’, received a biennial update on 9 July 2019. It added 28 drugs but left out several new treatments for lung cancer.

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Prestige and Pharmapark make deal for trastuzumab biosimilar

Home/Pharma News | Posted 09/08/2019

Singapore-based Prestige BioPharma (Prestige) and Russia-based Pharmapark announced on 8 July 2019 that they had signed an exclusive partnership and supply agreement for Prestige’s candidate trastuzumab biosimilar (HD201) in Russia.