On May 5, 2025, Teva and Alvotech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved SELARSDI (ustekinumab-aekn) injection as an interchangeable biosimilar to the reference product STELARA (ustekinumab)....more
On September 13, 2024, Celltrion announced that its Brazilian subsidiary won the Federal Government of Brazil’s bid to supply HERZUMA (trastuzumab-pkrb) for the fifth consecutive year, with around 660,000 vials to be...more
On July 2, 2024, Fresenius Kabi (“Fresenius”) announced the immediate availability of TYENNE (tocilizumab-aazg), in a subcutaneous formulation, in the United States....more
On May 20, 2024, Teva Pharmaceuticals (“Teva”) and Alvotech announced the availability of SIMLANDI (adalimumab-ryvk) injection in the United States, for the treatment of adult rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic...more
On April 29, 2024, Accord BioPharma, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved HERCESSI (trastuzumab-strf). HERCESSI is a biosimilar to HERCEPTIN (trastuzumab) and is indicated for adjuvant...more
On March 18, 2024, Fresenius Kabi (“Fresenius”) and Formycon announced a settlement agreement with Johnson & Johnson regarding FYB202, a proposed ustekinumab biosimilar to STELARA in Europe and Canada. The terms of the...more
Genentech announced on February 16, 2024, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved XOLAIR (omalizumab) for the reduction of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, that may occur with accidental...more
On January 10, 2024, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”) filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Amgen Inc. (“Amgen”) alleging infringement of 32 patents under the...more
On June 16, 2023, Coherus BioSciences, Inc. and Surface Oncology, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement, where, at the closing, Coherus will acquire Surface Oncology, a clinical-stage...more
On May 4, 2023, Alvotech announced the initiation of a confirmatory patient study for AVT05, a biosimilar candidate to Simponi and Simponi Aria (golimumab). The clinical study will compare the efficacy, safety, and...more
On April 10, 2023, Celltrion confirmed the bioequivalence of CT-P39 to treat allergic asthma and chronic urticaria, through its interim results from its global phase 3 clinical trials at 24 weeks....more
According to news reports, Celltrion recently launched VEGZELMA (bevacizumab) in Japan. In September 2022, the drug received sales approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for the treatment of...more
As we ring in the new year, we look back at the top legal developments of 2022 that could influence the market for biologics and biosimilars. There were many interesting decisions and other developments in district court, at...more
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On November 22, 2022, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Amneal”) announced the commercial launch of RELEUKO, a biosimilar referencing Neupogen. RELEUKO is used to treat neutropenia which is commonly experienced by patients...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published a request for comments addressing a variety of topics related to generic drug and biosimilar competition. In July 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order...more
As we previously reported, on June 28, 2020, Genentech, Inc. (“Genentech”) filed a complaint against Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”) in the District of Delaware, alleging infringement of fourteen patents under...more
On May 31, 2022, Sandoz announced the launch of a new global initiative called “Act4Biosimilars” to help address health inequity and inequality worldwide. Act4Biosimilars aims to increase patient access to advanced medicines...more
Late last week, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed an antitrust complaint against Amgen Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Regeneron alleges that “Amgen is engaged in a persistent exclusionary...more
In January 2022, Biogen Inc. announced it had reached an agreement to sell its equity stake in the Samsung Bioepis joint venture to partner Samsung Biologics. On April 20, 2022, Samsung Biologics and Biogen announced that...more
Last week, OcyonBio announced a manufacturing and operations agreement to develop biosimilar drug product facilities for Biosimilar Solutions, Inc. in Puerto Rico. According to the press release “OcyonBio is creating an...more
Samsung Bioepis Co. Ltd. announced that Health Canada approved ONTRUZANT (also known as SB3), a biosimilar referencing Herceptin (Trastuzumab), for the treatment of adults with Early Breast Cancer, Metastatic Breast Cancer...more
Last week, Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. and Organon & Co. announced that the FDA accepted for review their supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for a citrate-free, high-concentration (100 mg/mL) formulation of SB5...more
As we ring in the new year, we look back at the top U.S. biosimilar market developments of 2021. Here are our top five...more
On November 25, 2021, Japan-based Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. announced that its adalimumab biosimilar, Adalimumab BS MA, had been launched in Japan following the listing of the drug on the National Health Insurance. According...more
In October, Express Scripts announced that it would add Viatris’ SEMGLEE (insulin glargine-yfgn) injection as a preferred therapy on its formulary beginning in January 2022. Back in July, the FDA approved SEMGLEE as the first...more