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EMA Adopts Positive Opinions for Multiple Biosimilars

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In its June 2025 meeting, the European Medicines Agency’s (“EMA”) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) adopted positive opinions for six biosimilar medicines. ...more

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EMA Issues Positive CHMP Opinions for Fresenius Denosumab Biosimilars

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On May 27, 2025, Fresenius Kabi (“Fresenius”) announced that the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) had issued positive opinions for Fresenius’s two denosumab biosimilar candidates....more

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FDA Approves Bio-Thera and Hikma’s Ustekinumab Biosimilar

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On May 22, 2025, the FDA approved Bio-Thera Solutions and Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ ustekinumab biosimilar, STARJEMZA® (ustekinumab-hmny) injection, referencing Janssen’s STELARA® (ustekinumab) injection....more

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Generic Launches

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Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications - This chart tracks the date, drug, reference-listed company, applicant, and indications of publicly available drug launches resulting from Abbreviated New Drug...more

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ANDA Approvals

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New Drug Applications and 505(B)(2) Applications - This chart tracks the date, drug, reference-listed company, and applicant of Abbreviated New Drug Applications and 505(b)(2) Applications receiving final approval by the FDA....more

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Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab) Biosimilar Updates: Celltrion Biosimilar Approval, Amneal aBLA Filing, and Fresenius Kabi Litigation...

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On February 28, 2025, the FDA approved Celltrion’s Stoboclo® / Osenvelt® (denosumab-bmwo) as the third company to receive FDA approval of biosimilars of Amgen’s Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab). ...more

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Amgen Challenges Opdivo® / Yervoy® Combination Treatment Patents in Three IPRs

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On February 28, 2025, Amgen filed three IPRs against Bristol-Myers Squibb’s patents covering methods of treatment using a combination of Opdivo® (nivolumab), an anti-PD-1 antibody, and Yervoy® (ipilimumab), an anti-CTLA-4...more

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Biologics and Biosimilars Landscape 2024: IP, Policy, and Market Developments

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Last year marked an all-time record of 18 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) biosimilar approvals, bringing the total number of FDA-approved biosimilars to 63. Forty-one of those biosimilars have launched in the U.S. market....more

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FDA Approves First NovoLog® (insulin aspart) Biosimilar: Sanofi’s Merilog™ / Merilog SoloStar®

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On February 14, 2025, the FDA approved Sanofi’s Merilog™ / Merilog SoloStar® (insulin aspart-szjj), the first biosimilar of Novo Nordisk’s NovoLog® (insulin aspart). Merilog™ is packaged in a multi-dose vial, and Merilog...more

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FDA Approves Third Actemra® Biosimilar, Celltrion’s Avtozma® (tocilizumab-anoh)

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On January 24, 2025, the FDA approved Celltrion’s Avtozma® (tocilizumab-anoh), in intravenous and subcutaneous formulations, as the third biosimilar of Genentech’s Actemra® (tocilizumab)...more

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FDA Accepts BLA for Shanghai Henlius Biotech’s HLX11, a Pertuzumab Biosimilar

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​​​​​​​On February 2, 2025, Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. (“Henlius”) announced FDA acceptance of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for HLX11, a proposed biosimilar to Genentech’s PERJETA....more

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Recent Ustekinumab and Denosumab Biosimilars Deals

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On Dec 24, 2024, Bio-Thera Solutions Inc. announced that it has partnered with Tabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company to commercialize BAT2206, a proposed ustekinumab biosimilar to Jansen’s STELARA, in Saudi Arabia....more

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aBLA Updates: Stelara® Biosimilar Steqeyma™ (ustekinumab-stba) FDA-Approval; Lucentis® Biosimilar Xlucane™ (ranibizumab) aBLA...

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On December 17, 2024, the FDA approved Celltrion’s Steqeyma™ (CT-P43) (ustekinumab-stba) as the seventh biosimilar of Janssen / Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara® (ustekinumab).  Celltrion previously reached a settlement agreement...more

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Life in the Fast Lane: FDA Issues New Draft Guidance for Accelerated Approval of Drugs and Biologics

In 1976, the Eagles released the song, “Life in the Fast Lane,” as part of their iconic album, Hotel California. Approximately 16 years later, the Food and Drug Administration began offering pharmaceutical companies their own...more

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Blockbuster Biologics Review | Issue 25

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Welcome to our quarterly update relating to biologics and biosimilars, including post-grant and patent litigation challenges to blockbuster biologics. Since the enactment of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act...more

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Venable’s BiologicsHQ Monthly Injection - July 2024

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Federal Circuit Clarifies Rules for Skinny Labeling for Generics and Biosimilar Companies

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Last week, the Federal Circuit decided Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., 23-1169 (Fed. Cir. June 25, 2024), a case that spotlighted the issues of skinny labeling and induced infringement for generic...more

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Fresenius Kabi Announces FDA Acceptance of aBLA for Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab) Biosimilar Candidate FKS518

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On May 27, 2024, Fresenius Kabi announced the FDA acceptance of its aBLA for FKS518 (denosumab), a proposed biosimilar of Amgen’s Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab). ...more

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Blockbuster Biologics Review - Issue 23

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Welcome to our quarterly update relating to biologics and biosimilars, including post-grant and patent litigation challenges to blockbuster biologics. Since the enactment of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act...more

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[Event] 15th Summit on Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics - June 20th - 21st, New York, NY

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the Summit on Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics returns to New York City, on June 20 - 21, 2024. Now in its 15th year, the 2024 conference will dive deep into the latest legal,...more

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FDA Approves BMS and J&J CAR-T Cell Therapies for the Earlier Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

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On April 4, 2024, Bristol Myers Squibb (“BMS”) and 2seventy bio, Inc. announced that the FDA has approved ABECMA (idecabtagene vicleucel) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma after...more

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FDA Approves New Indication for AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Cancer Drug ENHERTU

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​​​​​​​On April 5, the FDA granted accelerated approval to AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s ENHERTU (trastuzumab deruxtecan) for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive (IHC3+) solid tumors who have...more

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Celltrion Announces Commercial Availability of ZYMFENTRA™ (infliximab-dyyb)

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Celltrion USA announced on March 18, 2024, the availability of ZYMFENTRA™ (infliximab-dyyb), a subcutaneous (SC) formulation of infliximab…...more

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FDA Approves XOLAIR to Treat Children and Adults With One or More Food Allergies

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​​​​​​​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

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Celltrion Completes Application for FDA Approval of CT-P41, Biosimilar of Prolia® / Xgeva®

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On November 30, 2023, Celltrion announced that it filed for an abbreviated Biologics License Application (aBLA) for FDA approval of CT-P41 (denosumab), a proposed biosimilar of Amgen’s Prolia® / Xgeva® (denosumab)...more

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