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AI’s Expanded Role in the Life Sciences Regulatory Review Process: Key Developments in U.S. and EU

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Overview - - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it aims to increase the agency’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) across its centers to accelerate scientific reviews by June 30, 2025. - The...more

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How the U.S. Compares to Europe on Biosimilar Approvals and Products In the Pipeline – Updated January 13, 2025

Biosimilars, once a niche segment in the pharmaceutical industry, are now making a significant impact on global healthcare. These products are highly similar to an already-approved reference product, offering a more...more

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Teva’s Denosumab Biosimilar Candidate is Accepted for Review by FDA and EMA

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On October 8, 2024, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted, and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated, applications for TVB-009P, a...more

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Fresenius and Formycon Receive EC and FDA Approval of Ustekinumab Biosimilar

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On September 27, 2024, Formycon AG (“Formycon”) and its commercialization partner Fresenius Kabi (“Fresenius”) jointly announced that the European Commission (EC) has issued a marketing authorization for FYB202/OTULFI™...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in the Fourth Quarter of 2024 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape....more

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STADA and Alvotech Announce Launch of UZPROVO® in Europe

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​​​​​​​On July 22, 2024, STADA Arzeimittel AG (“STADA”) and Alvotech announced the launch of ustekinumab biosimilar AVT04 under the name UZPROVO® across a majority of European countries. UZPROVO®, the first approved...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in Q1 2024 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in Q4 2023 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more

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Senator Mike Lee Introduces the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act to Eliminate Switching Study Requirement for Biosimilar...

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On November 17, 2022, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the “Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act” to increase biosimilar competition and reduce patient costs by prohibiting the FDA from requiring switching studies to approve...more

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Biosimilars Approved in the EU are Considered Interchangeable

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​​​​​​​On September 19, 2022, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Heads of Medicines’ Agencies (HMA) issued a joint statement explaining their scientific rationale for determining that biosimilars approved in the EU...more

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EMA Reports on Pilot Program on Tailored Scientific Advice for Biosimilar Development

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On September 30, 2021, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) released a report entitled “Tailored Scientific Advice for Biosimilar Development,” describing results from its pilot program in which biosimilar applicants were...more

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EUROPE – Are Revisions of the Orphan Drug Regulation and Adoption of a Regulation on “Unmet Medical Needs” on the Horizon

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The European Commission (Commission) has released a Staff Working Document concerning its joint evaluation of the Orphan Regulation and the Paediatric Regulation (collectively, the Regulations) (Joint Evaluation) and an...more

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Biosimilars: Comparison chart between Canada, US and Europe

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As more biosimilars continue to be approved across the world, it is helpful to compare the applicable regimes across major jurisdictions. We have collaborated with Brian Coggio of Fish & Richardson, and Mary Foord-Weston and...more

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EMA’s CHMP Recommends Approval of Three Biosimilars

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recently published highlights from the meeting of the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) on July 23-26, 2018, reporting that CHMP had adopted positive opinions,...more

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2017 Biosimilar Approvals in Europe

The European biosimilar market has expanded at record pace in 2017.  The EMA approved marketing of sixteen biosimilar products referencing seven different innovator biologic products.  For five of the innovator products –...more

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CHMP Adopts Positive Opinion for Celltrion’s Herzuma

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On December 16, Celltrion announced that it has received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for Herzuma, its trastuzumab biosimilar. The...more

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FDA, EU Regulators Agree to Share Unredacted Inspection Reports and Other Confidential Information

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the European Commission – DG Sante (DG Sante), signed a new confidentiality commitment which expands the scope of the current...more

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Update on Biosimilar Approvals and Pending Applications in Europe and the U.S.

Approvals of biosimilar products in Europe continue to outpace those in the United States. 28 biosimilars are currently approved in Europe and five in the U.S. In 2017, the European Medical Agency has approved six...more

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First Biosimilar Monoclonal Antibody in Oncology Granted EU Approval: Implications for the U.S. Market

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Recent developments in Europe may augur a new push for oncology biosimilars in the United States. On February 22, 2017, the European Commission approved Celltrion’s Truxima™ for all indications of reference rituximab...more

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Pro Te: Solutio - Vol.9 No.3 – Fall 2016

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The Fall 2016 issue of Pro Te is about all things regulatory, including a peek at the newly developing issue of crowdfunding for medical devices. In EMA Guidance on Clinical Data Publication, we discuss recent guidance...more

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Novartis and Sandoz Withdraw Zioxtenzo (pegfilgrastim) European Application

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The EMA announced on January 27 that Novartis and Sandoz have withdrawn their marketing application for their pegfilgrastim biosimilar (Zioxtenzo). The application was withdrawn after the Committee for Medicinal Products for...more

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Biosimilars in Europe: 2016 Year in Review and What’s Ahead

Europe’s biosimilar market continues to develop, with biosimilars in new classes approved and pending in applications before the European Medicines Agency (EMA). 22 biosimilars are approved in eight different product classes...more

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