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Health Canada approves Ontruzant, the fifth Samsung Bioepis biosimilar to be approved for the Canadian market.

Xolair, the only currently approved product containing omalizumab, was first approved in 2003. AVT23 is an investigational compound and has not received regulatory approval in any country. Current sales of Xolair are estimated at $3.3 billion.

The non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of biosimilars has appointed Cofounder and President Juliana (Julie) M. Reed, as the new executive director. Reed shared some of her goals for the Biosimilars Forum in an interview with The Center for Biosimilars®.

Wayne Winegarden, PhD, a senior fellow in business and economics at Pacific Research Institute, discusses how to ensure affordability of adalimumab biosimilars when they enter the market as AbbVie continues to raise the price of the reference product (Humira).

In a deal to sell the 50% ownership stake, Biogen would receive up to $2.3 billion.

US biosimilar uptake faces several barriers, including misconceptions regarding biosimilar efficacy and a misalignment of prescription incentives between payers, providers, and patients, panelists discussed.

Many governments have aligned their guidelines with those published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Sean McGowan, senior director of Biosimilars for AmerisourceBergen, forecasts potential biosimilar approvals and launches in 2022 as well as offers insights into how emerging biosimilars will impact the market and pricing in the coming years during an interview.

Wayne Winegarden, PhD, a senior fellow in business and economics at Pacific Research Institute, talks about what kind of educational material still needs to be created and which stakeholders are in need of education on the financial benefits of biosimilars.

In the third quarter, ending December 31, 2021, biosimilars revenues were up 28% year over year for Biocon Biologics Ltd.

Bret Jackson, president of the Economic Alliance for Michigan, notes that Ford Motor is a biosimilar success story, having saved a significant amount of money on just a handful of drugs.

Records show the biosimilar for bevacizumab was used to treat both new patients and those already receiving care with the reference product.

Wayne Winegarden, PhD, a senior fellow in business and economics at Pacific Research Institute, shared his thoughts on which coverage type he expects will have the most robust biosimilar savings: Medicare, commercial, or military.

The International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association has appointed a veteran member, Vivian Frittelli, MBA, ACIS, to take over as chair.

As chief science policy officer for Global Healthy Living Foundation, Robert Popovian, PharmD, MS, has a bird’s-eye view of some of the central issues of biosimilar access in the United States.

Wayne Winegarden, PhD, a senior fellow in business and economics at Pacific Research Institute, discusses his predictions for etanercept and adalimumab biosimilar pricing and why he hopes manufacturers will offer them at large discounts to reference biologics.

Biobetters may gain an edge on reference products, and multiple biosimilars are under development for ophthalmic disorders, the authors write.

Wayne Winegarden, PhD, a senior fellow in business and economics at Pacific Research Institute, explains pricing issues for reference drugs and biosimilars.

The Center for Biosimilars® spoke recently with Chad Landmon, chair of the Intellectual Property and Food and Drug Administration Practice Groups at Axinn, a New York–based antitrust, intellectual property, and litigation law firm.

Wayne Winegarden, PhD, discusses his savings analysis for adalimumab and etanercept biosimilars and their potential market share.

With fewer of the risks associated with novel drug development, biosimilar candidates allow manufacturers to plan far into the future for marketing needs.

An economist weighs in on whether interchangeable status will help adalimumab biosimilars succeed.

Etanercept and adalimumab biosimilar competition is not only necessary to drive down prices, it’s long overdue, according to Wayne Winegarden, PhD, a senior fellow in business and economics at Pacific Research Institute.

Ali Ahmed, senior vice president of biosimilars for Fresenius Kabi USA discusses FDA review of the company’s Stimufend pegfilgrastim biosimilar candidate and the marketing of this product.

Reimbursement concerns and the uncertainty of how interchangeability will impact biosimilar adoption are hot-button issues in the biosimilar space, Cate Lockhart, PharmD, PhD, MS, explains in this interview.

In this interview with The Center for Biosimilars®, Amgen biosimilars expert Jen Norton discusses regulatory and policy incentives, interchangeable biosimilars, and market share gains.

Ivo Abraham, PhD, a professor with University of Arizona Health Sciences in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, outlines the current trajectory and savings potential for granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) biosimilars and Neulasta Onpro (pegfilgrastim).

Kirollos Hanna, PharmD, from the University of Minnesota Medical Center, talks about the savings that biosimilars have brought to his practice and how he tackles patient and physician concerns over whether biosimilars work as well as reference products.

Adrian van den Hoven, director general for Medicines for Europe, and Diogo Piedade, market access manager for Medicines for Europe, discuss the group’s recent EU report: Market Review—Biosimilar Medicine Markets.

The first ranibizumab biosimilar (Byooviz) has potential to alleviate financial burden associated with retinal conditions, but may not be the only new approval for ophthalmology treatment in 2022, explains Sonia T. Oskouei, PharmD, BCMAS, DPLA, vice president of biosimilars for Cardinal Health.