April 29th 2024
The European Union gained a new ustekinumab biosimilar; Alvotech released positive results from a clinical trial evaluating a golimumab biosimilar and the reference products (Simponi and Simponi Aria), and Evernorth announced that it is set to cover an adalimumab biosimilar at zero cost to patients.
Opinion: A Modified 351(a) Licensing Pathway for Biosimilars
August 21st 2021Use of the 351(k) biosimilar approval pathway entails legal challenges, high costs, and potentially higher clinical evidence standards. Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, suggests that using the 351(a) pathway for standalone drugs and copy products may be faster and better. This is part 3 of a series.
Chad Pettit, MBA, Discusses Amgen’s Biosimilar Trends Report and the Future of Biosimilars in the US
August 18th 2021Chad Pettit, MBA, executive director of Marketing and the Global Biosimilars commercial lead for Amgen, discussed the company’s 2021 Biosimilar Trends Report and his projections for the future of the biosimilars market.