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Russia's land area is vast relative to its population, but Prestige Biopharma eyes an ample market for its bevacizumab biosimilar candidate (HD204).

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of April 12, 2021.

US senators hope to spread the word about biosimilars and limit product exclusivity protections to those products that truly deserve them.

New York Medicaid achieved 78% to 94% biosimilar utilization for 4 originator brands during a focused effort in 2019.

Opinions are diverse on how best to clear the obstructions to biosimilar market entry and patient access.

This is the second of a 2-part series on a study from the independent research center NORC at University of Chicago concerning biosimilar acceptance and uptake.

This is the first of a 2-part series on a study from the independent research center NORC at University of Chicago concerning biosimilar acceptance and uptake.

Shanghai Henlius Biotech says the market for a checkpoint inhibitor in China is wide open, and Biogen and Bio-Thera stake out a global map for their tocilizumab biosimilar.

To overcome provider and patient preferences for brand originators, there has to be more of an incentive to use biosimilars, explains Nedzad Pojskic, PhD, MSc, Green Shield Canada.

This is part 1 of a series on National Comprehensive Cancer Network/Pfizer efforts to investigate issues of importance to biosimilar stakeholders.

The latest e-book from The Center for Biosimilars® offers insightful content on patient education, biosimilar development, and regulatory issues.

Next-stage biosimlar acceptance will stand on the strength and availability of real-world data as more of these biologics are launched, a Community Oncology Alliance (COA) conference panel said.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of April 5, 2021.

Calls for price regulation and lopsided incentives are threats to biosimilar progress, Community Oncology Alliance (COA) Executive Director Ted Okon argues.

PlantForm will use tobacco plants to develop antibodies for its checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab biosimilar.

Shanghai Henlius Biotech began as a 2-person enterprise in 2010 and now has multiple oncology products in development and 3 biosimilars on the market. An executive discusses its business trajectory.

India has tightened up guidelines for biosimilar development in a quest to achieve standards equivalent to those in Europe and the United States.

Maria Manley, LLM, a life sciences expert, talks about how the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union has changed the regulatory landscape for biologics.

Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, a member of The Center for Biosimilars® Advisory Board, recounts a debate with a young clinician over the reliability of biosimilarity testing.

Seeking to develop a biosimilar portfolio, Stada Arzneimittel has launched Oyavas in Germany and the Netherlands.

Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of March 29, 2021.

The month of March brought intense debate and legislative action over biosimilar policies.

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency issued a thumbs up for a subcutaneous (SC) infliximab biosimilar candidate from Celltrion.

Insulin is not a complex drug, but churning it out in massive quantities at high levels of purity is one of the main hurdles inhibiting biosimilar competition, panelists said.

Potential developers of orphan drug biosimilars face daunting challenges to get these drugs approved and onto market, said a panel of experts.

Regulators want built-in flexibility, and that benefits biosimilar developers, but there can be a price for this amount of latitude, panelists said.

Through a partnership with Merck, Samsung Bioepis adds to its portfolio of biosimilars available in Australia.

Juliette Petit, MD, a French rheumatologist, talks about her recent study showing that nurses can help curb patient fears and prevent a possible nocebo effect when switching them to a biosimilar.

EirGenix, in partnership with Sandoz, announced positive safety and efficacy results for its trastuzumab biosimilar in patients with breast cancer.

A renowned expert on the life sciences industry in the United Kingdom provides an insightful look at Brexit and the importance for the pharmaceutical sector.