Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of December 5, 2022.
Hi, I’m Skylar Jeremias for The Center for Biosimilars®, your resource for clinical, regulatory, business, and policy news in the rapidly changing world of biosimilars.
Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of December 5, 2022.
Number 5: Now that the world population has reached 8 billion, Ivo Abraham, PhD, chief scientist of Matrix45 and a professor at the University of Arizona, took a look at how high-income countries can increase accessibility to lifesaving medicines to the 7 billion people who have limited access to biosimilars.
Number 4: The third in a series of clinical studies evaluating pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of Biocon’s recombinant human insulins compared to their reference products, found PK and PD equivalence between the biosimilar insulin-70/30 and Humulin-70/30.
Number 3: In November, several global agencies progressed insulin biosimilars, the European Union approved another ranibizumab biosimilar, and a US Senate bill to rid switching study requirements for interchangeability was introduced to Congress.
Number 2: The Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA) is launching a new program for health care professionals to become Board Certified Biologics and Biosimilars Specialists.
Number 1: Capstone has announced that its human insulin biosimilar received positive opinions from the European Medicines Agency and Health Canada, signaling approvals may be on the horizon, and the acquisition of Viatris’ biosimilars portfolio by Biocon Biologics is officially complete.
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