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The Top 5 Biosimilar Articles for the Week of June 5
Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of June 5, 2023.
Hi, I’m Justina Petrullo 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 June 5th, 2023.
Number 5: Over the course of May, the immunology biosimilar space bloomed, with a European approval, a delay for ustekinumab biosimilars, more clinical trial updates, and insights into the industry from multiple immunology experts.
Number 4: Alvotech and Advanz Pharma extended their partnership to commercialize 5 biosimilar candidates across Europe.
Number 3: The European Commission has granted marketing authorization to Samsung Bioepis' biosimilar referencing Soliris (eculizumab). The product, dubbed Epysqli is the first hematology biosimilar from Samsung Bioepis to be approved in the European Union.
Number 2: Amgen has settled with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) over the former’s ustekinumab biosimilar referencing Stelara, delaying the projected launch of the candidate from late 2023 to January 2025.
Number 1: The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, an online pharmacy dedicated to increasing access to lower-cost prescriptions, partnered with Coherus Biosciences to distribute Yusimry, a biosimilar referencing Humira. It’s the first time the pharmacy has added a biosimilar to its list of drugs.
To read all of these articles and more, visit centerforbiosimilars.com.
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