Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of March 15, 2021.
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Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of March 15, 2021.
Number 5: "Shocked" by the threat of competition, originator manufacturers start raising prices long before rival products appear on the scene, investigators found.
Number 4: Alvotech closes on $35 million in funding, and Samsung Bioepis gets closer to marketing an adalimumab biosimilar.
Number 3: Unsustainably low prices for generics are preventing some manufacturers from producing them, while biosimilars are blocked by policies that favor originator drugs, the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) argues.
Number 2: Pfizer said it has made a business decision to cease production of biosimilars at a $350 million plant it built recently in Hangzhou, China.
Number 1: The Senate has passed a bill requiring the FDA to provide educational information that supports and promotes the adoption of biosimilars.
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BioRationality: Biosimilar Associations and Stakeholders Representing Biosimilars
January 20th 2025Sarfaraz K. Niazi, PhD, dives into the role that biosimilar associations and organizations play in promoting biosimilars as well as how their stakeholder demographic and main objectives differ from one another.
Biosimilars Gastroenterology Roundup for November 2024—Podcast Edition
December 1st 2024On this episode of Not So Different, we discuss market changes in the adalimumab space; calls for PBM transparency and biosimilar access reforms grew; new data for biosimilars in gastroenterology conditions; and all the takeaways from this year's Global Biosimilars Week.
Functional Similarity Between Ustekinumab Biosimilar ABP 654, Stelara in Crohn Disease
January 18th 2025Functional similarity of the ustekinumab biosimilar ABP 654 (Wezlana) and the reference product (Stelara) was confirmed by a series of in vitro studies, which support the totality of evidence for the biosimliar's FDA approval.
Biosimilars Development Roundup for October 2024—Podcast Edition
November 3rd 2024On this episode of Not So Different, we discuss the GRx+Biosims conference, which included discussions on data transparency, artificial intelligence (AI), and collaboration to enhance the global supply chain for biosimilars and generic drugs, as well as the evolving requirements for biosimilar devices.
Improving Biosimilar Access Through Global Regulatory Convergence
January 15th 2025Achieving global regulatory harmonization for biosimilar vaccines and immunotherapies is essential to improving market access, reducing costs, and enhancing patient outcomes by streamlining approval processes, fostering international collaboration, and addressing regulatory disparities.