Here are the top 5 biosimilar articles for the week of July 27, 2020.
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 biosimilars articles for the week of July 27, 2020.
Number 5: As Samsung Biologics’ bioreactor facilities are expected to reach full utilization by 2022, the company said it will construct a fourth plant and a bio campus, according to industry reports.
Number 4: The Center for Biosimilars® spoke with Adrian van den Hoven, director general of Medicines for Europe, and Diogo Piedade, market access manager for Medicines for Europe, about their scorecard report for biosimilar access in European markets.
Number 3: While many countries are in lockdown due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, pharmaceutical chains like Samsung Bioepis have ensured supply continuity and flexibility to swiftly respond to market changes by regionalizing supply chain activities to provide near-market manufacturing.
Number 2: Biosimilar misinformation takes many forms, some of it institutionalized in the form of word usage and some of it deliberately disparaging, 2 executives of Sandoz and Boehringer Ingelheim contend.
Number 1: President Trump signed 4 executive orders that would lower prices of prescriptions medications including insulin products and cancer medicines.
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How AI Can Help Address Cost-Related Nonadherence to Biologic, Biosimilar Treatment
March 9th 2025Despite saving billions, biosimilars still account for only a small share of the biologics market—what's standing in the way of broader adoption and how can artificial intelligence (AI) help change that?
Real-World Data Confirm Safety of Switching Between Ranibizumab Biosimilars
March 19th 2025Patients with diabetic macular edema previously treated with a ranibizumab biosimilar in India experience comparable safety and efficacy after being switched to another ranibizumab biosimilar, demonstrating real-world safety of biosimilar-to-biosimilar switching.
Will the FTC Be More PBM-Friendly Under a Second Trump Administration?
February 23rd 2025On this episode of Not So Different, we explore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) second interim report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) with Joe Wisniewski from Turquoise Health, discussing key issues like preferential reimbursement, drug pricing transparency, biosimilars, shifting regulations, and how a second Trump administration could reshape PBM practices.
Review Calls for Path to Global Harmonization of Biosimilar Development Regulations
March 17th 2025Global biosimilar regulatory harmonization will be needed to reduce development costs and improve patient access, despite challenges posed by differing national requirements and regulatory frameworks, according to review authors.
Retina Specialists’ Evolving View on Biosimilars in AMD Treatment
March 16th 2025The introduction of biosimilars in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is raising concerns among physicians about cost-driven mandates and the autonomy to choose the best therapies for their patients, according to Paul Hahn, MD, PhD, FASRS, a retina specialist at NJ Retina.