Today, Samsung Bioepis and Biogen announced that the EMA has accepted for review its Marketing Authorization for their proposed biosimilar product referencing eye disease product Lucentis (ranibizumab). Ranibizumab is an anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) for retinal vascular disorders, which are a leading cause of blindness. Last year, we reported that Samsung Bioepis had entered into a new commercialization agreement with Biogen for two ophthalmology biosimilar candidates, SB11 (ranibizumab) and SB15 (aflibercept), in the United States (US), Canada, Europe, Japan, and Australia.