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STADA and Alvotech Announce Launch of UZPROVO® in Europe

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​​​​​​​On July 22, 2024, STADA Arzeimittel AG (“STADA”) and Alvotech announced the launch of ustekinumab biosimilar AVT04 under the name UZPROVO® across a majority of European countries. UZPROVO®, the first approved...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in Q1 2024 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more

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Gene Therapy Approvals Gain Steam in 2023:  Milestones in Second Half Pave Way for Transformative 2024

Gene therapy is part of a new wave of medicine that approaches disease treatment by addressing the root causes rather than focusing on treating or reducing symptoms. Currently, gene therapies are being developed for treatment...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in Q4 2023 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more

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eDiscovery and Life Sciences Industry - Challenges and Solutions

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The life science industry is a significant contributor to the global market, with companies developing and manufacturing a wide range of medical products and devices. However, due to the complex and highly regulated processes...more

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Senator Mike Lee Introduces the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act to Eliminate Switching Study Requirement for Biosimilar...

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On November 17, 2022, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the “Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act” to increase biosimilar competition and reduce patient costs by prohibiting the FDA from requiring switching studies to approve...more

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Biosimilars Approved in the EU are Considered Interchangeable

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​​​​​​​On September 19, 2022, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Heads of Medicines’ Agencies (HMA) issued a joint statement explaining their scientific rationale for determining that biosimilars approved in the EU...more

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Formycon Announces Details for Pembrolizumab Biosimilar

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​​​​​​​This week Formycon AG (“Formycon”) announced details of its previously undisclosed pipeline project for FYB206, Formycon’s biosimilar of KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab). KEYTRUDA is approved for the treatment of advanced...more

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Biosimilar Regulatory Approval Updates

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​​​​​​​Teva announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for RANIVISIO, a biosimilar ranibizumab, for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Teva entered into a strategic...more

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How the U.S. Compares to Europe on Biosimilar Approvals and Products In the Pipeline Updated March 14, 2022

FDA and EMA both approve additional biosimilar versions of Humira® (adalimumab). FDA also approves its third biosimilar version of Neupogen® (filgrastim). ...more

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EMA Reports on Pilot Program on Tailored Scientific Advice for Biosimilar Development

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On September 30, 2021, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) released a report entitled “Tailored Scientific Advice for Biosimilar Development,” describing results from its pilot program in which biosimilar applicants were...more

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How the U.S. Compares to Europe on Biosimilar Approvals and Products In the Pipeline (Updated)

FDA and EMA both approve first biosimilar version of Lucentis® (ranbizumab). FDA has approved only two biosimilars in 2021 after only approving three in 2020. EMA approves four more Avastin® (bevacizumab) biosimilars,...more

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Coherus and Xbrane Announce Acceptance of Regulatory Submissions for Ranibizumab Biosimilars

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On October 1, 2021, Coherus BioSciences announced that FDA has accepted for review Coherus’ BLA for CHS-201, a candidate biosimilar to Lucentis® (ranibizumab), which is indicated for neovascular age-related macular...more

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Alvotech Announces Reaching the Primary Completion Date in Its AVT02 Switching Study

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On June 15, 2021 Alvotech announced that data collection has been completed from the last of its 568 clinical trial study participants in AVT02-GL-302, a switching study for AVT02, the company’s biosimilar to high...more

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COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Variants and Vaccine Hesitancy

As the delta variant becomes more prominent in the U.S., public health authorities look for ways to address vaccine hesitancy, and the scientific community seeks to better understand viruses — as our list of identified...more

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Ranibizumab Biosimilar Program Updates

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This week, three development programs announced updates to their ranibizumab biosimilars. Ranibizumab is the active ingredient in Genentech’s LUCENTIS, which is indicated for retinal vascular disorders, including neovascular...more

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How the U.S. Compares to Europe on Biosimilar Approvals and Products In the Pipeline (UPDATED)

- FDA has not approved any biosimilars in 2021 after only approving three in 2020. - EMA approves second Novolog® (insulin aspartate), fifth Avastin® (bevacizumab), eighth Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim), and twelfth Humira®...more

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EUROPE – Are Revisions of the Orphan Drug Regulation and Adoption of a Regulation on “Unmet Medical Needs” on the Horizon

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The European Commission (Commission) has released a Staff Working Document concerning its joint evaluation of the Orphan Regulation and the Paediatric Regulation (collectively, the Regulations) (Joint Evaluation) and an...more

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COVID-19: Daily Report for Life Sciences and Health Care Companies (UPDATED)

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The Daily Report is a compilation of COVID-19 (coronavirus) news briefs from around the world to help life sciences and health care companies stay current in this challenging time....more

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FDA Accepts Fresenius Kabi Pegfilgrastim Biosimilar Candidate for Review

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Fresenius Kabi announced on May 27, 2020 that the FDA “accepted for review the company’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for MSB11455,” a biosimilar candidate of NEULASTA (pegfilgrastim).  According to the press release,...more

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Accelerated Covid-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials

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Liability exposure and shields for vaccine developers - As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise every day, efforts to develop vaccines across the globe have hit record speeds. In the U.S., the U.S. Food and Drug...more

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Biosimilar Market Updates

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Shanghai Henlius biosimilar antibody developments - On March 9, 2020, Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. announced that its investigational new drug application has been accepted by China’s National Medical Products...more

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FDA Accepts Mylan’s Bevacizumab Biosimilar Application

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Last week, Mylan announced on its quarterly earnings call that the U.S. FDA has accepted the company’s aBLA for a biosimilar of AVASTIN (bevacizumab), which is now under review with a user fee goal date of December 27, 2020. ...more

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Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) report upward trend of...

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CIHI: On December 17, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) published statistics on drug spending, finding that in 2018, around 40% of drug spending was spent on 2% of beneficiaries. Out of this 2%, three out...more

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Biosimilars: Comparison chart between Canada, US and Europe

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As more biosimilars continue to be approved across the world, it is helpful to compare the applicable regimes across major jurisdictions. We have collaborated with Brian Coggio of Fish & Richardson, and Mary Foord-Weston and...more

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