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On April 12, 2024, the Federal Circuit dismissed CAFC Appeal No. 24-1402 and Cross-Appeal No. 24-1405 for lack of jurisdiction following its February 22, 2024 order directing Regeneron and Mylan / Biocon to show cause why the...more
Appeals from and redacted memorandum and opinion in support of judgment in Regeneron v. Mylan (aflibercept) BPCIA case filed - As we previously reported, trial in Regeneron Pharmaceutical, Inc.’s BPCIA case against Mylan...more
The FDA has deferred its decision on the biologics license application for MYL-1402O, Mylan and Biocon’s biosimilar to Avastin® (bevacizumab). In a December 25th, 2020 company statement, Biocon cited the FDA’s need for more...more
We previously reported FDA approval of Mylan and Biocon’s NDA for SEMGLEE (insulin glargine injection). Today, Mylan and Biocon announced the launch of SEMGLEE for the U.S. market. SEMGLEE is a biosimilar of LANTUS, Sanofi’s...more
Mylan and Biocon’s NDA for Semglee (insulin glargine injection), was approved last week by the FDA, making it the third product approved by the FDA through the Mylan-Biocon Biologics collaboration. Semglee’s amino acid...more
We previously reported on Judge Chesler’s claim construction order in Sanofi-Aventis v. Mylan et al. concerning Mylan’s proposed insulin glargine pen device, Vystra. This week, following a 5-day bench trial held on December...more
Multiple biosimilar developers recently released statements regarding potential regulatory delays facing their biosimilars or follow-on biologics. ...more
Yesterday, Mylan N.V. and Biocon Ltd. announced the U.S. launch of OGIVRI (trastuzumab-dkst), a biosimilar to HERCEPTIN (trastuzumab). According to the press release, “OGIVRI™ is approved for all indications of...more
As we previously reported, on June 4, 2018, the U.S. FDA approved Mylan and Biocon’s Fulphila™ (pegfilgrastim-jmdb) as the first biosimilar of Neulasta® to obtain approval in the United States. Mylan stated at the time that...more
On February 21, 2018, Biocon reported that the FDA issued a Form 483 with six observations after the FDA completed a pre-approval inspection of the facility where Biocon plans to manufacture, in collaboration with Mylan, its...more
Clover Biopharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotech company based in Chengdu, China, and General Electric announced last week that Clover had selected General Electric’s FlexFactory biomanufacturing platform for Clover’s new...more
Below is a roundup of several recently published comparative studies between biosimilars and reference biologics. In a study presented at the American Society of Hematology’s 59th Annual meeting, the authors concluded that...more
On December 29, Mylan and Biocon announced that their trastuzumab biosimilar, Zedora, was approved by Brazil’s National Sanitary Surveillance Agency. Zedora, a biosimilar of Genentech and Roche’s Herceptin, is indicated for...more
On Friday, Biocon and Mylan announced that the European Medicines Agency has accepted applications for their proposed trastuzumab and pegfilgrastim biosimilars. As we previously reported, Biocon had earlier requested...more
As we previously reported, earlier this year Biocon requested withdrawal and re-submission of its Marketing Authorization Applications for its trastuzumab and pegfilgrastim biosimilars with the European Medicines Agency...more
As we posted previously, Biocon and Mylan are jointly developing a pegfilgrastim biosimilar, and have sought marketing authorization in the US. On October 10, Biocon reported that the FDA issued a Complete Response Letter...more
As we’ve posted here, Biocon and Mylan are jointly developing a portfolio of biosimilars, including Fulphila (pegfilgrastim) and Ogivri (trastuzumab), and have filed applications for marketing authorization in the European...more
As we’ve posted here, Biocon and Mylan are jointly developing a portfolio of biosimilars, including Fulphila (Pegfilgrastim) and Ogivri (Trastuzumab), and have filed applications for marketing authorization in the European...more