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Bevacizumab and insulin aspart non-originator biologicals to be sold in Russia

Home/Pharma News | Posted 14/05/2021

Singapore-based Prestige Biopharma (Prestige) has formed an agreement with Russian company Pharmapark to commercialize Prestige’s bevacizumab non-originator biological in Russia. Russian company Geropharm has also launched an insulin aspart non-originator biological on the market in the country.

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Huons Lab and PanGen Biotech to develop denosumab biosimilar

Home/Pharma News | Posted 30/04/2021

On 20 April 2021, Korean pharmaceutical company, Huons Lab, announced the development of a denosumab biosimilar to treat osteoporosis. The company is working with PanGen Biotech and using their cell line culturing and purification technology.

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PlantForm and partners in Brazil to develop pembrolizumab biosimilar

Home/Pharma News | Posted 23/04/2021

Canada-based PlantForm Corporation (PlantForm) have signed an agreement with partners in Brazil to develop a biosimilar of the cancer treatment pembrolizumab (Keytruda).

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Biocon partners with Libbs for the sale of generics in Brazil

Home/Pharma News | Posted 16/04/2021

India-based biologicals specialist Biocon has formed an out-licensing agreement with Brazil-based company Libbs Farmaceutica for the sale of generic drugs in the country, marking Biocon’s entry into the Latin American market for generics.

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New partnerships for Cipla and Samsung Bioepis

Home/Pharma News | Posted 09/04/2021

In March 2021, Cipla announced that its subsidiary, Cipla Gulf is expanding its partnership with Alvotech for the marketing and distribution of four biosimilar medicines in Australia and New Zealand. Samsung Bioepis also announced that it has signed a marketing partnership with Yuhan to launch its biosimilar of Humira (adalimumab), Adalloce, in South Korea.

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Pfizer sells Chinese copy biologicals plant to WuXi Biologics

Home/Pharma News | Posted 02/04/2021

China-based WuXi Biologics announced on 17 March 2021 that it had made an agreement with Pfizer China to acquire its state-of-the-art biologicals manufacturing facilities as well as its labour force in Hangzhou, China.

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Sandoz acquires GSK antibiotics and Perrigo generics sold to Altaris

Home/Pharma News | Posted 12/03/2021

In February 2021, Sandoz signed an agreement to acquire GSK’s cephalosporin antibiotics business. In March 2021, Perrigo Company sold their generic drug business to private investment firm, Altaris Capital Partners LLC. 

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Biocon Biologics partners to improve global access to cancer treatments and insulin

Home/Pharma News | Posted 05/03/2021

In February 2021, Biocon Biologics joined forces with international organizations to improve access to cancer and diabetes treatments. The India-based biological subsidiary of Biocon, entered into an agreement with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) to expand access to cancer biosimilars in over 30 countries in Africa and Asia as a part of the Cancer Access Partnership (CAP) [1]. In addition, they have become the first biosimilar insulin company to partner with the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) to promote and support the latter’s initiatives [2].

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Korean biosimilars makers pipelines and expansion

Home/Pharma News | Posted 26/02/2021

Korean biosimilars makers have started conducting global clinical trials and are expanding into other markets with their biosimilars.

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Innovent makes deal for bevacizumab copy biological in Indonesia

Home/Pharma News | Posted 12/02/2021

China-based Innovent Biologics (Innovent) announced on 19 January 2021 that it had made an agreement with PT Etana Biotechnologies Indonesia (Etana) to out-license the development and commercialization rights for its bevacizumab copy biological, Byvasda, in Indonesia to Etana.

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Partnerships formed and extended between Isu Abxis/Pharmasyntez and Alvotech/Fuji Pharma

Home/Pharma News | Posted 05/02/2021

The South Korean company Isu Abxis will export technology for a rare blood disease treatment, a biosimilar of Soliris, to the Russian firm Pharmasyntez.

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Top 10 most read GaBI Online articles in 2020

Home/Pharma News | Posted 29/01/2021

This article reviews some of the most important events for biosimilars during 2020. For biosimilars these included the World Health Organization’s (WHO) prequalification of its first biosimilar and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules and guidance. Other subjects of interest for biosimilars were European Medicines Agency (EMA) approvals, the biosimilars market in Latin America, biosimilar litigation, and extrapolation, immunogenicity, switching and substitution of biosimilars.

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Celltrion: Takeda acquisitions and new plant development

Home/Pharma News | Posted 15/01/2021

Celltrion completed the acquisition of selected primary care assets from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited in the Asia Pacific region in November 2020. In addition, the company announced it will be building a new biopharmaceutical plant and a global biotechnology research centre in Songdo, Incheon, South Korea.

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Momenta to reduce its biosimilars programmes

Home/Pharma News | Posted 26/10/2018

US-based biotechnology firm Momenta Pharmaceuticals (Momenta) announced on 1 October 2018 that it would be focusing on two key biosimilars and quit the development of five others.

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New Alvotech partnerships in South Africa and China

Home/Pharma News | Posted 11/12/2020

Iceland-based biopharmaceutical company Alvotech entered into two partnerships in November 2020, that will expand their reach into South Africa and China.

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AffaMed and EverInsight merger announced

Home/Pharma News | Posted 13/11/2020

AffaMed Therapeutics announced a merger agreement with EverInsight Therapeutics on 10 October 2020.  

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Essex and Henlius collaborate to deliver bevacizumab biosimilar for ophthalmic diseases

Home/Pharma News | Posted 06/11/2020

On 15 October 2020, it was announced that two Essex Bio-Technology subsidiaries were entering an agreement with Shanghai Henlius Biotech. Under this, Essex Bio-Investment and Zhuhai Essex Bio-Pharmaceuticals will work with Henlius to co-develop a bevacizumab biosimilar for the treatment of ophthalmic diseases. 

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Medicure and Reliance sign cardiovascular drug agreement

Home/Pharma News | Posted 30/10/2020

Medicure Inc announced on 5 October 2020 that it has entered a License, Manufacture and Supply Agreement with Reliance Life Sciences Private Limited (RLS) for a cardiovascular drug. Under this agreement, Medicure is responsible for the regulatory approval process for the drug product and is granted the exclusive right to market and sell it in Canada, European Union and the US. The cardiovascular drug is currently unnamed. 

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Aurobindo and Huons refocus their biologicals/biosimilars portfolios

Home/Pharma News | Posted 23/10/2020

India-based generics maker Aurobindo Pharma (Aurobindo) has announced a renewed product focus and plans for the biosimilars of its subsidiary company. In addition, Korea-based Huons will collaborate with Singapore-based Prestige BioPharma’s (Prestige) to enter the biosimilars market.

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Lotus to distribute CKD’s biosimilar darbepoetin alfa in South East Asia

Home/Pharma News | Posted 16/10/2020

On 18 September 2020, Taiwan-based Lotus Pharmaceutical Co (Lotus) announced a long-term collaboration with Korea-based Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp (CKD) for the distribution of biosimilar darbepoetin alfa (CKD-1110) in South East Asia.