On February 11, 2026, Formycon AG and Lotus Pharmaceutical announced the execution of an exclusive license agreement directed to Formycon’s pembrolizumab biosimilar candidate, FYB206….
On February 11, 2026, Formycon AG and Lotus Pharmaceutical announced the execution of an exclusive license agreement directed to Formycon’s pembrolizumab biosimilar candidate, FYB206….
On September 18 and 19, 2025, the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“PTAB”) issued final written decisions for four inter partes review (“IPR”) challenges brought by Merck…
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Teva”) and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. (“Fosun Pharma”) recently announced a partnership to accelerate the development…
Inventions made in a particular country are generally first-filed in that country before entering the United States via a direct Paris Convention filing or, more commonly, a PCT national stage…
In the last few weeks, the PTAB has granted institution of eight IPRs filed by Merck on Johns Hopkins patents directed to methods of treatment using pembrolizumab. The eight patents…
In a decision that issued last week, a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) panel instituted inter partes review (“IPR”) of a petition filed by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC…
On September 20, Merck announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted priority review status to Merck’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) seeking approval…
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…
Last week, PlantForm Corporation, PlantPraxis Biotecnologia and Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz announced that they are entering into a research and development agreement to develop pembrolizumab, a…
As described below, Adocia, Cue Biopharma, and Eucure Biopharma each recently announced clinical updates with regards to their biologic product candidates or combination therapies. Adocia,…