On June 29 and 30, 2023, respectively, Formycon AG (“Formycon”) and Celltrion Inc. (“Celltrion”) announced submission to the FDA of aBLAs for their aflibercept biosimilar candidates. Formycon and Celltrion are the second and third biosimilar developers to announce submissions of aflibercept aBLAs, following Viatris Inc.’s submission in October 2021. As…
On Tuesday, December 6, Regeneron filed an expedited motion to compel Mylan’s compliance with the protective order in the parties’ BPCIA litigation concerning Mylan’s proposed aflibercept biosimilar of EYLEA. Regeneron alleges that Mylan has improperly “designated the entire 1,000,000+ pages of its biosimilar application and regulatory file as ‘Outside Counsel’s…
Regeneron filed a complaint yesterday against Mylan in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, alleging infringement of twenty-four patents under the BPCIA based on Mylan’s submission of an aBLA for M710, a proposed biosimilar of EYLEA (aflibercept). Regeneron asserts that use of Mylan’s M710 infringes seven…
On Thursday, July 7, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the most recent state budget, signed last week, includes a $100 million allotment for California to “contract to make [its] own insulin at a cheaper price, close to at cost.” The budget designates $50 million for the development of…