On March 3, 2025, Amneal announced FDA acceptance of its Biologics License Application (BLA) for two proposed denosumab biosimilars referencing Amgen’s PROLIA® and XGEVA®. According to Amneal, the FDA has set a target action date in Q4 2025. Denosumab is a RANK ligand (RANKL) inhibitor that is used to treat…
Samsung Bioepis’ PYZCHIVA On July 1, Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. announced that the FDA has approved PYZCHIVA (ustekinumab-ttwe), a biosimilar referencing STELARA (ustekinumab). PYZCHIVA is approved for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy, active psoriatic arthritis, moderately to severely active…
On October 12, Amneal announced that it will be adding two denosumab biosimilars to its oncology pipeline, referencing PROLIA and XGEVA. Denosumab is indicated for bone metastasis from various forms of cancer and for the prevention of bone pain and fractures, including osteoporosis-related injuries. Amneal announced that mAbxience will develop…
Last week, Amneal announced the launch of FYLNETRA (pegfilgrastim-pbbk), a biosimilar to Amgen’s NEULASTA, in the United States. According to the press release, FYLNETRA—Amneal’s third biosimilar launch in the United States since late last year—is used to treat neutropenia (low neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that fights infection)…
On November 22, 2022, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Amneal”) announced the commercial launch of RELEUKO, a biosimilar referencing Neupogen. RELEUKO is used to treat neutropenia which is commonly experienced by patients undergoing chemotherapy. RELEUKO is Amneal’s second U.S. biosimilar launch. As we previously reported, Amneal announced the launch of its first…
Amneal announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its Biologics License Application for FYLNETRA™ (pegfilgrastim-pbbk), a biosimilar referencing NEULASTA®. FYLNETRA, developed in collaboration with Kashiv Biosciences, LLC, is used to treat neutropenia (low neutrophils which are a type of white blood cells that fight infection) which…
On April 5, 2021, , Inc. (“Amneal”) and Kashiv BioSciences LLC (“Kashiv”) announced that Amneal’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, has completed its acquisition of a 98% interest in Kashiv’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Kashiv Specialty Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Kashiv Specialty”). According to the release, Amneal has a portfolio of more than 250…
As we previously reported, Amgen filed a complaint against Adello Biologics and Amneal alleging infringement of several patents, including certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,952,138, directed to a protein refolding process. In their answer, Adello sought a declaratory judgment that certain claims of the ’138 patent were not infringed…
In March this year, Amgen sued Adello Biologics under the BPCIA in the District of New Jersey for infringement of seventeen patents, based on Adello’s submission of an aBLA for a biosimilar of Neupogen® (filgrastim). In October, Amgen filed an amended complaint, reducing the number of asserted patents to four,…
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC and Impax Laboratories, Inc. announced today that they have completed their business combination to form Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Amneal”). According to the press release, with the completion of this business combination, Amneal is now the 5th largest generics business in the United States. Amneal also states that,…