Yesterday, Samsung Bioepis and Biogen announced pooled analysis results that will be presented this week at the 2018 Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR). Data from three separate Phase III randomized, double-blinded studies compared the safety and efficacy of BENEPALI (SB4, etanercept biosimilar); FLIXABI (SB2, infliximab biosimilar); and IMRALDI (SB5,…
Last week, Japan-based Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co. announced the completion of a biologics production facility in Osong, South Korea by its Korean affiliate Aprogen Biologics “[t]o provide a stable supply of premium quality biosimilars to market in the USA as well as Japan.” The facility will reportedly use a perfusion system…
Last week, in the ongoing Janssen v. Celltrion litigation concerning Celltrion’s Inflectra®, a biosimilar of Janssen’s Remicade® (infliximab), Judge Wolf of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted Defendants’ unopposed motion for leave to file a motion for summary judgment and accompanying briefing schedule. In their summary judgment brief, filed on…
Last week the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) of the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) recommended two biosimilar medicines for approval. First, the CHMP adopted a positive opinion for the marketing authorization of Kanjinti® (ABP 980), Amgen and Allergan’s proposed biosimilar to Herceptin® (trastuzumab). The CHMP opinion recommends…
As we previously reported, on September 20, 2017, Pfizer filed an antitrust lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleging that J&J has engaged in an anticompetitive scheme to protect its Remicade® (infliximab) product. On November 28, 2017, J&J filed…
Last week, Johnson & Johnson held its earnings call for the fourth quarter of 2017. During the call, company representatives discussed an 8% decline in U.S. sales for Remicade as Johnson & Johnson “continued to compete in the phase of biosimilar entries.” As we previously reported, there are two biosimilars…
As we previously reported, on ex parte reexamination, the Examiner rejected all claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,284,471, a patent covering Janssen’s Remicade® (infliximab), as invalid for obviousness-type double patenting (“OTDP”). The USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board affirmed the rejection and Janssen appealed the PTAB’s decision to the Federal Circuit. …
Here are our picks for the top-5 biggest deals in the world of biosimilars in 2017: 5. Companies developing biosimilar products continue to establish partnerships to market and distribute the products on a regional basis. For example, Celltrion and Nippon Kayaku entered into an agreement under which Nippon Kayaku will sell Truxima®, Celltrion’s…
Here are our picks for the top-five most significant U.S. market developments in the world of biosimilars in 2017: 1. Compared to three approvals in 2016, the FDA approved five biosimilar products in 2017: Renflexis® (infliximab-abda) Cyltezo® (adalimumab-adbm) Mvasi® (bevacizumab-awwb) Ogivri® (trastuzumab-dkst) Ixifi® (infliximab-qbtx) In a press release regarding the approval for…
Here are our picks for the top-five most significant foreign market developments in the world of biosimilars in 2017: The European, Latin American, and Asian markets are thriving with biosimilar applications and approvals. For example, a rituximab biosimilar was approved in Latin America. The EMA issued marketing approvals for at…