Below are some highlights of recent news in biosimilar development: Earlier this week, Mylan and Revance Therapeutics, who are collaborating in developing a biosimilar of BOTOX (onabotulinumtoxinA), reported on their quarterly earnings calls that they participated in an initial advisory meeting with FDA at which the agency provided guidance on…
Following the Celltrion and Pfizer settlements of the trastuzumab litigation, the Federal Circuit granted the request of the Director of the PTO to intervene under 35 U.S.C. § 143 (i.e., defend a PTAB decision when a petitioner withdraws on appeal) in the Genentech appeals of final written decisions of unpatentability in Case…
Last week, Health Canada announced that biologic drugs, including biosimilars, will be identified “by their unique brand name and non-proprietary (common) name, without the addition of a product-specific suffix. Both the brand name and non-proprietary name should be used throughout the medication use process so that biologics that share the…
Alvotech announced today that its current product pipeline of “six biosimilar monoclonal antibodies aimed at treating cancer, autoimmune, inflammatory and other diseases” will receive an injection of capital from funds raised through a private bond offering. Having raised US$300 million, Alvotech plan to use the net proceeds “to fuel continued…
During the first weeks of 2019 a number of biosimilar developers announced updates regarding their plans for the future. Bio-Thera Solutions Partners with Cipla for Bevacizumab Biosimilar Candidate On January 14, 2019, Bio-Thera Solutions Ltd announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Cipla Limited for BAT-1706, its…
During the period leading up to the holidays, a number of biosimilar developers announced updates regarding their biosimilar pipelines. On December 5, Pfizer notified the European Medicine Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of its wish to withdraw its application for marketing authorization for Fyzoclad (adalimumab), due to…
Yesterday, Kashiv Pharma, LLC announced its acquisition of the assets of Adello Biologics, LLC, a biotechnology company developing biosimilars. Kashiv will now be known as Kashiv BioSciences, LLC with its headquarters in Bridgewater, New Jersey. It also has research and development and manufacturing facilities in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Piscataway, New…
Here are our picks of some legal developments to keep an eye out for in the new year: Etanercept biosimilar trial decision – This past September, in the Immunex v. Sandoz BPCIA patent litigation concerning Sandoz’s Erelzi™ (etanercept-szzs), an FDA-approved but yet-unmarketed biosimilar of Enbrel®, the New Jersey district court…
Here are our picks for the top five most significant legal developments of 2018 that may impact the biosimilar industry: 1. New Law Requiring FTC/DOJ Review Of Biosimilar Patent Litigation Settlements With the enactment of the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act, biosimilar applicants and reference product sponsors must file patent…
Here are our picks for the top-five most significant foreign biosimilar market developments in 2018: 1. Shake-up In Europe’s Adalimumab Market As a result of litigation and resulting global settlements, several adalimumab biosimilars launched in Europe this year. In October 2018, Amgen, Sandoz, Samsung Bioepis and Mylan launched adalimumab biosimilars,…