In a continuation from Part 3 of this panel discussion, Goodwin and Bristows continue their discussion with senior in-house counsel at the forefront of the biosimilars industry to discuss the pace of biosimilars market entry in the EU and U.S., why the pace of biosimilars market entry has been different…
In 2017, the Health Department of Brazil’s Federal District ordered that patients currently prescribed Remicade (infliximab) be switched over to the biosimilar, Remsima. Earlier this month, researchers in Brazil published a one-year follow-up study of patients who underwent the switch. They reported that, “[l]ike previous European studies, [their] results suggest…
In a continuation from Part 1 and Part 2, Goodwin and Bristows continue their discussion with senior in-house counsel at the forefront of the biosimilars industry to discuss the pace of biosimilars market entry in the EU and U.S., why it’s been so different in those two markets, and what…
On October 8, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) published their first report of Unsupported Price Increases (UPIs), aimed at identifying drug price increases that ICER determines are not justified by new clinical evidence or other factors. ICER selected the top 100 drugs to review based on those whose…
Indian pharmaceutical company Strides Pharma Science Ltd. will invest up to $40 million into Stelis Biopharma Pvt. Ltd. in order to regain a controlling stake, multiple sources are reporting. So far, Strides has invested $35 million for a 43% ownership stake in Stelis. According to the articles, Strides plans to use its controlling…
Following on Part 1 of this series, Goodwin and Bristows continue their discussion with senior in-house counsel at the forefront of the biosimilars industry to discuss the pace of biosimilars market entry in the EU and U.S., why it’s been so different in those two markets, and what the future…
On September 25, 2019, Tanvex BioPharma announced that it received a complete response letter from the U.S. FDA indicating that Tanvex’s abbreviated Biologics License Application (aBLA) for its proposed filgrastim biosimilar, TX01, was not in condition for approval. Tanvex reported that FDA “did not request additional clinical data or express…
Last month, Biocad and Shanghai Pharma Holding (SPH) announced that they have established a joint venture, SPH-Biocad, to commercialize Biocad’s biopharmaceutical portfolio in China. According to the companies’ press releases, SPH-Biocad will begin by commercializing six of Biocad’s biopharmaceutical products, including three biosimilars and three innovative biologics. According to SPH,…
As we previously reported, earlier this year Kashiv Biosciences filed two inter partes review (IPR) petitions challenging certain claims of Amgen’s U.S. Patent Nos. 8,940,878 and 9,643,997, which are directed to methods to purify proteins expressed in a non-native soluble form in a non-mammalian expression system. Amgen is asserting the ’878 and…
On September 17, Russian drug manufacturer Generium announced that its dornase alfa biosimilar, Tigerase®, has been approved and launched in Russia. Tigerase® references Genentech’s Pulmozyme® and is the first dornase alfa biosimilar to be approved in any market worldwide. Dornase alfa is used in combination with other therapies to improve…