On August 1, 2026, Fresenius Kabi and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories announced that the FDA had approved Dr. Reddy’s rituximab biosimilar, a biosimilar to Genentech’s RITUXAN® (rituximab). Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody that targets the CD20 antigen expressed on B lymphocytes and is used in the treatment of several B-cell malignancies,…
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (“Dr. Reddy’s”) announced on February 22 that the FDA accepted its BLA for DRL_AB, a proposed interchangeable biosimilar to Bristol-Myers Squibb’s ORENCIA® (abatacept) IV for infusion. According to the press release, abatacept works as a selective co-stimulation modulator and functions by binding to specific proteins on immune…
This past year contained a number of significant developments in litigation involving biologics and biosimilars. The following is a recap of the top three legal developments that we covered on the Big Molecule Watch last year. The Aflibercept BPCIA Litigations Start to Resolve As in 2023 and 2024, Regeneron’s multi-district…
On November 6, 2025, Amgen, Inc. (“Amgen”) launched a new round of BPCIA denosumab litigations when it filed two cases in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, one against Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (“Dr. Reddy’s”) and Alvotech, and the second against Amneal Pharmaceuticals (“Amneal”). As we previously…
In the past few weeks, several biosimilar products have been granted marketing authorization in Europe and Japan, and additional products have been recommended for approval in Europe. The European Commission Approves Henlius and Organon’s Denosumab Biosimilars: On September 19, 2025, Shanghai Henlius Biotech and Organon announced that the European Commission…
This Monday, Bio-Thera Solutions and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories SA announced that they had entered into commercialization and licensing agreements for proposed ustekinumab and golimumab biosimilars in Southeast Asia. Bio-Thera will develop, manufacture, and supply BAT2206 (the proposed ustekinumab biosimilar referencing Janssen’s STELARA) and BAT2506 (the proposed golimumab biosimilar referencing Janssen’s…
On March 18, 2025, Alvotech and Dr. Reddy’s announced that the FDA accepted their Biologics Licensing Application (BLA) for AVT03 (denosumab), referencing Amgen’s PROLIA® and XGEVA®. After FDA approval, Alvotech and Dr. Reddy’s expect AVT03 to be supplied in a single-dose prefilled syringe containing 60 mg in a 1 mL…
On February 6, 2025, Dr, Reddy’s Laboratories SA (“Dr. Reddy’s”) announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. (“Henlius”) for the development and commercialization of Henlius’s HLX15 (daratumumab), a biosimilar candidate to Janssen’s Darzalex® & Darzalex Faspro®. HLX15 (daratumumab) is a recombinant anti-CD38 fully…
The Committee for Medicine Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) recommended 14 medicines for European Medicines Agency Approval (“EMA”) approval (“marketing authorization”), during its monthly meeting on July 22-25, 2024. Notably, the committee adopted positive opinions for the following 6 biosimilar products: Samsung Bioepis’s EKSUNBI (ustekinumab), Formycon AG’s FYMSKINA (ustekinumab), and Fresenius…
On May 21, Alvotech announced that it had entered into a license and supply agreement with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories SA for the commercialization of AVT03, a proposed denosumab biosimilar. Denosumab, sold by Amgen under the brand names PROLIA and XGEVA, is indicated for the treatment of various diseases including osteoporosis…