On September 22, 2026, Biocon Biologics Limited (“Biocon”) announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (“EMA”) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) issued a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization for PEBRILZO® (pertuzumab), its biosimilar to Genentech’s PERJETA®. According to Biocon, PEBRILZO® is the first monoclonal antibody biosimilar to receive…
On March 30, 2026, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (“Teva”) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has approved its denosumab biosimilar, PONLIMSI™ (denosumab-adet). PONLIMSI™ has been approved for all indications of the reference product, Amgen’s PROLIA®, including the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk for…
On February 13, 2026, STADA and Bio-Thera announced that they have received European Marketing Authorization for GOTENFIA®, a golimumab biosimilar to Johnson & Johnson’s SIMPONI®. GOTENFIA® is a human monoclonal antibody that targets tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), a key driver of inflammation in multiple autoimmune conditions. GOTENFIA® has been approved in…
In its June 2025 meeting, the European Medicines Agency’s (“EMA”) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) adopted positive opinions for six biosimilar medicines. The medicines include four aflibercept products (Mynzepli, Afiveg, Vgenfli and Eiyzey), one ustekinumab product (Usymro), and one pegfilgrastim product (Vivlipeg). Additionally, on June 23, 2025, Alvotech announced that…
On May 27, 2025, Fresenius Kabi (“Fresenius”) announced that the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) had issued positive opinions for Fresenius’s two denosumab biosimilar candidates. The applications for the two candidates, biosimilars to Amgen’s PROLIA (denosumab) and XGEVA (denosumab), respectively, cover “all indications covered by the reference…
Last week, Biocon Biologics Ltd (“BBL”) announced that the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”) had issued positive opinions for Biocon’s two denosumab biosimilar candidates. The two candidates, VEVZUO and Denosumab BBL (the brand name is currently under approval), are each intended for distinct therapeutic indications. According…
This week, CuraTeQ Biologics (a wholly owned step-down subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma Limited) announced that its trastuzumab biosimilar, DAZUBLYS, has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). DAZUBLYS, a 150 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion product, specifically…
On April 1, 2025, the European Medicines Agency opened the consultation period for its draft reflection paper on a tailored clinical approach in biosimilar development. The reflection paper considers the need for current comparability studies, including Comparative Efficacy Studies (“CES”). The reflection paper outlines various circumstances in which the other…
On April 2, 2025, Accord received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use for two denosumab biosimilars: OSVYRTI and JUBEREQ. OSVYRTI is indicated for the treatment of certain types of osteoporosis and bone loss. JUBEREQ is indicated for the prevention of certain…
On February 23, 2023, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion for BEKEMV®. BEKEMV® is a biosimilar candidate referencing Alexion’s biological product SOLIRIS® (eculizumab), which is a recombinant humanized monoclonal IgG2/4κ antibody that binds to the human c5 complement protein. SOLIRIS® is approved for the treatment of paroxysmal…