Tagged as: Fuji Pharma

Alvotech Announces More Settlements and Expected Launch Dates Regarding Biosimilar to STELARA (ustekinumab), AVT04

On February 15, Alvotech announced that it reached more settlement agreements with Johnson & Johnson for ATV04, Alvotech’s biosimilar to STELARA (ustekinumab).  The settlements cover Canada, the European Economic Area, and Japan, clearing the way for Alvotech to launch AVT04 in those markets, where AVT04 has already received regulatory approval. …

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Alvotech and STADA obtain approval in Europe for ustekinumab biosimilar, UZPRUVO

On January 10, Alvotech announced that the European Commission (EC) issued a marketing authorization to its European commercialization partner, STADA, for UZPRUVO (AVT04), a biosimilar referencing STELARA (ustekinumab). The authorization covers all European Economic Area countries, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. UZPRUVO is the first ustekinumab biosimilar to…

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Update on Recent International Biosimilar Approvals

Approval of Fresenius Kabi’s Tocilizumab Biosimilar in the EU:  On September 19, 2023, Fresenius Kabi announced that the European Commission (EC) granted marketing authorization for TYENNE (tocilizumab), a biosimilar referencing Roche’s ROACTEMRA.  TYENNE is the first tocilizumab biosimilar approved in the EU.  TYENNE received approval for both subcutaneous (prefilled syringe…

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Alvotech and Fuji Pharma Partner to Commercialize Alvotech’s Ustekinumab Biosimilar

Earlier this month, Alvotech announced that it entered into an agreement with Fuji Pharma, giving Fuji Pharma the exclusive right to commercialize its biosimilar of Stelara® (ustekinumab) in Japan.  The press release states that, in exchange for developing and providing Fuji Pharma with a commercial supply of its ustekinumab biosimilar, Alvotech will…

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