Earlier this week, Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. announced that it has entered into a semi-exclusive license agreement with Abbott Operations Uruguay S.R.L. for the commercialization of HANLIKANG (rituximab) and HANQUYOU (trastuzumab, trade name in Europe: Zercepac®), two products developed by Henlius, in Brazil. According to the announcement, Abbott will pay…
Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. (“Henlius”) announced this week that it has entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Eurofarma Laboratórios SA (“Eurofarma”), a Brazilian multinational biopharmaceutical company, for the development, manufacturing and commercialization of three biosimilar products in 16 Latin American countries. The three products are HANLIKANG® (rituximab), HANQUYOU®…
Last week, Shanghai Henlius Biotech announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration has approved its adalimumab biosimilar candidate for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and plaque psoriasis. Henlius stated that this is its third biosimilar approval in China, following approval of its rituximab and trastuzumab biosimilar products. Celltrion…
Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. announced on August 14, 2020 the approval of its trastuzumab biosimilar HLX02 by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). This same product was approved by the European Commission on July 27th. According to the press release, this is the the first China-developed mAb biosimilar to be…
On June 16, 2020, Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. announced that HLX04-mCRC03, a phase 3 clinical trial of bevacizumab biosimilar HLX04, had successfully met its primary endpoint. The study compared the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of HLX04 and Avastin in combination with oxaliplatin and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy as first-line treatment in patients…
We previously reported on Shanghai Henlius’s (“Henlius”) biosimilar developments, including their announcement of an exclusive license agreement with Mabxience Research, S.L. to develop and commercialize their trastuzumab biosimilar, HLX02. This week, Henlius jointly announced with Accord Healthcare Limited that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the…
On September 25, 2019, Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. (2696. HK) completed its US$410 million initial public offering and listing on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, marking the largest biotech IPO in Hong Kong this year. According to Henlius’ Global Offering, China International Capital Corp., Bank…