On November 24, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey entered a Consent Judgment and Injunction resolving the denosumab BPCIA litigation between Amgen, Inc. and Amgen Manufacturing Limited (“Amgen”), Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. (“Hikma”), and Gedeon Richter Plc., Gedeon Richter (Schweiz) AG, and Gedeon Richter USA,…
On November 6, 2025, Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, and its subsidiary Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., announced the launch of STARJEMZA (ustekinumab-hmny). STARJEMZA references Janssen’s STELARA, and is indicated for the treatment of plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis. Craig Boyd, commercial lead for the biosimilar, commented that “We…
On September 29, 2025, Gedeon Richter Plc. (“Richter”) and Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc. along with its wholly owned subsidiary Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. (“Hikma”) announced that the FDA approved their biosimilar denosumab products Enoby and Xtrenbo (denosumab-qbde), referencing Prolia and Xgeva respectively. This marks the seventh biosimilar denosumab approval. Hikma and…
On May 22, 2025, the FDA approved Bio-Thera Solutions and Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ ustekinumab biosimilar, STARJEMZA® (ustekinumab-hmny) injection, referencing Janssen’s STELARA® (ustekinumab) injection. This approval makes Bio-Thera the seventh company to receive FDA approval for an ustekinumab biosimilar, joining Amgen, Alvotech, Samsung, Fresenius, Accord, Biocon, and Celltrion. Ustekinumab is a human…
Last week, Bio-Thera Solutions and Hikma Pharmaceuticals announced they have entered into an exclusive commercialization and license agreement to commercialize the proposed ustekinumab biosimilar product, BAT2206. According to the press release, Bio-Thera will “maintain responsibility for development, manufacturing, and supply of BAT2206 [and] Hikma will have exclusive rights to commercialize…