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 September 8, Biocon Limited (“Biocon”) announced that, in partnership with Bahiafarma, a Brazilian public pharmaceutical laboratory, and Bionovis, a Brazilian biotechnology company, it had secured a ten-year contract to supply Biocon’s pertuzumab biosimilar, BMAB 1500/PERT-IJS, in Brazil. Pertuzumab is an anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody used to treat HER2-positive breast cancer….
On April 21, 2026, Biocon announced that Health Canada granted a Notice of Compliance (NOC) for BOSAYATM (denosumab) and VEVZUOTM (denosumab), biosimilars of Amgen’s Prolia® (denosumab) and Xgeva® (denosumab). Denosumab is a human monoclonal antibody that targets and binds to Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor Kappa-B Ligand (RANKL). In Canada,…
On February 27, 2026, Genentech filed a Section 337 complaint at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) targeting Biocon’s proposed pertuzumab biosimilar, BMAB 1500/PERT-IJS, which references Genentech’s PERJETA®. The complaint, captioned Certain Pertuzumab Biosimilars, Including Those Made by Certain Methods of Manufacturing, the Active Ingredient Thereof, and Products Containing the…
On January 30, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey entered a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal resolving the pertuzumab BPCIA litigation between Genentech, Inc. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. (together, “Genentech”) and Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc., Shanghai Henlius Biologics Co., Ltd., Organon LLC, and Organon & Co….
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 12, 2025, Sandoz announced a licensing agreement with EirGenix to commercialize EG1206A (pertuzumab), a proposed biosimilar of Genentech’s PERJETA® (pertuzumab). Under the terms of the agreement, Sandoz has exclusive worldwide commercial rights to the product, excluding certain countries in Asia, while EirGenix is responsible for development, manufacturing, and…
On November 13, 2025, the FDA approved Shanghai Henlius Biologics Co. Ltd.’s POHERDY (pertuzumab-dpzb) as an interchangeable biosimilar to Genentech’s PERJETA (pertuzumab). This is the first pertuzumab biosimilar to receive FDA approval. Pertuzumab is a HER2 inhibitor that is administered via an intravenous infusion with other agents and chemotherapies. POHERDY…
On August 14, 2025, Genentech, Inc. and Hoffman-La Roche Inc. (together, “Genentech”) filed a BPCIA complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. and Shanghai Henlius Biologics Co., Ltd. (together, “Henlius”) and Organon LLC and Organon & Co. (together, “Organon”) seeking approval…
On February 2, 2025, Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. (“Henlius”) announced FDA acceptance of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for HLX11, a proposed biosimilar to Genentech’s PERJETA. This marks the first U.S. BLA acceptance for a pertuzumab biosimilar, a targeted therapy for select patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. Pertuzumab is currently indicated by…