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Q4 2020 and Full Year Earnings Roundup: Biologics and Biosimilars Update

Below are some highlights from fourth quarter and full year 2020 earnings reports recently released by biologics and biosimilars companies: At the end of last month, Johnson & Johnson reported fourth quarter sales of $22.5 billion reflecting growth of 8.3% and full year sales of $82.6 billion reflecting growth of…

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CHMP adopts positive opinions on two bevacizumab biosimilars

At its January meeting last week, the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended approval for two biosimilar bevacizumab medicines, Alymsys and Oyavas.  Mabxience Research SL’s Alymsys and STADA Arzneimittel AG’s Oyavas both received positive opinions for the treatment of carcinoma of the colon or rectum, breast cancer, non-small…

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Amgen Sues Pfizer Over Proposed Neulasta Biosimilar

On February 11, 2020, Amgen sued Pfizer and its affiliate Hospira for patent infringement based on their proposed biosimilar of NEULASTA (pegfilgrastim).  Pegfilgrastim is indicated for decreasing the incidence of infection in patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy.  In the complaint, Amgen alleges that Hospira’s aBLA infringes U.S. Patent No. 8,273,707 (“the…

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Pfizer Announces U.S. Launch Dates for Three Biosimilars

Earlier this week, during its 3Q 2019 earnings call, Pfizer announced the U.S. launch dates for three of its biosimilar products: ZIRABEV (bevacizumab-bvzr), a biosimilar of Genentech’s AVASTIN, which received approval in June, will launch December 31, 2019.  We previously posted that on September 20, 2019, Genentech and Pfizer settled…

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